2019-02-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      12 FEBRUARY 2019


EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Governance
Support the organisation with integrity      Undertook research of best practice       Draft organisational policy and            Coordinating training for staff and
related matters                                conflict of interest management             guidance documents and processes             implementation of updated conflict of
                                               processes for Council staff.               to support staff with identifying and        interest processes.
                                             Reported local government                   managing conflicts of interests.
                                               legislative reforms and
                                               corresponding policy changes to
                                               Council. 
Support Council’s Audit and Risk             Coordinated agenda and preparation        Coordination of agenda and                 Finalise internal audits and action of
Working Team                                   of Governance and Risk related              preparation of Governance and Risk           corresponding recommendations via
                                               documents and reports for Council’s         related documents and reports for            the Audit and Risk Committee.
                                               Audit and Risk Committee Meeting            Council’s Audit and Risk Committee         Implement improvement
                                               of 13 November 2018.                        Meeting of 15 February 2018.                 opportunities identified in the annual
                                                                                         Coordination of Internal Audits              Audit and Risk Committee feedback
                                                                                           adopted in Council’s 2018/19                 process.
                                                                                           Internal Audit Plan (Risk
                                                                                           management framework, and
                                                                                           Business Continuity).
                                                                                         Undertake annual planning for the
                                                                                           Audit and Risk Program in
                                                                                           consultation with the organisation’s
                                                                                           Audit and Risk Working Group.
Coordination of Council’s Business           Supported Operational BCP Owners        Undertake formal partial live BCP         Review and implement improvement
Continuity Framework                           (ICT, Customer Service, Buildings,        testing with Council’s Executive                opportunities identified in formal
                                               Waste Recovery and Payroll) with          Team and BCP owners.                            testing exercise.
                                               implementing plans and developing
                                               various testing exercises.
Governance and Risk Management               Adoption of Council’s Annual Report       Facilitate manager operational risk        Report to Council on proposed
Items                                          2017/18 in accordance with statutory        workshops and coordinate                     Governance framework and any
                                               requirements.                               operational risk reporting for Audit         required policy changes.
                                             Completed Risk Management                   and Risk Committee.                        Report to Council on proposed
                                               Workshops with the Executive Team         Review and update Council’s                  delegations.
                                               and Leadership Groups to improve            Privacy & Risk Management Policy.
                                               Council’s Risk Management                 Review of Council delegations and
                                               processes.                                  the Delegation’s Register.

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