2019-05-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                               7 MAY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance   and   Risk   Management       Completed       Risk    Management         Prepare and coordinate the internal          Implement              improvement
Items                                        Workshops with the Executive Team            audit of the Risk Management                   recommendations resulting from the
                                             and Leadership Group to improve              Framework.                                     internal   audit   of    the   risk
                                             Council’s      Risk     Management                                                          management framework.
                                             processes.                                                                                Annual review of Council’s Policy
                                           Attended South East Queensland                                                              Register.
                                             Local         Government         Risk                                                     Planning    for   development    of
                                             Management Forum hosted by                                                                  Council’s Annual Report.
                                             Sunshine Coast Council and shared                                                         Review of Governance policies.
                                             learnings across the organisation.
                                           Facilitated manager operational risk
                                             workshops        and     coordinated
                                             operational risk reporting for Audit
                                             and Risk Committee.
                                           Reviewed Council delegations and
                                             the Delegation’s Register and
                                             reported to Council.
Business as Usual activities               Processed 10 insurance claims, 7           Continued      delivery     of               Preliminary preparation for 2019/20
                                             Administrative Action Complaints,            governance       and      risk                 Insurance renewals.
                                             and 3 Right to Information                   management support across the                Complete Governance Service Level
                                             applications.                                organisation.                                 Catalogue.
                                           Commenced insurance renewal                                                               Complete       insurance    renewal
                                             process.                                                                                    process.
                                                                                                                                       Co-ordination of progress updates
                                                                                                                                         for the Operational Plan.
People and Culture
Domestic   and    Family     Violence      A suite of internal resources as part      Development of a Workplace                   People and Culture will continue to
Awareness and support program                of an in house education and                 Domestic and Family Violence                   look at initiatives that reduce the
                                             awareness marketing campaign                 Strategy as part of a WH&S                     stigma related to domestic and
                                             have been developed to promote               initiative.                                    family violence and promote ways in
                                             internal/ external support options.        An external provider (DV Connect)              which we can support supervisors
                                                                                          will     be   engaged     to    deliver        and staff effected.
                                                                                          information sessions to Directors,
                                                                                          Managers and Supervisors to
                                                                                          develop their skills and knowledge to
                                                                                          support     staff    and   colleagues
                                                                                          experiencing domestic and family
                                                                                          violence.

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