Corporate Services

Policy No.: / CS012 /

CS012–Policy Framework

Review Date: / Bi-annually
Revision No.:
Policy Manual Version No.:
Adopted by: / Moorabool Shire Council / 5 October 2011
  1. Purpose and Scope of the Policy

This policy formally establishes a delegation structure for the approval of policies and clarifies roles of the Council and the Chief Executive Officer in relation to the development of policies, guidelines and procedures.

  1. Policy
  1. A Council Policy:
  • Mandates or constrains actions in relation to Council’s external conduct or financial risk.
  • Has Council-wide application with an external focus.
  • Changes infrequently and sets a course for the foreseeable future.
  • Helps ensure compliance, fulfils Council’s mission or reduces risk.
  • Sets the parameters for policies to be developed by the Chief Executive Officer.
  • Is recorded in the Council policy manual, which is kept in Corporate Services.
  • May impact on the overall financial position of the Council.

Approved by the Council at a Council Meeting.

  1. An Organisational Policy:
  • Mandates or constrains actions in relation to staff and operational issues.
  • Has Council-wide application with an internal focus and is consistent with the Council Plan.
  • Changes from time-to-time and sets a course for the foreseeable future.
  • Helps ensure compliance and reduces risk.
  • Is recorded on the Council intranet.
  • Does not impact on the overall financial position of the Council

Approved by the Chief Executive Officer.

  1. A Department, Unit or Team Policy:
  • Mandates or constrains actions within a department, unit or team.
  • Relates to a specific department.
  • Is developed in consultation with Staff.
  • Is recorded in the department, unit or team policy manual and recorded on the Council intranet.

Approved by the Chief Executive Officer to identify any cross-departmental issues and ensures consistency between departments.

  1. An Operational Procedure:
  • Is a series if interrelated steps that are taken in accordance with operational guidelines to help implement a policy and outlines how things are to be done in a particular workplace.
  • Is a series of sequential steps which takes an input from a supplier adds value and produces an output for a customer.
  • Do not mandate action but rather imply an intention and a pattern for taking action.
  • Are generally workplace specific.

Approved by the General Managers to identify cross-departmental issues.

  1. Related Legislation/Policies/Guidelines

Nil

  1. Review

This policy will be reviewed bi-annually

  1. References

Leadership Group / CEO, General Managers & Executive Managers
Dept / Department
MSC / Moorabool Shire Council
  1. Attachment

Nil

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