OPERATIONAL PLAN 2024-25 Q3 QUARTERLY REPORTING (Referred from Services and Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 June 2025 - Item 8.1) · Attachment 1 - Q3 Operational Plan Update

Initiatives not on Target

OP Ref     Initiative                                         Service/Mgr Responsible    Status       Reason for Status
5.3.2      Commence the review of Local Laws.                 Local Laws Manager         Minor        Councillor Workshop held 1 May 2025 which discussed various
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                                                                                                      options to proceed with the review. A budget bid has also been
                                                                                                      submitted for consideration. The outcome of the budget
                                                                                                      process will inform the next steps for the local laws review.

5.4.2      Develop a workforce planning model and process     People and Culture         Minor        People and Culture officers attended the LGAQ Workforce
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           and partner with managers to undertake             Manager                                 Strategy & Planning Forum on 30 October 2024. A draft
           workforce planning.                                                                        Workforce Planning framework will commence being co-
                                                                                                      created with the ELT in Q2 2026.

5.4.5      Complete the negotiation process for Council’s     Chief Executive Officer    Major        Negotiations for the 2025 Certified Agreement are almost
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           new Certified Agreement which will set out the                                             complete with the wages proposal still in negotiations. A
           conditions of employment                                                                   mediator has been engaged to guide negotiations between
           for Council and the rights and entitlements of                                             Council and the unions.
           Council employees.
5.5.1      Progress the implementation of the corporate       Chief Executive Officer    Minor         Development of the various components of the framework is
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           performance reporting system, and technology                                                ongoing with the focus now implementing the Corporate
           solutions to risk management                                                                Reporting System. The system has been trialled Q2 FY24/25.
           and governance-related processes.                                                           Following on from this the system and required training has
                                                                                                       been rolled across Council and with the current Q3 update
                                                                                                       entered and reported through the new system module.
                                                                                                       Following further system development, the focus will be on KPI
                                                                                                       reporting.
5.7.1      As part of the development of a Council Revenue    Strategy and Environment   Major        A project scope is nearing completion to investigate various
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           diversification and Funding Model (to inform the   Director                                funding models including the concept of a futures fund.
           Finance Strategy & Futures Fund) explore
           investment structure frameworks for Place,
           Economic, Social and Climate Resilience
           infrastructure.