2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance
Support the organisation with integrity       Coordinate training for relevant staff      Develop guidance documents and            Coordinating training for staff and
related matters                                 in relation to identifying and                processes to support employees              implementation of updated conflict of
                                                managing         Public       Interest        with identifying and managing               interest processes.
                                                Disclosures.                                 conflicts of interests.
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        the Audit and Risk Working Team
                                                related documents and reports for             February’s       Audit     and  Risk        members of the way risk is reported
                                                Council’s Audit and Risk Committee            Committee meeting and Internal and          to Council’s Audit and Risk
                                                Meeting of 9 February 2017.                   External Audit recommendations.             Committee.
                                                                                                                                        Develop a risk based internal audit
                                                                                                                                          plan for the 2018/19 year to be
                                                                                                                                          approved at Council’s June Audit
                                                                                                                                          and Risk Committee meeting.
Coordination of Council’s       Business    Support Operational BCP Owners                Continue to work with Operational         Plan comprehensive formal business
Continuity Framework                          (ICT, Customer Service, Buildings,              BCP owners to workshop disruption           continuity testing program for
                                              Waste Recovery and Payroll) with                scenarios prior to formal testing.          operational BCP in consultation with
                                              implementing plans and developing                                                           the CEO.
                                              various testing exercises.
Local Law Review 2016/17                    Finalise procedural elements to               Undertake    public  consultation         Review public feedback resulting
                                               formalise the implementation of                process for Council’s proposed              from consultation process and report
                                               Council’s new Local Law No 7                   amending local laws.                        to Council for consideration.
                                               (Waste Management) 2018.                                                                 Finalise    update     of    Council’s
                                            Prepare proposed Amending Local                                                             Compliance and Enforcement Policy
                                               Laws to report to Council amending                                                         for Council approval.
                                               current suite of local laws.
Governance    and   Risk     Management     Facilitate fraud risk management              Finalise       Draft     Governance       Finalise Council’s annual insurance
Items                                          training with Council’s Accounts               Framework for Council approval in           renewal process for the 2018/19
                                               Payable Team.                                  Q4.                                         year.
                                                                                            Finalise      Insurance    Renewal
                                                                                              Procedure in accordance with
                                                                                              Internal Audit recommendations.
Business as Usual activities                  Processed 9 insurance claims, 6             Finalise updates       to Council’s       Further formalise team procedures.
                                                Administrative Action Complaints,             Administration Action Complaints          Report     updated    Administrative
                                                and 3 Right to Information                    Policy and procedures for internal          Action Complaints Policy to Council.
                                                applications.                                 consultation.                          

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