2018-11-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                        6 NOVEMBER 2018


EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance
Support the organisation with integrity        Undertook research of best practice       Develop guidance documents and              Coordinating training for staff and
related matters                                  conflict of interest management             processes to support staff with               implementation of updated conflict of
                                                 processes for Council staff.               identifying and managing conflicts of         interest processes.
                                               Coordinated Councillor workshop             interests.
                                                 with the Queensland Integrity
                                                 Commissioner.
Support Council’s    Audit    and   Risk       Coordinated agenda and preparation        Coordination     of    agenda      and      Finalise Internal Audit Scopes and
Working Team                                     of Governance and Risk related              preparation of Governance and Risk            coordinate the audits adopted in
                                                 documents and reports for Council’s         related documents and reports for             Council’s 2018/19 Internal Audit
                                                 Audit and Risk Committee Meeting            Council’s Audit and Risk Committee            Plan (Risk management framework,
                                                 of 12 October 2018.                         Meeting of 13 November 2018.                  and Business Continuity).
Coordination of Council’s       Business      Supported Operational BCP Owners           Continue to work with Operational            Plan comprehensive formal business
Continuity Framework                            (ICT, Customer Service, Buildings,           BCP owners to workshop disruption             continuity testing program for
                                                Waste Recovery and Payroll) with             scenarios prior to formal testing.            operational BCPs in consultation
                                                implementing plans and developing                                                          with the CEO.
                                                various testing exercises.
Governance    and   Risk     Management        Developed Council’s Annual Report         Facilitate      Councillor       Risk       Report to Council on proposed
Items                                            2017/18 in accordance with statutory        Management       workshop     around          Governance framework and any
                                                 requirements, which was reviewed            articulating Council’s Risk Appetite          required policy changes.
                                                 at the October Audit and Risk               to guide decision making.
                                                 Committee and will be presented to        Coordinate South East Queensland
                                                 Council for adoption in November            Local        Government          Risk
                                                 2018.                                       Management Forum to be hosted by
                                               Completed       Risk    Management          Noosa Council on 9 November
                                                 Workshops with the Executive Team           2018.
                                                 and Leadership Groups to improve          Co-ordinate annual policy review.
                                                 Council’s      Risk     Management        Finalise      Draft      Governance
                                                 processes.                                  Framework.
                                               Finalised Council’s annual insurance      Review Council’s Privacy Policy.
                                                 renewal process for the 2018/19
                                                 year.




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