2015-02-03 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                            3 FEBRUARY 2015


EXECUTIVE OFFICE

SECTION            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                                CURRENT PRIORITIES                              LOOKING AHEAD
Human Resources       HR Strategy drafted with Key Actions             Finalise HR Strategy                          Ageing workforce planning
                      Noosa Council Position Descriptions              Negotiation of new Certified Agreement        Recognition of Service Award/Event to
                        classification completed for all Council           incl. strategies, processes, education &        ensure ‘catch up’ for years of service.
                        employees (excluding business areas                communication plans                           Develop     performance        appraisal
                        under review)                                    Review of HR policies and procedures            process.
                      WH&S Plan & WH&S policies                        Implementation of HR module in                Conduct training for Employee Code of
                        developed                                          TechnologyOne system                            Conduct
                      Employee Code of Conduct completed               Develop training & development                Develop Branch Plan
                      Implement sick leave management                    strategy & plan
                        strategies                                       Develop and implement corporate
                      Development of WH&S New Employee                   induction program
                        & Contractor On Line Safety Inductions           Budget planning 2015-16
                      New format for Management Team
                        meetings

Community             Community Jury formed, background                First Community Jury sitting February         Community Jury implementation and
Engagement              document        completed,     facilitator         2015                                            determination of 2nd jury topic
                        appointed, stakeholders invited to               Communications Survey advertising,            Develop Branch Plan
                        make submissions and invited to attend             emailing and reporting                        Review           advertising        and
                        a stakeholder meeting, community                 Co-ordination        of     community           communications services with a view to
                        submissions called for via Your Say                consultation requirements associated            reducing     costs    and     increasing
                        Noosa,      internal    and      external          with major projects incl. Community             efficiency.
                        communications on track.                           Jury, Noosa Biosphere Reserve                 Increase the options for the community
                      Brand manual completed including new               management arrangements.                        to engage with Council through a
                        form template, new report template,              Intensive website update using new              variety of social media tools. Improving
                        logo suites and colour palette. Indesign           templates and functionality                     and expanding CE Branch’s internal
                        up-skilling undertaken by Brand                  Website content update for consistency          services
                        Officer.                                           of style and tone                             Internal and external communications
                      Media Officer appointed and fully                Expansion of social media platforms to          for completed CE Projects
                        operational. CE Branch now providing               include Twitter, Instagram and Google         Continual website improvement and
                        a media release writing service and                Plus                                            updating
                        approvals      management        to     all      Finalise CE Branch service review             CE project calendar and Register
                        departments.                                                                                       upgrade



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