2021-08-10 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                   10 AUGUST 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                         Expense savings were realised due            disruption.                                   disruptions.
                                         to the limited number of services           Seek further information from Dept           Monitor changes in funding
                                         delivered during the most restrictive        of Health regarding their proposal to         landscape, particularly potential for
                                         periods of Covid-19 and this also            shift to a payment in arrears funding         change beyond the expiry of the
                                         negatively affected the level of fees        model for FY23 & then full transition         current CHSP agreement in June
                                         (revenue) collected for services.            to a new Support at Home service              2022.
                                                                                      delivery model in FY24 & beyond.
Noosa Community Support – General       Noosa Community Support’s                   Continue to review operations to             Continue to review operations to
                                         evolving service delivery model is           ensure compliance with Covid-19               ensure compliance with Covid-19
                                         proving to meet the needs of the first       restrictions and meeting of funding           restrictions and meeting of funding
                                         wave of baby boomers coming                  body obligations                              body obligations
                                         through the aged care sector.               Telephone support and welfare                Commence collaboration with Noosa
                                        General achievement of funding               checks will continue for clients who          Library on their Seed Library
                                         body KPIs (outputs) despite the              choose to remain isolated or a                program.
                                         Covid interruptions and restrictions.        forced to by restrictions.                   Evaluate all NCS operations to
                                        Staff morale has been boosted by            Showcase NCS Centre to other                  ensure compliance with Royal
                                         the increasing return to clients to          community stakeholders for potential          Commission recommendations.
                                         group activities.                            collaboration to support our target          Audit and edit NCS policies and
                                        Upgrade to NCS counselling room.             group.                                        procedures to include Covid-19 and
                                         This will be shared by a Community          Continue to foster partnerships with          Royal Commission
                                         Health Social Worker and Wellways            Dementia Qld, Parkinsons Qld and              recommendations.
                                         Counsellor. It is hoped that this will       Council’s Community Development              Review transport service delivery
                                         meet the need of carers who are              team to develop a Noosa Dementia              model.
                                         struggling.                                  Alliance Group for the Shire.                Source more volunteers.
                                                                                     Evaluation of all program activities to
                                                                                      ensure they meet recommendations
                                                                                      released following the aged care
                                                                                      Royal Commission.
                                                                                     Finalise Home Assist Secure review.
LIBRARIES & GALLERIES
LIBRARIES                               Investigations undertaken in                Release and undertake evaluation of          Continue working with Varley to
Mobile Library Service Replacement       alternative library kiosks and service       Invitation to Quote for library kiosks.       progress Mobile Library vehicle
Plan                                     options and a new, suitable kiosk           Complete testing requirements for             project.
                                         identified.                                  proposed library kiosk location in           Review outreach vehicle weekly
                                        Location for library kiosk at Peregian       Pomona.                                       timetable and confirm weekly
                                         confirmed.                                  Start delivering library life-long            timetable for 2022.
                                        Vehicle tender evaluated.                    learning outreach programs.                  Begin work on potential branding
                                        Suite of library life-long learning                                                        and marketing of new outreach
                                         outreach programs developed.                                                               library service.

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