Organisational Services
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 1
2. SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
2.1 Incidents and Injuries ....................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Lost Time Injuries & Days Lost .......................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Key Activities ................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. CUSTOMER SERVICE ....................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 External Customer Services ............................................................................................................................. 4
3.2 Aquatic Facilities .............................................................................................................................................. 7
3.3 IT Support ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.4 Key Activities ................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.5 Procurement Services .................................................................................................................................... 10
3.6 Property Services........................................................................................................................................... 11
4. PEOPLE AND CULTURE ................................................................................................................................. 12
4.1 Key Activities ................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.2 Staff Contingent ............................................................................................................................................. 13
5. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................................... 16
5.1 Summary Financial Position ............................................................................................................................ 16
5.2 Financial Ratios .............................................................................................................................................. 16
5.3 Key Activities ................................................................................................................................................. 16
5.4 Program Financial Position ............................................................................................................................. 17
6. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 19
6.1 Business Improvements ................................................................................................................................. 19
7. PROJECTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
7.1 Internal Projects ............................................................................................................................................. 20
7.2 Capital Projects .............................................................................................................................................. 20
8. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.......................................................................................................................... 22
8.1 Financial Compliance ..................................................................................................................................... 22
8.2 Corporate Governance ................................................................................................................................... 22
8.3 Internal Audit ................................................................................................................................................. 24
9. LAND & BUILDINGS ....................................................................................................................................... 25
9.1 Building Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 25
9.2 Land & Tenure ................................................................................................................................................ 26
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
January saw the first ever running of the National ‘Australia Swims’ event come to the Bluewater Lagoon and Mirani Swim Centre over the Australia Day long weekend. The event, supported by Mackay Regional Council, Optus and Australia Swimming was a fun, play-based educational program for swimmers to build their confidence and skills while having fun! The Bluewater Lagoon also had its shade sails restored, giving patrons some slight relief from hot summer temperatures.
The Shared Services Centre continues to meet or exceed all KPIs, with consistently high satisfaction levels, both from external and internal customers.
The 2018 Apprentice and Trainee Intake Assessment Centres and interviews were conducted in January. The demographics of the applicant pool, as planned, were significantly different to previous years. Offers have commenced and will be completed in February.
The Finance team, along with all Program Managers, are well advanced in their preparation of the 2018/19 Council budget. Preliminary workshops have been undertaken, and initial operational and capital budgets are being formulated. Whilst there are some very positive signs of growth in the region’s economy, 2018/19 will still be relatively tight in terms of Council’s revenue growth.
Andrew Knight
Director Organisational Services
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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2. SAFETY
2.1 Incidents and Injuries
Lost Time Injuries & Days Lost
There has been 2 LTIs recorded for the 2017-18 financial year.
Three incidents were reported in the December - January period:
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Department
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
LTI Days Lost LTI
Days Lost LTI
Days Lost LTI
Days Lost
LTI
Days Lost
Assets
Finance 1 4
SSC 1 4
Procurement & Plant 1 17
Property Services
Governance & Safety 1 8
Office of the Mayor & CEO
Organisational Services 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 8
2.2 Key Activities
• Information sessions – conducted by Ergon Energy – were provided to work crews. Thesesessions focused on the risks encountered when working in the vicinity of powerlines, andwhat controls must be implemented to ensure the safety of our people.
• A safety forum was conducted for our Health and Safety Representatives. This was anopportunity to bring the team together to discuss current safety performance and to identifysuggested improvements and initiatives to safety at MRC.
• Developed draft operations and risk manual for MRC events such as New Year’s Eve andChinese New Year.
• In consultation with Workshop staff, developed new risk assessments, standard operatingprocedures, and knowledge reviews.
• Established an improved process – in consultation with key stakeholders – to ensure a higherlevel of housekeeping at Paget Depot.
• Investigated critical incidents.
• Attended local doctors with injured workers to assist in development of suitable work duties.
Glossary
Incident Any unplanned event resulting in, or having a potential for injury or ill health.
Lost Time Injury (LTI) Incidents that resulted in a fatality, permanent disability or time lost from work of one day / part of a day or more
Total Recordable Injuries (TRI) Incidents that result in a Lost Time Injury (LTI), Suitable Duties Injury (SDI) and Medical Treatment Injury (MTI)
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3. CUSTOMER SERVICE
3.1 External Customer Services
KPI KPI Description
Target
Result Red
(Under KPI)
Green
(Met KPI)
Blue
(Exceed KPI)
First Contact
Resolution (FCR)
The percentage of external
customer enquiries that are
resolved at the first point of
contact.
