2019-11-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                     12 NOVEMBER 2019


EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance
Support the organisation with integrity      Reviewed 2018 version of Conflict of        Co-ordination       of complaint           Report     on      progress    against
related matters                                Interest draft Policy to upcoming             investigations.                              Council’s fraud management plan.
                                               legislative changes to take effect in       Improved complaint management              Prepare     draft     Public   Interest
                                               August 2019.                                  reporting via systems.                       Disclosure management plan.
                                             Reviewed existing COI Register.                                                          Prepare      draft    guidelines    on
                                             Created       separate      Secondary                                                      managing human right complaints.
                                               Employment Register.                                                                     Arrange external training for staff on
                                             Conducted QAO self-assessment on                                                           compliance with the Human Rights
                                               fraud and corruption matter for                                                            Act 2019.
                                               Council.                                                                                 Attend training on compliance with
                                             Attended extensive training on                                                             the Human Rights Act being held by
                                               Public Interest Disclosures.                                                               the Human Rights Commission.
                                             Presented briefing paper to the
                                               Executive Team on compliance with
                                               new       legislative    requirements,
                                               including Human Rights Act 2019.
Support Council’s Audit and Risk             Coordinated          and      prepared      Undertake annual planning for the          Commence implementation of Audit
Working Team                                   Governance and Risk related                   Audit and Risk Program.                      recommendations       for       Risk
                                               documents and reports for Council’s         Planning        and         preparing        Management        and      Business
                                               Audit and Risk Committee Meeting              documentation,      reports       and        Continuity Planning.
                                               of 23 August 2019. This included              presentations for Council’s Audit and      Develop an online survey to issue to
                                               presenting an overview of risk                Risk Committee Meeting of 25                 all Audit and Risk Committee
                                               management across Council.                    October 2019.                                members to determine feedback on
                                             Finalised internal audits and actions                                                      meetings.
                                               of corresponding recommendations                                                         Review Audit and Risk Committee
                                               via the Audit and Risk Committee.                                                          Charter.
                                             Conducted procurement activity for
                                               an Internal Audit provider for FY
                                               2019/20 Audit Plan.
                                             Review and finalisation of Internal
                                               Audit Reports (Risk Management
                                               Framework, Staff Overtime, and
                                               Business Continuity Plans).



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