2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 8 - Attachment 1 - Operational Plan update Q1 22_23

Corporate Plan Theme – Excellence as a Council                                                                                                           Operational Plan 22/23
Corporate Plan Key    Operational Initiatives Outcomes                                   Responsible Areas     Update                                                    Q1 Status
Focus Areas
                      part of 2022/23
                      budget price
                      settings
                      Undertake an      Increase operational resilience including        Director             Covid 19 management currently in low response phase        Behind
                      evaluation of     operational and financial resilience             Community            with minor spikes. Preparing for potential new wave in     Schedule
                      Council’s                                                          Services             Dec 22/Jan 23 then return to low response requirement.
                      response to the                                                                         Evaluation may be able to then commence post Feb
                      COVID-19                                                                                2023.
                      pandemic
                      including its
                      impact on council
                      Review internal       Improved management of risks and the most    CEO                  Internal Audit Model under review.                         Behind
                      audit model           optimal, cost-effective function                                                                                             Schedule


5.11 Ensure that      Undertake annual Increase awareness of responsibilities and        All Directors        BCPs are now regularly discussed in Council’s              On track
Business Continuity   scenario testing test and improve procedures in BCPs to                                 Emergency Operations Team (EOT) meetings as part of
Plans are developed   of BCPs          manage business disruptions in the event of                            Council’s crisis management function. Subsequently,
and tested                             a disaster or unexpected catastrophe                                   BCPs are formally recognised in the EOT Charter and
                                                                                                              Council’s Master BCP Testing Schedule which was
                                                                                                              endorsed in July 2022 by EOT and the Executive Team
                                                                                                              (ET).
                                                                                                              An Actual Event trigged the Payroll Branch to test their
                                                                                                              BCP and subsequently they will be reporting on their
                                                                                                              findings to the EOT and ET in October 2022.


5.12 Strengthen       Finalise review of Compliance with legislative and ethical         Director Executive   On 21 July 2022, Council adopted a new Governance          On track
Council’s             governance         obligations to optimise council’s performance   Services             Framework which has been published on Council’s
governance            arrangements and                                                                        website. Implementation via training and awareness of
framework and         implement                                                                               the Framework is now underway by the Governance
develop leadership    recommendations                                                                         Branch.
potential             for improved                                                                            Recommendations from 2021 Governance review
                      service delivery                                                                        progressively being implemented including further