< 50% 50-60% > 60% 52%
Grade of Service
(GOS)
The percentage of customer
calls that are answered
within 60 seconds across the
NAS team.
< 80% 80-85% > 85% 89%
Abandoned Calls
The percentage of customers
that abandon their call before
being served.
> 6% 4.5-6% < 4.5% 2.73%
External
Customer
Satisfaction
A measure of customer
satisfaction as reported by
the end of call survey
< 80% 80-85% > 85% 95%
Customer
Request
Completion
Service requests resolved
within corporate standard
timeframes
< 80% 80-85% > 85% 89%
KPI Graphs and Commentary
First Contact Resolution: FCR results remained consistent with 52% of customer queries resolved at first contact in January, and 54% in December.
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FY17/18 SatisfactoryTargetFY17/18 ExceededTarget
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Grade of Service: A total of 7809 calls were received in the January reporting period, averaging 372 calls per day, compared with 353 per day in December.
Abandoned Calls: Abandoned calls decreased from 2.78% in December to 2.73% in January across the
combined queues. For the main MRC queue the abandoned call rate was just 1.9% (114 calls). The call back
take-up rate continues to remain low at 0.7%, with an Average Speed of Answer at 1 minute 34 seconds.
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External Customer Satisfaction: Consistent with December performance, surveys were completed in the month
of January representing 9% of the overall call volume.
Customer Request Completion: Lodged requests for SSC remain consistent for the past 7 months averaging 28 per day and resolve times continue to exceed targets at 96% resolved within standard timeframes. Lodged requests for MRC remained consistent at 167 per day and with on-time resolution decreased from 81% to 76%.
Lodged Resolved within SLA
MRC Total 3511 76%
SSC 590 96%
MRC Top 5 Pathway requests Lodged January 2018
Volume
% of total
requests
Replace wheelie bin 297 8.3
Repair wheelie bin 212 5.9
Water - Leak (Public Area) 194 5.4
Change of mailing address 179 5.0
Planning Advice Enquiries 154 4.3
97%94% 94% 93%
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External Customer Satisfaction - End of call survey
Satisfactory
Exceeded
16/17
17/18
Requests where a SSC officer is responsible for actioning the request made up 16% of all requests in January.
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3.2 Aquatic Facilities
January saw the first ever running of the National ‘Australia Swims’ event come to the Bluewater Lagoon and Mirani Swim Centre over the Australia Day long weekend. The event supported by Mackay Regional Council, Optus and Australia Swimming was attended by Deputy Mayor Amanda Camm and Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill, who highlighted the importance of learning how to swim and the opportunities it brings as a sporting and social activity.
The event was a fun, play-based educational program for swimmers to build their confidence and skills while having fun!
Pioneer and Memorial Pools continue to provide a steady stream of swimmers with numbers consistent with previous years.
3.3 IT Support
Internal Service Metrics
KPI KPI Description
Target
Result Red
(Under KPI)
Green
(Met KPI)
Blue
(Exceed KPI)
Incident Resolution
Percentage of incidents
resolved within corporate
standard timeframes
80% 80-85% 85% 89%
Service Request
Resolution
Percentage of service
requests resolved within
corporate standard
timeframes
80% 80-85% 85% 87%
Internal Customer
Satisfaction Survey
IT email survey - % of
customers whose
experience met or
exceeded expectations
75% 75-84% 85% 99%
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Applications Availability
KPI KPI Description
Target
Result Red
(Under KPI)
Green
(Met KPI)
Blue
(Exceed KPI)
Tier 1 Systems Refer to the table under
‘KPI Commentary’
section below for detail
on which systems are
included in each tier.
< 98% 98-99% > 99% 99.99%
Tier 2 Systems < 98% 98-99% > 99% 100%
Tier 3 Systems < 98% 98-99% > 99% 100%
KPI Commentary
Incident and Service Request Metrics: The volume of incidents raised reduced further this month, from 863 in December to 809 in January
It is worth noting that the ICT Operations team have again achieved a good closure rate of 87.4%.
The below graph identifies the Raised Vs Closed and Pending requests, along with WIP and backlog. As can be seen below, the overall volume of backlog is the lowest it has been since this measurement began back in May.
Definitions:
WIP – complex support requests that are within service level agreements and simple support requests open on day of raising.
Backlog – complex support requests that have exceeded service level agreements and simple support requests remaining unresolved after day of raising.
