2019-08-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         6 AUGUST 2019


EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                       CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance
Support the organisation with integrity      Drafted organisational policy and       Co-ordination of complaint                Aligning Conflict of Interest draft
related matters                                guidance documents and                    investigations.                             Policy to upcoming legislative
                                               processes to support staff with                                                       changes to take effect in August
                                               identifying and managing conflicts                                                    2019.
                                               of interests.                                                                       Review existing COI Register.
                                             Completed and submitted annual                                                      Creation of separate Secondary
                                               reporting statistics for Public                                                       Employment Register.
                                               Interest Disclosures to State
                                               Government.


Support Council’s Audit and Risk             Coordinated and prepared                Review and finalisation of Internal       Implement improvement
Working Team                                   Governance and Risk related               Audit Reports (Risk Management              opportunities identified in the
                                               documents and reports for                 Framework, Staff Overtime, and              annual Audit and Risk Committee
                                               Council’s Audit and Risk                  Business Continuity Plans).                 feedback process.
                                               Committee Meeting of 7 June             Coordination of procurement               Co-ordinate induction process for
                                               2019.                                     process for Internal Audit providers        new external Audit Committee
                                             Finalised internal audits and             for FY 2019/20 Audit Plan.                  member.
                                               actions of corresponding                                                            Undertake annual planning for the
                                               recommendations via the Audit                                                         Audit and Risk Program in
                                               and Risk Committee.                                                                   consultation with the organisation’s
                                             Co-ordinated recruitment process                                                      Audit and Risk Working Group.
                                               for new external member of Audit                                                    Planning and preparing
                                               and Risk Committee.                                                                   documentation, reports and
                                             Coordination of Internal Audits                                                       presentations for Council’s Audit
                                               adopted in Council’s 2018/19                                                          and Risk Committee Meeting of 23
                                               Internal Audit Plan (Risk                                                             August 2019.
                                               Management Framework, Staff
                                               Overtime, and Business Continuity
                                               Plans).




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