2020-07-10 SM Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Level of Service Catalogue 20-21

Service Listing 1 of 1
 Service Output                      ELECTED COUNCIL
                                     Representing the interests of the community of the Noosa Shire local
                                     government area and decision making with a focus on policy direction
                                     and delivery of services in the public interest.

 Service Activity                    Elected Council Operations
                                     The activities include quadrennial elections, conduct of Council meetings
                                     and compliance with statutory obligations such as register of interests
                                     together with administrative support to the Mayor and Councillors.

 Responsible Area                    Department                                 Branch
                                     Office of the CEO                          Executive Support
 Cost Centres                        Elected Members                            2702
                                     Mayor & Councillor Support                 2701
 Key Statistics                      Elected Members                            7 including Mayor

                                     Meetings                                   2018/19       2017/18       2016/17
                                     Committee & Ordinary                            46            46            45

 Legislative responsibility to       Local Government Act 2009
 provide this service

 SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL
 This service is provided internally other than for elections which are conducted by the Queensland Electoral
 Commission on a fee basis.



                                  ACTIVITY                                           SERVICE LEVEL TARGET
 Elections
 [Liaison with appointed electoral officer and payments to Queensland Electoral Commission for conduct of
 quadrennial local government election and provision of information to candidates regarding electoral signage and
 other matters]
 Scheduled activities                  Local government elections              Quadrennial (every 4 years).

 Reactive work                       Provision of information to candidates     No defined service level but
                                                                                response generally provided within 5
                                                                                business days.
 Meetings
 [Notices of meetings, conduct of meetings including co-ordination, distribution and public posting of meeting
 agendas and meeting minutes]
 Scheduled activities               Notice of Meetings (public advertising)      Annually and as required for Special
                                                                                 Meetings or if any venue or other
                                    Note: Meeting calendar is also               changes.
                                    provided on Council’s website.
                                    Council meetings                             Monthly for each Committee &
                                                                                 Ordinary Meeting (January has
                                    Note: Comprises 3 Committee                  reduced cycle).
                                    meetings and 1 Ordinary Meeting
                                    (decision making meeting)

                                     Special Meetings for budget adoption       1 per year




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