Internal Customer Satisfaction: During the month of January 464 survey responses were received, which represents 57% of the requests and incidents lodged.
Applications Availability: The below table shows which corporate applications are considered tier 1 and 2. All other systems not specifically noted are considered tier 3.
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Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
ECM Email
Finance One GIS
Internet Kiosk_Chris21
Pathway
Aurora Bruce
Mandalay
Manage Engine
3.4 Key Activities
Activity Program Comments
WHS Milestone SSC Safety interactions this month revealed that noise proofing around the server room is required at the Gordon White Library and that a duress alarm refresh is required by the Health & Reg team.
Rates Notices SSC Rate notices will be issued on Monday 12 February.
Quarterly SSC staff update and awards
SSC The January staff awards welcomed David McKendry and Andrew Bobeldyk who discussed safety and MECC operations respectively.
Continuous Improvement Program
SSC Currently over 500 payslips are printed, folded and distributed to our outdoor workforce. Pilot groups from the Sewer team and Civil Operations will start receiving their payslips via electronic means as of next pay run. The trial will run for a one month period.
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3.5 Procurement Services
Activity December 2016 December 2017 January 2017 January 2018
Purchase Orders (PO) Raised 635 623 609 727
Line Items in POs 1509 1737 1507 1880
POs Received 1020 804 725 796
Line Items in POs Received 4250 3378 2484 3271
Invoices Processed 3293 2353 2532 3235
Request for Quotes Issued 15 5 13 8
Tenders Issued 2 0 5 7
Tenders Awarded 0 9 0 1
Quotes Awarded 19 10 6 8
Area Monthly Amount
December 2017
Monthly % December
2017
Monthly Amount
January 2018
Monthly % January
2018
FYTD Amount FYTD %
Local Spend (Mackay region)
$8,396.827 81 $6,315,828 71 $65,450,234 73
Regional Spend (WROC area)
$ 26,173 1 $ 17,345 1 $239,354 1
External Spend $1,951,611 18 $2,489,241 28 $23,906,696 26
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3.6 Property Services
Breakdown of Building Maintenance Requests Actioned - January 2018
Volume % of total
requests
Repairs 64 26.12%
Miscellaneous 56 22.86%
Electrical 52 21.22%
Plumbing 45 18.37%
Air Conditioning 24 9.80%
Safety & Legislation 4 1.63%
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Security Access Requests
Building Maintenance Requests
Actioned Property Services Requests
Of the total number of Building Maintenance Requests received for the month of January (245), the top 3 requests related to Repairs (fixtures & fittings and doors, locks, hardware), Miscellaneous (consumables, security, whitegoods, furniture, cleaning) and Electrical.
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4. PEOPLE AND CULTURE4.1 Key Activities
Activity Timeframe Comments
Industrial Relations
The implementation of the 2017 CA is complete. The new allowances structure has been implemented including changes to the way some overtime hours were calculated for various work groups across different Programs. All changes have been in consultation with each work group.
Organisational Culture
The Employee Engagement Pulse Survey was completed in December 2017. The results are being collated and cross-checked by the survey provider so that the CEO and Directors can deliver results to employees in February and March.
Health and Wellbeing Strategy
The annual Health Checks initiative is being conducted in February. A range of other physical health initiatives will be conducted in February as part of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy theme of physical health.
Pre-employment health assessments are being reviewed to ensure that the assessments are aligned with the work conducted within MRC, and that they support employee health throughout their employment and, if required, in returning to work from illness or injury.
Planning is underway for the celebration of Harmony Day on 21 March as part of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy theme of social health.
Leadership Development
The Transformational Leadership Series (formerly the SUPERvisor Training Program) is to be launched with the Fundamental Leader modules to be delivered in first half of 2018. The Operational Leader modules, as developed by Australian Institute of Management (AIM), are being revised and will be delivered from second half of 2018.
All Directors will start their 360-degree feedback process in February. This will include coaching on actioning the feedback and development areas. Each of the Departments will then cycle through the same process from March onwards.
The first internal Women in Leadership workshop is being conducted on Friday 9 February. 120 female leaders or aspiring leaders will participate in a morning workshop focused on building Confidence as a leadership skill. 13 female leaders will then participate in an intensive afternoon Confidence skills workshop before engaging in a mentoring program for six months with a Mackay business leader. A second morning workshop will be conducted in mid-March for an additional 100 female aspiring leaders.
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4.2 Staff Contingent
Status OMC ECI DS CCS OS CW TOTAL Prev.
