2017-06-15 Special Meeting Agenda

Compliance with these legislative requirements will     All branches within Council will be required to have
be achieved as follows:                                 a detailed Branch Plan containing an overview of
 The Operational Plan will clearly identify the        ‘business as usual activities’, and projects. Branch
    linkage between each initiative and our key         plans will also include an operational risk register,
    strategic goals set out in our Corporate Plan       which will be reviewed on a quarterly basis by the
 Major projects will have a detailed project plan,     relevant Branch Manager and Director. Directors
    which will include an assessment of                 will provide a quarterly report to Council on their
    operational and project risks in accordance         Department’s progress.
    with Council’s Risk Management Framework.
                                                        Each Branch Plan will contain the following detail:
The Chief Executive Officer will report to Council       The relevant Branch’s objectives with linkages
on a quarterly basis on the progress towards               to our Corporate Plan strategic goals;
achieving Council’s Operational Plan and provide         “Business as usual” services and activities
an annual “wrap up” report to Council at the               planned for the next 12 months, including
conclusion of the financial year.                          projects approved in the 2017/18 budget
                                                           process; and
Annual Branch Plans 2017/18                              Key dates, milestones and performance
                                                           measures for various business activities over
Whilst the Operational Plan specifies the significant      the 12 month period.
initiatives and projects which Council will undertake
over the next 12 months, our ‘business as usual’        A comprehensive risk assessment towards
activities and smaller projects must also be subject    achieving annual Branch objectives will be
to careful planning and regular review to ensure the    undertaken in accordance with Council’s Risk
organisation continues to deliver and further           Management Framework.
improve services provided to our community.




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