2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Review of Council’s     Administrative       Completed review of other local             Consult with the Director of                Make recommendations to Council
Actions   Complaints    Policy    and          government             Administrative         Executive Services and Leadership             regarding any proposed changes to
Processes                                      Complaints Policies and Procedures.           Team        regarding    proposed             the policy
                                             Identified     opportunities      for         amendments         to    Council’s          Communicate any changes to the
                                               improvement                                   Administrative Complaints Policies            policy to the relevant service areas
                                                                                             and Procedures
Local Law Review 2016/17                     Liaised with Local Laws regarding           Draft amending local law and                Report draft amending local law to
                                               prospective review of Council’s Local         coordinating the formal amendment             Council for consideration
                                               laws                                          process
                                             Support the CSD to develop a project
                                               plan for review of Council’s current
                                               Local Laws
                                             Facilitated Councillor Workshop on
                                               potential amendments
Governance Framework                         Progressed the development          of      Finalise proposed changes with              Report Framework to Council for
                                               Council’s Governance Framework                Director of Executive Services and            consideration
                                                                                             report to Leadership Team
Business as Usual activities                 Supported Director of Executive             Finalise Right to Information and           Finalise   review    of  Council’s
                                               Services and CEO with review of the           Information Privacy refresher training        Compliance and Enforcement Policy
                                               Corporate Planning Framework for              for the organisation                        Further formalise team procedures
                                               2017/18                                     Conduct a review of Council’s Public          Insurance Renewal Procedure)
                                             Finalised      Council’s     insurance        Interest Disclosure Policy and
                                               renewals for 2017/18                          associated procedure
                                             Processed 20 insurance claims, 9
                                               Administrative Action Complaints, and
                                               2 Right to Information applications


Human Resources
Develop the People and          Culture      Combined      Managers and  LT              Finalise the People and Culture             People   and     Culture    Strategy
Strategy for the next 3 years                  workshops and discussions have                Strategy ( On LT agenda 23 August)            implementation
                                               confirmed focus points
Work Force Planning (WFP) tailored to        Developed   corporate  framework,         Assist Civil Operations      Branch to        Finalise WFP resources and plan for
the needs of Council.                          templates and tool kit for future           implement their WFP                             implementing         WFP       within
                                               exercises                                                                                   departments
                                                                                                                                         Finalise a strategic WFP for Council




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