Meeting papers

     Organisational
     Structure
     Council’s organisational structure is adopted annually         Key departmental and branch changes that were
     and sets the overall structure, departments and functions      adopted by Council include:
     to enable the delivery of services to our community.
                                                                    — Environmental Services split into two Departments
     Organisational Realignment                                       – Strategy and Environment, and Development and
                                                                      Regulation



                                                                                                                                 Our organisation
     On 13 February 2023, the CEO proposed an                       — Executive Services realigned to the Office the Mayor
     organisational realignment as a high priority in order           and CEO
     to improve service delivery to the community and to            — Customer Experience realigned to Community
     enhance organisational efficiency and effectiveness              Services


                                                                                                                                 is led by the
     through a modernised and streamlined organisational            — Property, Development Assessment, Building and
     structure.                                                       Plumbing, Environmental Health and Local Laws




                                                                                                                                                                 Noosa Council Annual Report 2022 - 2023
                                                                      realigned to the Development and Regulation



                                                                                                                                 Chief Executive
     In forming the recommended realigned structure,                  Department
     extensive internal consultation was undertaken in              — Waste realigned to Infrastructure Services
     various forms commencing in September of 2022
     and concluding in January 2023. This is inclusive of           The organisational realignment resulted in the creation of
     consultative committee consultation with Council’s
     representative Unions.
                                                                    new and realigned positions:


                                                                    — Director Development and Regulation
                                                                                                                                 Officer who is
                                                                                                                                 accountable to
     There was assistance provided to the Executive cohort          — Strategy and Sustainability Manager
     by Davidson Advisory in workshopping contemporary              — Executive Officer, Coordination and Support
     Local Government structures. With the Executive                — Executive Officer, Internal Audit and Corporate
     considering three contemporary structures, then                  Performance
     delivering a structure that is the right fit for Noosa Shire
     Council. The right fit approach ensured the legacy of
     the past was valued, future strategic and operational
                                                                    Accompanying the realignment was the conversion of
                                                                    several long-term temporary positions providing critical
                                                                                                                                 the Council.
     planning was considered, staff accommodation and the           support to teams thus meeting Council’s responsibilities
     need to focus on service delivery was reviewed, as well        in areas such as New Planning Scheme, Coastal
     as governance, organisational performance reporting,           Hazard Adaption Strategy, Development Assessment
     future workforce planning and the delivery of the 2024         applications, Peregian Hub’s Implementation Plan,
     quadrennial Local Government election.                         Project Management, Property and Rating Systems, ICT
                                                                    Business Support Continuity, and service delivery for our
                                                                    community.
                 On 16 February 2023, Council
                 adopted the new organisational
                                                                    The organisational realignment has been progressively
                 structure in order to deliver an
                                                                    embedded across the Council together with several
                 agile, collaborative, empowered
                                                                    external and internal leadership appointments into new
                 and a high performing Council.
                                                                    or previously acting roles.

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