2014-01-13 Deamalgamation Report Attachment

Section 2 – De-amalgamation Process

2.1 Transfer Manager
In April 2013 the government announced the appointment of Mr Peter Franks as Noosa Transfer
Manager.

As required in the Regulation, the Transfer Manager is accountable to the Minister and reports
operationally to the Director-General of the department, or his nominee. The Transfer Manager is
required to take all steps necessary to achieve separation of the new Noosa Council from the
continuing Sunshine Coast Council and prepare for the new council to be business ready and
commence operations from changeover day, including:

    Negotiate and develop an action plan (Transfer Action Plan) for the proper transfer of
     employees, contractual arrangements, assets, liabilities and documents from the current
     council to the new local government;
    Establish a service delivery plan for the new local government to ensure continuity of
     business from the commencement date of the new council;
    Develop an organisational structure for the new Noosa Council, match employees
     transferring to the new council to the structure, and if necessary engage new employees to
     fill required positions;
    Following identification of the plant and equipment to be transferred to the new council,
     arrange procurement of any new plant and equipment required to enable the new council to
     commence and continue service delivery from 1 January 2014; and
    Establish business systems for the new Noosa Council, including information and
     communications technology, data and knowledge management systems, corporate software
     applications, financial and assets management systems, property and rating systems,
     regulatory systems, human resource and management, and payroll systems.
    Where required, the Transfer Manager may engage consultants and contractors to provide
     them with specialist advice on and assistance with de-amalgamation tasks.

On changeover day, the Transfer Manager became the acting Chief Executive Officer of the new
Noosa Council and remain in that position until such time as the new council formally appoints a
Chief Executive Officer.




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