2019-05-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                                 7 MAY 2019


EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance
Support the organisation with integrity      Drafted organisational policy and          Co-ordination      of      complaint       Coordinating training for staff and
related matters                                guidance documents and processes             investigations.                              implementation of updated conflict of
                                               to support staff with identifying and                                                     interest processes.
                                               managing conflicts of interests.
Support Council’s    Audit   and   Risk      Coordinated agenda and preparation         Coordination of Internal Audits             Finalise internal audits and actions
Working Team                                   of Governance and Risk related               adopted in Council’s 2018/19                  of corresponding recommendations
                                               documents and reports for Council’s          Internal    Audit    Plan     (Risk           via the Audit and Risk Committee.
                                               Audit and Risk Committee Meeting             Management      Framework,     Staff        Implement                 improvement
                                               of 15 February 2019.                         Overtime, and Business Continuity             opportunities identified in the annual
                                                                                            Plans).                                       Audit and Risk Committee feedback
                                                                                          Co-ordinate recruitment process for           process.
                                                                                            new external member of Audit and            Coordination     of    agenda,    and
                                                                                            Risk Committee.                               preparation of Governance and Risk
                                                                                                                                          related documents and reports for
                                                                                                                                          Council’s Audit and Risk Committee
                                                                                                                                          Meeting of 7 June 2019.
                                                                                                                                        Co-ordinate induction process for
                                                                                                                                          new external audit committee
                                                                                                                                          member.
                                                                                                                                        Undertake annual planning for the
                                                                                                                                          Audit and Risk Program in
                                                                                                                                          consultation with the organization’s
                                                                                                                                          Audit and Risk Working Group.
Coordination of Council’s     Business      Supported Operational BCP Owners          Review and implement improvement             Review and implement improvement
Continuity Framework                          (ICT, Customer Service, Buildings,          opportunities in BCPs, as identified in        opportunities identified from internal
                                              Waste Recovery and Payroll) with            formal testing exercise.                       audit.
                                              implementing plans and developing
                                              various testing exercises.
                                           Undertook formal partial live BCP
                                             testing with Council’s Executive
                                             Team and BCP owners.




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