2019-08-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           6 AUGUST 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Council’s Drug and Alcohol Policy and       168 staff attended face to face            Regular promotion of Council’s              Ongoing testing and monitoring to
Procedure                                     drug and alcohol policy training. All        drug and alcohol program to                   ensure Noosa has a safe work
                                              other staff have completed online            reinforce staff awareness.                    environment at all times.
                                              training so they are all aware of          50 Staff were randomly tested
                                              their obligations.                           across 6 different work sites.
                                            Staff advised of independent               Council and Unions are working
                                              confidential support through                 together to promote the Drug and
                                              Council’s free employee                      Alcohol Policy and make our
                                              assistance program.                          workplaces safer.

Business as Usual activities                21 positions were advertised this          Development of the performance              Implement recommendations and
Support the organisation with payroll,        quarter compared to 17 in the                planning process for civil                    actions from the Service Review.
work health and safety, recruitment,          previous quarter. 11 appointments            operations staff.                           Implement performance planning
on-boarding and workplace relations.          were from internal applicants. 9           Finalised P&C service profiles.               process for civil operations staff.
                                              appointments were from external            Implement the Workforce Planning
                                              applicants with the remaining                program across all Council
                                              positions still going through the            Branches
                                              recruitment process.

Community Engagement
Communications and Community                Presentation on communications             Strategy to be reviewed by C & CE           Work with ET on finalising strategy
Engagement Strategy Review incl.              and engagement provided to                   team and then forwarded to                    and arranging a workshop with
Review of branch services.                    Management Team                              Executive Team for review                     Councillors for input and review of
                                            Draft strategy completed and                                                               draft strategy
                                              reviewed by Peer Group review
                                              panel. Feedback received.

Website Project                             LGAQ completed wireframing of new          Finalise web design and schedule            Agree on finalised design and
                                              corporate website in collaboration           transition date                               Implement new website in mid to
                                              with C & CE Manager                        Review of web authors conducted in            late August
                                            Work progressing on a design to be           preparation for training on new web         Arrange training for web authors,
                                              reviewed by CE team in late July             platform, which is to be held in mid -        prior to go live of website
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