Month
Full Time 7 376 168 111 173 0 835 836
Part Time 0 4 6 24 34 0 68 68
Apprentice/Trainees 0 1 6 4 6 0 17 18
Temp 0 9 7 11 11 0 38 36
Casual 0 8 12 92 2 0 114 115
TOTAL EMPLOYED 7 398 199 242 226 0 1072 1073
Vacant 1 16 9 17 11 1 55 44
TOTAL 8 414 208 259 237 1 1127 1117
Learning and Development
The 2018 Apprentice and Trainee Intake Assessment Centres and interviews were conducted in January. The demographics of the applicant pool, as planned, were significantly different to previous years. Offers have commenced and will be completed in February.
There were 16 completions of current apprentices and traineeships in December/January. 12 have confirmed future employment, one is returning to further studies, two moving out of the Mackay area, and one remains undecided on their next opportunity.
Diversity and Inclusion
The DFV Awareness training plan for MRC employees has been drafted for May and November annually. This will be submitted to the SLPT in March for approval.
A Diversity and Inclusion Policy is being drafted for review by the SLPT in March.
People and Culture
The recruitment of the Director Capital Works role continues. Shortlisting interviews will commence in early February.
An Organisational Change Procedure is being developed to support budget and operational requirements.
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• Total vacant positions: 55
• Total number of positions filled in January: 36
*Note: 20 x Apprentice and Trainee positions have not been included in the above numbers
• As of 31 January, there were 36* positions across Council that were actively being recruited toeither through external or internal recruitment and selection processes. The total current vacantpositions are 55 and the remainder of those roles are filled via secondments, higher duties orpending decisions on whether to fill or not.
*Note: 20 x Apprentice and Trainee positions have not been included in the above numbers
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• 12 month moving average turnover was 13.84 % as at 31 January 2018.
• Monthly turnover 2.25% as at 31 January 2018
• A total of 24 employees departed MRC in the month of January,16 in December 2017. Figures inDecember and January are higher than usual however, they correlate to the number of trainees andapprentices finishing in December and January respectively.
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
12 Month Moving Average 14.85% 15.31% 15.23% 15.00% 14.51% 13.80% 13.03% 12.92% 12.80% 12.96% 13.41% 13.84%
Monthly Turnover Rate 0.76% 1.43% 0.86% 1.00% 1.05% 1.23% 0.57% 1.13% 0.93% 1.12% 1.51% 2.25%
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Seperations for January 2018
Resignations (incl left without notice) Contract Finished
Retired Death / Invalidity
Termination of Employment
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5. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
5.1 Summary Financial Position
(in $ ‘000) YTD Budget YTD Actual Variance
Total Revenue 233,850 237,318 3,468
Total Expenses 96,291 97,003 712
Operating Surplus (BID) 137,559 140,315 2,756
Depreciation 44,400 44,326 (74)
Interest 5,596 5,737 141
Net Operating Surplus 87,563 90,252 2,689
Council is currently predicting an operational surplus at year end of $18K. Council is currently reporting an operating surplus $2.7M above YTD budget, mainly as a result of grant revenue being the timing of grant revenue in relation to NDRRA. The recognition of this additional revenue and any associated expenditure will be included in the December budget review.
5.2 Financial Ratios
YTD Target
Operating Surplus % 38.0% 0% - 10%
Interest coverage % 0.94% 0% - 5%
Net financial liabilities % -28.8% < 60%
Current ratio 5.8 Between 1 and 4
Asset sustainability % 42.9% > 90%
Capital expenditure ratio 0.91 times > 1.1 times
The ratios are distorted during the financial year due to the timing of payments and the recognition of revenue. These ratios will adjust during the financial year to better reflect targets.
5.3 Key Activities
Activity Program Timeframe Comments
Budgets & LTFF Finance
Further adjustments to the capital budget will be included in the December budget review, which will be considered by council in February.
Planning is well underway for the 2018/19 LTFF and budget.
Statutory Reporting Finance
The monthly Strategic Financial Report for December was presented to council in January.
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Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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6. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
6.1 Business Improvements
Description Program Timeframe Comments
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Review
G&S
The first annual review of strategic risks was undertaken with outcomes scheduled for presentation to SLPT in February 2018.
In addition, the second quarter strategic risk report was prepared, also for presentation to SLPT in February 2018.
Safety Systems Streamlining Project
G&S
Preparation of the draft current state report is nearing completion with the analysis of findings from the current state assessment now finalised.
A proposal for the future is now in its early stages of consideration, with consultation likely to commence March 2018.
