2019-11-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                 12 NOVEMBER 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Coordination of Council’s Business    Supported Operational BCP Owners             Review and implement improvement              Commence implementation of 2019
Continuity Framework                    (ICT, Customer Service, Buildings,             opportunities identified from internal          Audit recommendations for Business
                                        Waste Recovery and Payroll) with               audit.                                          Continuity Planning.
                                        implementing plans and developing
                                        various testing exercises.
Governance and Risk Management          Attended Local Government Risk               Reviewing Council’s Delegations             Commence the implementation of
Items                                     Management Forum hosted by                     Register and Financial Delegations            recommendations resulting from the
                                          Fraser Coast Council in July 2019.             Register. This includes aligning it to        internal   audit      of   the  risk
                                        Attended national Local Government             the latest delegations update.                management framework. Including
                                          Risk Management forum held in                Review Council’s Policies and                 preparation of a risk appetite.
                                          Sydney in August 2019.                         Registers for compliance and
                                        Attended Solomon Lecture 2019                  improvements in accordance with
                                          organised by the Office of the                 State Government checklists.
                                          Information Commission (OIC) on              Review of Governance policies.
                                          the topic of “Accountability in the          Trial of insurance claim form to
                                          Age of the Artificial”.                        assist Council and our insurer in
                                        Participated, advised and assisted in          claim requests by the public.
                                          the     preparation     of    a    risk      Coordinating     RTI    training   for
                                          management assessment for the                  relevant staff by an external
                                          Noosa River SEMP project.                      consultant.
                                        Met with the Department of Local
                                          Government, Racing & Multicultural
                                          Affairs to discuss governance and
                                          funding matters.
                                        Coordinated,        prepared       and
                                          completed Annual Report content,
                                          including for reportable disclosures.
                                        Provided RTI statistical data to QLD
                                          State Government for FY 18/19
                                          which will be collated and reported
                                          to QLD Parliament.
                                        Held a morning tea for all staff in
                                          relation to RTI Day in September,
                                          which        included        preparing
                                          communication and educating staff
                                          on     RTI    legislation   and    our
                                          obligations.


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