2017-04-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      11 APRIL 2017


Many of the original principles remain and some have been made more concise. New principles
expressed more fully in the policy include:

     Clarity – in our communications
     Appropriateness – in terms of timing, techniques and use of tools
     Skilling – of Council officers in delivering community engagement
     Consistent messaging – to the community from Councillors and Councillor officers
     Understanding our Community – recognising when an issue or project will have an impact on
       stakeholders and engaging appropriately.


Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting, 28 August 2014, Item 5, Page 16
That Council note the report by the Executive Manager to the Planning & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 19 August 2014 and the General Committee Meeting dated 25 August 2014 and:
A.       Rescind the existing Community Engagement policy dated 6 August 2009 that transferred to
         the Noosa Council from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council under the Local Government
         (De-amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013; and
B.       Adopt the Community Engagement Policy shown as Attachment 1 to the report to General
         Committee dated 25 August 2014 with an amendment to the Integrity and transparency
         section, Page 2 to delete the duplication of the words “must be genuinely”, and authorise the
         Chief Executive Officer to put in place administrative guidelines and tools required to
         implement the policy.

Finance & Risk

Nil.

Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder

Nil.

Internal Consultation

An internal engagement and communications plan was developed, including a stakeholder
analysis. The Mayor and Councillors were identified as a key group of stakeholders with a high
level of interest in community engagement. They were involved early, and again later in the
process, providing valuable input.

Other stakeholder groups consulted included the Leadership Team, the Management Team and a
group of Council officers who frequently hold the lead officer role on projects requiring community
engagement.




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