2021-11-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       9 NOVEMBER 2021


1.    2021-22 OPERATIONAL PLAN

The Operational Plan contains details of the specific projects that Council adopted as part of its
budget process. The 2021-22 operational plan contains a lot more detail than previous operational
plans. Day to day “business as usual” activities are included in Branch Plans.

The Branch Plans are being used by Managers to manage day to day activities. They are an
effective tool for ensuring that all of the “business as usual” activities are undertaken and that any
minor projects are followed through.

Details of each Operational Plan project is set out in Attachment 1 with an assessment of whether
the issue in completed, on track, behind schedule or not started. Comments are also provided for
the information of Councillors about the status of each issue. It is important to note that this is “as
at 30 September” i.e. the end of the first quarter.

There are 74 initiatives in the 2021/22 Operational Plan. The current status of those projects is:

 Status                    Quarter 1              Quarter 2            Quarter 3            Quarter 4
                       (July – Sept 2020)      (Oct – Dec 2020)     (Jan – Mar 2021)    (Mar – June 2021)
 Not started                   3
 Behind Schedule               10
 On Track                      59
 Completed                     2

Note - some of these initiatives are multi-year projects and have been identified as “on track” where
the initiative will be completed in the next financial year.

The table below highlights some specific Operational Plan issues that may be of interest to Council
with a particular emphasis on some projects that are either not commenced or are behind schedule.

 Initiatives                                Comment
 Coastal    Hazards    Adaption     Plan    The second round of community consultation is concluding with a
 (CHAP)                                     report to Council to consider the final version of the CHAP for
                                            adoption.
 Review of Council’s Corporate Plan         With the planned retirement of the CEO, the development of a
                                            new corporate plan will be undertaken in early 2022 once the new
                                            CEO is on board.
 Develop a performance management           This work will be undertaken once the corporate planning process
 framework                                  is underway.
 Explore options for and investigate        This project is on hold pending the recruitment of a new manager
 the feasibility of relocating the Noosa    of Libraries and Galleries.
 Regional Gallery
 Finalise a review of governance            The consultant has completed 4 separate reports which are being
 arrangements    and     implement          reviewed by staff. Some of these reports have already been
 recommendations to improve service         considered by the Audit and Risk Committee.
 delivery
 Continue to develop the Enterprise         Draft risk appetite statements have been developed and will be
 Risk Management Framework                  workshopped with councillors in the near future.




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