Annual Report 2011 - 2012 - Yarriambiack Council

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About us & freedom of informationVolunteers - HopetounBrianna Kraus - Administration OfficerEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY,ANTI DISCRIMINATION & BULLYINGThe Yarriambiack Shire Council is committed to providing a workplacefree of all forms of discrimination and harassment including bullying.It aims for equality of opportunity for all employees – both permanentand temporary. By effectively implementing our Equal OpportunityPolicy we will attract talented people and use their abilities tomaximum advantage for both the organization and the employee alike.Quality Equal Opportunity programs are increasingly part of what bestpracticeorganizations do to ensure the maximum contribution fromtheir people by managing diversity effectively. The Yarriambiack ShireCouncil seeks to make this best practice approach an integral part ofour organisation’s culture.It is the responsibility of all employees to provide a workingenvironment free from discrimination, harassment and bullying. Tothis end we will take all practicable steps to ensure our contractorsprovide a similar working environment.AUDIT COMMITTEEThe Audit Committee is an independent advisory Committee to Council.The primary objective of the Audit Committee is to assist Council inthe effective conduct of its responsibilities for financial reporting,management of risk, maintaining a reliable system of internal controlsand facilitating the organisation ethical development.As part of Council’s governance obligations to its community, Councilhas constituted an Audit Committee to facilitate:• the enhancement of the creditability and objectivity of internaland external financial reporting;• effective management of financial and other risks and theprotection of Council assets;• compliance with laws and regulations as well as use of bestpractice guidelines;• the effectiveness of the internal audit function• the provision of an affective means of communication between theexternal auditor, internal audit, management and the CouncilInternal Audits undertaken during the 2010/11 year include:- Infrastructure Management- Tendering & Contract Management- Employment TaxesCODE OF CONDUCTIn signing the Code of Conduct Yarriambiack Shire Councillors and staffagreed to abide by its principles and all relevant legislation. The Codeprovides guidelines on behaviour standards or performance, ethicalconduct and meeting community expectation.PECUNIARY INTERESTSCouncillors are required to declare any pecuniary interest in any matter,and the nature of that interest, before a matter is discussed in a Councilor Committee meeting. A Pecuniary Interest Register is maintained byCouncil and is available for inspection at the Warracknabeal Office.All Councillors and senior staff are required to complete and sign aForm 26 Register of Interest Primary Return when elected or appointedin accordance with the Local Government Act. No Pecuniary Interestswere declared in the 2011/12 financial year.OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETYYarriambiack Shire Council is fully committed to the provision of thehighest levels Quality Services and the management of risk. We arecommitted to providing a safe and healthy environment for employees,contractors and the public and to the management of risk.This policy commits the entire agreement to ensuring ongoing activeprevention of injury and illness in our workplace the preservation ofour assets (both physical and reputation). This policy also commits toidentifying and analyzing Council’s liability associated with risk andpromotion and support of risk management practices.The policy specifically requests all employees to participate actively inprogram development and implementation and to identify and reportpotential risk so as to help eliminate high risk activities.18Yarriambiack Shire Council Annual Report 2011-2012
Volunteers Breakfast - Mallee Bush RetreatTeacher - MinyipRISK MANAGEMENTOur aim is, in conjunction with out Risk Management Strategy, to tryand achieve best practice in controlling as many of the risks to whichthe organization is exposed. We will achieve this by identifying ourpriority exposures, addressing these, incorporating appropriate riskmanagement strategies, risk improvements and contingency planninginto our business, monitoring and reviewing ongoing risk to accountfor changes in our operations and to enable us to make well-informeddecisions on risk controls.The organization is committed to the management of risk to continueto protect its:• Ratepayers, customers and stakeholders• Employees, Councillors and their skills• Environment• Quality of service• Assets and intellectual property• Contractual and statutory obligations• Image and reputationThe Yarriambiack Shire Councilis committed to providing aworkplace free of all forms ofdiscrimination and harassmentincluding bullying.FREEDOM OF INFORMATIONThe Yarriambiack Shire Council maintains documents relation to all ofthe functional areas of the Council operations. These documents arebroadly defined as being current, secondary and archival.Requests for access to a document should be made to the ChiefExecutive Officer, who is Council’s designated FOI Officer. Contactshould be made with the Chief Executive Officer prior to the lodging ofany potential FOI request.Yarriambiack Shire Council Annual Report 2011-2012 19
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