2015-06-23 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    23 JUNE 2015




                                                                              Council Policy
                                                               BUSINESS
                                                 CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT


 Corporate Plan Reference:                    ‘A sustainable Council’
                                              ‘Good governance’

 Endorsed by Council:                         <Insert Date of Ordinary Meeting >

 Policy Author:                               Governance Advisor


POLICY BACKGROUND
This policy has been developed as part of Council’s Risk Management Framework to assist
the organisation prepare for disruptive events to its operations. The Policy defines Council’s
approach to business continuity management and the principles by which business
continuity plans will be developed and maintained.
COUNCIL POLICY
The objective of business continuity management is to minimise the impact of a disruptive
event on operations and the delivery of services to the community by ensuring that the
organisation develops an effective Business Continuity Framework and that relevant
Business Continuity Plans are in place. Examples of disruptive events include: natural
disasters; fire or flood damage to council facilities; IT business systems failure; and
telecommunications failure.
A key outcome sought from Council’s Business Continuity Framework is to identify the
minimum level of acceptable performance the organisation wishes to maintain in the event of
a disruption, and to clearly state the infrastructure and resources required to achieve and
sustain critical business objectives.
Council’s Business Continuity Framework is made up of the following:
    Business Continuity Management Policy - defines Council’s approach to business
      continuity management and the principles by which business continuity plans will be
      developed and maintained within the organisation.
    A Local Disaster Management Plan which aims to minimise the effects of, coordinate
      the response to, and ensure the recovery from a disaster or an emergency affecting
      the Noosa Shire.
    Master Business Continuity Plan - provides the required detail for the coordination
      and management of the organisation during a significant disruptive event, the
      process for relevant business continuity plan activation and deactivation, and detail
      regarding BCP training and exercise requirements to ensure preparedness for
      disruptive events.
    Specific Operational Business Continuity Plans - considers the impact of disruptive
      events on critical operations and documents procedures to allow continuity of
      services in the event of significant disruption.



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