Encourage and facilitate Government Ministers and senior public servants to visit the municipality
municipality from Government Ministers and senior public servants this year including: - Mr John Lenders, MLC, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, Minister for Water and Minister for Resources
- The Hon Ryan Smith, MP, Minister for Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Youth
- Mr Lachlan Bruce, Chief Executive Offi cer, Regional Development Victoria
- The Hon Jaala Pulford, MP, Member for Western Victoria - Mr Andrew Tongue, Secretary, Department of Planning and Community Development
- Ms Gayle Tierney, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to Shadow Minister for Employment
- The Hon Martin Dixon, MP, Minister for Education
Review the organisational structure of Council to ensure relevance and eff ective service delivery management positions have been created including an Organisational Development Manager, Community Development Manager and Human Services Manager.
October/November to provide a review of performance. The 2011 review was completed satisfactorily.
Foster improved organisational probity, practices and risk management through the eff ective operation of Council’s Audit Committee in accordance with the internal audit plan
Systems internal audits were conducted in 2011-12. Action plans have been developed and progress will continue to be monitored through the Audit Committee.
Mutual Insurance (LMI) conducted its biennial assessment audit with
Assessment workshops attended by the Executive Management Group and all Third Level Managers held in February 2012.
Investigations and Compliance Audit program where Full Compliance for 23 of the 27 audit topics tested against the Local Government Act 1989 was achieved (see page 39).
Pursue improvements in Council’s Human Resource practices including longer term personnel planning with reference to the recommendations from the Human Resource Review 2006
implemented.
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The Horsham Plaza is a popular shopping destination – 1,774,256 people passed through their doors this year
Apply continuous improvement through the Best Value program and principles with a whole of organisation approach
Management Program, a benchmarking activity against a number of other Councils in Victoria.
and Processing Service commenced. This review will examine the eff ectiveness of the current level of service and opportunities for improvement and/or enhancement to the service.
Principles on page 38.
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