2018-08-07 Services and Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               7 AUGUST 2018


EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance
Support the organisation with integrity      Support Council’s People and                  Develop guidance documents and             Coordinating training for staff and
related matters                                Culture Team, and Director of                   processes to support employees               implementation of updated conflict of
                                               Corporate Services with a review of             with identifying and managing                interest processes.
                                               Council’s Employee Code of                      conflicts of interests.                    Review of Council’s Fraud and
                                               Conduct.                                                                                    Corruption Plan to be reported to
                                                                                                                                            Council’s August Audit and Risk
                                                                                                                                            Committee.
Support Council’s Audit and Risk               Coordination of agenda and                  Coordinate and track progress of           Undertake a collective review with
Working Team                                     preparation of Governance and Risk            action items resulting from June’s           the Audit and Risk Working Team
                                                 related documents and reports for             Audit and Risk Committee meeting             members of Council’s Risk
                                                 Council’s Audit and Risk Committee            and Internal and External Audit              Management Processes to identify
                                                 Meeting of 8 June 2018.                       recommendations.                             improvement opportunities.
                                            Development of a risk based internal
                                                 audit plan for the 2018/19, which will
                                                 include a third part review of
                                                 Council’s Business Continuity
                                                 Framework, Risk Management
                                                 Framework and Management of
                                                 Overtime.
Coordination of Council’s Business         Support Operational BCP Owners                  Work with Operational BCP owners           Plan comprehensive formal business
Continuity Framework                            (ICT, Customer Service, Buildings,             to workshop disruption scenarios             continuity testing program for
                                                Waste Recovery and Payroll) with               prior to formal testing.                     operational BCPs in consultation
                                                implementing plans and developing                                                           with the CEO.
                                                various testing exercises.
Local Law Review 2016/17                   Undertake public consultation                Prepare proposed Amending Local            Finalise update of Council’s
                                                 process for Council’s proposed                Laws to report to Council amending           Compliance and Enforcement Policy
                                                 Amending Local Laws.                          current suite of local laws following        for Council approval and to align
                                                                                               recent consultation.                         with Local Law amendments.
Governance and Risk Management               Finalise Insurance Renewal                    Facilitate Strategic Risk                  Support the organisation with the
Items                                          Procedure in accordance with                    Management workshop with                     development of annual branch plans
                                               Internal Audit recommendations.                 Council’s Executive Team and                 and operational risk reviews.
                                             Finalise Council’s annual insurance             review the Strategic Risk Register.
                                               renewal process for the 2018/19
                                               year.

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