2018-07-06 SM - Attachment 1 to Item 5 - Level of Service Catalogue

Service Listing 1 of 1
Service Output                      ELECTED COUNCIL
                                    Representing the interests of the community of the Noosa Shire local
                                    government area and decision making with a focus on policy direction and
                                    delivery of services in the public interest.

Service Activity                    Elected Council Operations
                                    The activities include quadrennial elections, conduct of Council meetings
                                    and compliance with statutory obligations such as register of interests
                                    together with administrative support to the Mayor and Councillors.

Responsible Area                    Department                                 Branch
                                    Office of the CEO                          Not applicable

Cost Centres                        Elected Members                            2702
                                    Mayor & Councillor Support                 2701
Key Statistics                      Elected Members                            7 including Mayor

                                    Meetings per annum (Committee &            46
                                    Ordinary meetings)
Legislative responsibility to       Local Government Act 2009
provide this service
                                 ACTIVITY                                             SERVICE LEVEL TARGET
Elections
[Liaison with appointed electoral officer and payments to Queensland Electoral Commission for conduct of
quadrennial local government election and provision of information to candidates regarding electoral signage and
other matters]
Scheduled activities                   Local government elections              Quadrennial (every 4 years).

Reactive work                       Provision of information to candidates     No defined service level but response
                                                                               generally provided within 5 business
                                                                               days.
Meetings
[Notices of meetings, conduct of meetings including co-ordination, distribution and public posting of meeting agendas
and meeting minutes]
Scheduled activities               Notice of Meetings (public advertising)       Annually and as required for Special
                                                                                 Meetings or if any venue or other
                                   Note: Meeting calendar is also provided changes.
                                   on Council’s website.
                                   Council meetings                              Monthly for each Committee &
                                                                                 Ordinary Meeting (January has
                                   Note: Comprises 3 Committee meetings reduced cycle).
                                   and 1 Ordinary Meeting (decision
                                   making meeting)

                                    Special Meetings for budget adoption       2 per year

Reactive activities                 Special Meetings for specific purposes     As required

Councillor Support & Registers
[Administrative support for Mayor and to lesser extent Councillors and maintaining registers of interest for elected
members and posting to website]
Scheduled activities                Completion and submission of Form 2 – Within 30 days of commencement of
                                    Register of Interests of a Councillor and   duties or any change of
                                    their Related Persons (statutory            circumstances (Councillor obligation)
                                    obligation)

                                    Posting of Form 2 to website               Generally same or next business day
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