2015-11-10 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                              10 NOVEMBER 2015


CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
SECTION               RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                        CURRENT PRIORITIES                       LOOKING AHEAD
Finance                Completion of 2014/15 Annual             Review of asset componentisation       Ongoing enhancement of reporting
                         Financial Statements and audit             and residual values following          Update of accounting manual and
                       Completion of Carryovers from              accounting standard changes              review of policies
                         2014/15 to 2015/16 budget and            Development of budget for 2016/17      Implementation of changes to
                         September Quarter Budget Review          Reporting system improvements            accounting standards requiring
                       Commencement of budget process           Banking services review                  reporting for related parties
                         for 2016/17
Revenue Services       Revenue Statement revised per            Issue of supplementary rates  Review of overdue rates and
                         King & Co advice.                          notices.                           settings of debt recovery policy
                       July rates levy issued 15th July.        Continue overdue rates recovery  Early adopter and testing of new
                       Collection of rate revenue peaking         action.                            billing engine software including
                         around discount day – 15th August        Checking rating data including bin rates modelling program.
                       Issued 3,000 rates reminder                services.
                         notices
                       Developed Branch Plan
                       Upfront payment portal for casual
                         bin services and online search
                         lodgement.
ICT                    The new printing contract will have      Implementation of new mobile  Planning migration from current
                         25% cheaper printing costs.                infringements system.                GIS        systems to  new
                       Adoption of the new Records              Improvements to the Council          TechnologyOne GIS.
                         Keeping Policy.                            website.                           Cloud based storage of user
                       New Art Gallery website completed.       Record keeping training.             working files.
                       Completed ICT Branch Plan.               Corporate      systems   training
                       Easier to use external mapping             resources.
                         website created.
Procurement & Fleet    Electricity power factor correction      Numerous        procurement     panel  Leased       vehicle    replacement
                         work undertaken and completed at           arrangements ongoing either under         strategy ongoing.
                         four large Council sites.                  development or under evaluation.        LG Vendor Panel Marketplace
                       New       street    light    contract    2015/16       year      fleet  capital    strategy      requires       further
                         commenced in conjunction with              replacement delivery ongoing as           development.
                         Local Buy.                                 identified in the fleet review

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