Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

Waverley Council
How Council is Organised
The role of the elected Council is to represent the community, decide on Council’s strategic direction
and policies, to allocate and monitor the use of Council resources through the budget process and to
appoint a General Manager.
The Mayor is elected by a vote of Councillors to preside at Council meetings, carry out the civic and
ceremonial functions of the Mayoral office and where necessary, to exercise Council’s policymaking
functions between Council meetings. Council also elects a Deputy Mayor to undertake the
responsibilities of the Mayor when the Mayor is unavailable.
The General Manager is appointed by the elected Council and is responsible, under the Local
Government Act, for the efficient and effective operation of the organisation and for ensuring the
implementation of decisions of the Council. This includes day-to-day management of Council
operations, appointment and direction of staff, oversight of functions delegated by Council, and
implementation of Council’s equal employment opportunity management plan.
In addition, the General Manager is responsible for providing advice to the elected Council on strategic,
policy and resource allocation issues and representing Council in its dealings with external organisations
and bodies.
The General Manager’s Unit comprises the Mayor’s Office, the Bondi and Beaches Unit and the General
Manager’s Office.
The General Manager’s Office leads the executive and organisation, leads long term strategic
planning and new policy and program development.
The Bondi and Beaches Unit is responsible for Bondi Beach area planning and Place Management,
provides beach services at Waverley’s three beaches and is responsible for the development of the
‘Looking Good Strategy’.
The Mayor’s Office provides support to the Mayor, is the central point for Council’s media relations
and organises Mayoral functions and civic events.
All of Council’s functions are achieved through the work of the General Manager’s Unit and the four
departments of:
Public Works and Services
Corporate and Technical Services
Planning and Environmental Services
Recreation, Community and Customer Services
What Our Departments Do
Corporate & Technical Services
Our Corporate and Technical Services Department -
Develops and implements plans to effectively manage Council’s
financial, human and technical resources, and
building, property and infrastructure assets.
Leads the continuing development of Council’s organisational capacity.
Manages Council’s annual corporate planning and reporting cycle including:
statutory management and financial planning and reporting, and
planning and monitoring of delivery of capital works.
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