2022-07-12 - S&O Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Governance Framework Report

  In local government, policies may be developed to:
   • Set the strategic framework for Council’s vision and commitments,
   • Guide the implementation of Council’s Corporate Plan,
   • Manage Council’s operations and administration,
   • Support and enhance service delivery,
   • Regulate activities, and
   • Guide Council’s planning.

  Council aligns to the policy development cycle model based on the Australian
  Policy Handbook as illustrated below[12] which provides a map of how things
  can be done through a sequential order and assists policy makers to use the
  cycle as a way to conceptualise and manage a policy. Policy development is a
  complex process of related functions, which means the entire cycle may take
  three to eighteen months, depending on the issue, complexity and urgency of
  the matter.
                                             1
                                        Define issue
                                        & objectives

                             6                               2
                         Evaluation                      Research
                         & Review                        & analysis




                                                             3
                             5
                       Implementation                  Engage, draft &
                                                          consult

                                            4
                                         Decision


  Source: Catherine Althaus, Peter Bridgman and Glyn Davis, The Australian Policy
  Handbook, 5th edition, 2013 .


  Council’s policy framework comprises of two key levels of policy development:

  Level 1: Council
  Council policies are adopted by Council. They are strategic and give effect to
  Council’s vision while also being outward focused, that is, dealing with issues that
  affect the community. Council’s policies are available for view on our website and
  range in topic from community grants to financial management.




NOOSA SHIRE COUNCIL                                                                 PAGE 41