2023-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   13 FEBRUARY 2023




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                  13 FEBRUARY 2023

        Corporate Plan Theme — Excellence as a Council                                                                                                    Operational Plan 22/23
        Corporate Plan Key    Operational Initiatives       Outcomes                            Responsible Areas     Update                                          Q2 Status
        Focus Areas
        CE best practice is   Engagement Process            budget priorities                   Engagement/          Services Director and Finance Manager to
        embedded in Council                                                                     Financial Services | formulate engagement options.
        operations
        5.10 Ensure that      Continue management of        Compliance with legislative         Finance /            Business activities budget and pricing structure set | On track
        Council business      financial performance in      obligations                         Waste Services,      for the 2022/23 financial year in line with full cost
        activities remain     2022/23 and ensure full                                           Property             pricing principles.
        competitive and       cost pricing outcomes are                                                              Financial performance year-to-date is in line with
       profitable             targeted as part of 2022/23                                                            budget targets.
                              budget price settings
                              Undertake an evaluation of | Increase operational resilience      Director Community | Managing fluctuating spikes through Dec 22/Jan 23) Behind
                              Council’s response to the     including operational and financial Services             then hope to return to low response requirement. Schedule
                              COVID-19 pandemic             resilience                                               Evaluation may be able to then commence post
                              including its impact on                                                                Feb 2023.
                              council
                              Review internal audit model | Improved management of risks and | CEO                   Internal Audit Model under review. Organisational | On track
                                                            the most optimal, cost-effective                         realignment has provided additional resources to
                                                            function                                                 internal audit.
        5.11 Ensure that      Undertake annual scenario | Increase awareness of                 All Directors        BCPs are now regularly discussed in Council's    On track
        Business Continuity   testing of BCPs               responsibilities and test and                            Emergency Operations Team (EOT) meetings as
        Plans are developed                                 improve procedures in BCPs to                            part of Council's crisis management function.
        and tested                                          manage business disruptions in the                       An Actual Event trigged the Payroll Branch to test
                                                            event of a disaster or unexpected                        their BCP and subsequently they reported their
                                                            catastrophe                                              findings to the EOT and ET in October 2022.
                                                                                                                     In December 2022, the Waste BCP was updated
                                                                                                                     and presented to the EOT and highlighted that the
                                                                                                                     BCP has also been tested this year with staff
                                                                                                                     absences due to COVID-19 and the flooding event
                                                                                                                     in February and March 2022. A subsequent action
                                                                                                                     register has been created for this BCP to address
                                                                                                                     major issues.

        5.12 Strengthen                                     Compliance with legislative and     Director Executive | On 21 July 2022, Council adopted a new

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