ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG
ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG
ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG
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OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE <strong>OF</strong>FICER<br />
<strong>CITY</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>GREATER</strong> <strong>GEELONG</strong> <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> <strong>2007</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
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Kay Rundle<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
B.Soc.Work<br />
G.Dip.Computing<br />
G Dip.Bus.M.Bus<br />
Kay Rundle commenced as Chief Executive<br />
Officer with the City of Greater Geelong on<br />
17 March 2003 and is the first female to be<br />
appointed to this position at the City.<br />
Kay started her working life as a social worker, completed<br />
a degree in computing, followed by a Masters in<br />
Business. She has worked in Local Government for over<br />
25 years in eight different Councils. Kay's first experience<br />
in management was as Manager - Community Support<br />
Services with the Shire of Flinders in 1988. After a<br />
variety of management roles, Kay became the CEO at<br />
Maribyrnong City Council in 1999. She recently was<br />
awarded the statewide SACS Award for Leadership in<br />
Local Government.<br />
Kay was the first elected president of Local Government<br />
Professionals, an organisation formed to provide local<br />
government staff with opportunities for professional<br />
development. She is also a member of the State<br />
Government's Barwon South West Region Regional<br />
Management Forum, Regional Cities Victoria and the<br />
Municipal Association of Victoria's Community Care<br />
Partnerships Working Party. Kay is also a member of the<br />
Gordon TAFE Board.<br />
Providing advice to Council, ensuring the organisation<br />
has the capacity to deliver the outcomes and decisions<br />
of Council and relating to a wide variety of external<br />
parties are very important aspects of her role. Kay is also<br />
responsible for the day-to-day management of Council<br />
operations in accordance with the Local Government Act,<br />
City Plan and all legal, statutory and commercial<br />
requirements.<br />
Kay has overseen many achievements in her five years<br />
with the City and in September <strong>2007</strong>, Council extended<br />
her contract for another five years. Kay is committed to<br />
addressing the challenges that our rapidly growing<br />
municipality will present in the coming years and will<br />
continue to deliver on Council's vision for Geelong to be<br />
the best place to live.
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