2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                             10 MAY 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Formalise     Council’s     Governance        Preparation of Council’s Draft             Incorporate feedback provided by          Present      the    updated Draft
Framework                                       Governance     Framework,     which          Council’s Audit and Risk Committee          Governance Framework to Council
                                                provides an overview of the various          on the Governance Framework                 for formal adoption
                                                management and control structures,         Identify and recommend to council
                                                and processes in place at Council.           policies to be reviewed    and or
                                                Draft was submitted to Council’s             repealed
                                                Audit and Risk Committee meeting
                                                held 5 February 2016 for feedback.
Business as Usual activities                  Provision of operational risk support      Commence preparation for Council’s        Finalise Council’s annual insurance
                                                to   Council’s    Civil   Operations         annual insurance renewal process            renewal process to ensure the
                                                Manager to improve upon Council’s          Finalise submission of Council’s            placement of relevant policies prior
                                                score in the Local Government                responses to the Local Government           to    the   new      policy    period
                                                Mutual Public Liability Annual Audit,        Mutual Annual Public Liability Audit        commencing from 1 July 2016
                                                which focuses on local government            in conjunction with Council’s Civil       Provide support to operational
                                                Footpaths, Roads and Recreational            Operations Manager                          branches of Council with planning
                                                Areas                                                                                    the development of annual branch
                                                                                                                                         plans     and     operational    risk
                                                                                                                                         assessments for the 16/17 year
                                                                                                                                       Provide support to Council’s CEO
                                                                                                                                         with the development of Council’s
                                                                                                                                         Operational Plan for the 16/17 year
Human Resources
Co-ordinate   Workplace    Consultative        Meeting held 12/02/2016 – Unions           HR Policy development and union           Another 6 policies are planned for
Forum (WCF) (Council and unions)                 were consulted on Policies and               consultation                                consultation
Agendas, Meetings and outcomes                   agreed to support a single WHS
                                                 committee
Instigate/develop community based and          All trainees/apprentices passed            Continue to monitor, manage and           Continue to monitor, manage and
developmental      programmes     e.g.           probation and are working well               encourage trainees and apprentice           encourage trainees and apprentice
traineeships, WF the dole initiatives,
cadetships.
Conduct     annual   review  of   EAP          Evaluation of last 9 months of             Set new parameters and prices for         Enter into new contract
service/contract                                 service and contract                         next 12 month contract. Monitor
                                                                                              utilisation of the service.
Undertake annual review of HR Strategy        L&D accepted by LT. Workshop to             Finalise the HR Strategy incl. the        Obtain SLT endorsement to HR
and Organisational Development Strategy         develop the actions associated with           L&D strategy                                Strategy and develop action plan
and develop actions to achieve corporate        the HR Strategy undertaken with                                                           for implementation
goals                                           another planned in May.


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