Year in Review 2022_23

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                   18 SEPTEMBER 2023


   •   Council continues to demonstrate prudent and responsible financial management practices.
       An independent review by Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) of Council’s credit rating
       resulted in a continued Sound rating with Neutral outlook. This was supported by an
       independent audit by Queensland Audit Office (QAO) on council’s 2021/22 financial
       statements, as adopted with the Annual Report in November 2022, with a qualified audit and
       no additional significant matters raised.
   •   Council’s draft 2022/23 financial position is positive, with early indication of balanced
       operating results and meeting of required sustainability indicators.


   •   Looking forward, on 30 June 2023 Council also adopted a balanced budget for the 2023/24
       year.


   •   Completed integration of Snap Send Solve requests with TechnologyOne eliminating manual
       copy/paste of 300+ requests a month by customer service from Snap Send Solve to
       TechnologyOne requests.


   •   Leadership Development is another key focus, and we have successfully completed 3 of 3)
       LEAD training days encompassing 105 leaders covering ‘Coaching Conversations’, ‘Difficult
       Conversations’ and ‘Conflict Resolution’. Supervisor/Ganger specific leadership training has
       now launched. Overall, LEAD was well received.


   •   Council’s operational teams are completing BCPs on time in accordance with Council’s
       Master BCP Testing Schedule, which is endorsed annually by the Executive Team. The
       following BCP Tests have been completed and reported to Council’s EOT and Audit and Risk
       Committee:
          1. Payroll – September 2022
          2. Waste – November 2022
          3. ICT / Cyber – March 2023
Link to Corporate Plan
Theme No. 5. - Excellence

This theme focuses on customer experience, financial sustainability, innovation and technology,
levels of service, governance, our employees and volunteers, funding streams and asset
management practices.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes. 18 August 2022, item 5, page 28
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated
18 August 2022 providing a review of Council’s progress in the 2021/22 financial year towards
achieving the five key focus areas set out in Council’s Corporate Plan and thank Council staff for
their efforts in the last twelve months to progress so many significant projects and providing
outstanding service to our community
Finance
The delivery of our 2022/23 programs was in accordance with the Budget and Operational Plan.


Risk & Opportunities