Strategic plans driving Council business – data capture exercise
G&S
Refining of the data captured earlier in 2017 will be undertaken as part of the corporate performance planning initiative.
Corporate Performance Planning
G&S
This initiative is well underway with Programs now working on compiling their draft business plans.
Legislative Compliance Review
G&S
Benchmarking has been finalised and currently working on proposal for management consideration.
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7. PROJECTS
7.1 Internal Projects
OPEX Projects
7.2 Capital Projects
Project Program Budget Timeframe Comments
Valuation for FY2018
AM
Valuers on site and conducting audits. Valuations reports scheduled to be delivered to MRC early March.
Asset Management Working Group
AM
Asset Management Working Group continuing to meet monthly, and working to set a strategy and priorities.
Asset Data Workgroups
AM
Each asset class has had a program of works required to improve the data in the asset register. Currently considering budget impacts to deliver this work.
Cleaning Tenders review
PS
All Cleaning Tenders have been awarded. Changeover to new supplier took place at the end of January.
Project Phase Project %
Completion Comments
SES Facility at Ness Street
Construction 99% Final touches and furnishings being completed.
Sarina depot wash bay Evaluation - Project on hold due to funding.
Mirani depot wash bay Design 15% Contractor appointed. Final design being confirmed.
Plant Replacement Program
Ongoing 67% This percentage includes committed figures.
Paget Depot Workshop Extension
Design 10% Contractor appointed. Final design being confirmed.
Administration Building Refurbishment
Design 5% Design process underway.
Goldsmith Street, No. 5 & 7 Council Houses
Construction 85% Awaiting second/final house to be removed.
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Project Phase Project %
Completion Comments
Windows 10 Standard Operating Environment
Movement to industry standard provision and improvements in security and corporate application integration.
In Progress / Construction
40% Pilot now rolled out to 130 PCs and 100+ users. Positive user feedback.
Endpoint Protection Management
Convergence of endpoint device security and enhancements in our endpoint configuration management.
In Design/Planning
25% Vendor engagement complete. Delivery schedule to be confirmed by 31 January.
Intranet and Customer Portal
Hybrid delivery utilising SharePoint online to achieve intranet and extranet (portal) capabilities to our organisation and patrons.
In Progress / Construction
30% Scoping meetings held with small / medium businesses. Draft schedule due early February.
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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8. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
8.1 Financial Compliance
Description Program Timeframe
Manage capital and operational budgets to achieve the benchmark Local Government financial sustainability ratios, including the operating surplus, net financial liabilities, and asset sustainability ratios.
Measure: Completion of Long Term Financial Forecast including applicable ratios
Finance
Provide relevant and useful information to Council, stakeholders and clients.
Measure: Production of monthly strategic financial reports
Finance
Provide relevant and useful information to Council, stakeholders and clients.
Measure: Number of high risk audit issues
Finance
8.2 Corporate Governance
Activity Program Comments
Right to Information G&S
• 8 RTI Applications were received during December & January inrelation to:
7-17/18 - Requesting information on building file
8-17/18 - Pre-lodgement advice on property
9-17/18 - Requesting information on building file
10-17/18 - Information regarding industrial land needs
11-17/18 - Information regarding an aggressive dog
12-17/18 - Information regarding sign application approvals
13-17/18 - Information on storage of firefighting chemicals onvarious properties
14-17/18 - Information regarding building complaint
• Applications 9-17/18 and 11-17/18 were withdrawn.
Policy reviews G&S
• 11 Policies were presented to SLPT in December & January forapproval or endorsement to Council.
• 1 Policy was circulated to the Management Team for consultation inDecember & January.
Corporate Governance Investigations G&S
• 3 internal reviews were received for investigation during December& January. The complaints were in relation to:
2 PIN Reviews
Complaint regarding a fraud investigation
Cyclone Debbie Insurance Claim G&S
• December and January has primarily been negotiating with LossAdjuster regarding the shade sail component of the claim.
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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Insurance Claims Received -21 November 2017 to 31 January 2018
Motor Vehicle - 19 Public Liability Personal Injury - 7
Public Liability Plant - 14 Public Liability - 3
Theft Professional Indemnity
Malicious Damage Other - 1
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Governance General Inquiries 21 November 2017 to 31 January 2018
Insurance Advice - 27 General Governance Advice - 15
SAI Global Standards Requests - 4 Local Laws - 10
Policies - 11 Delegation Requests/ Authorised Persons - 22
Administrative Action Complaints
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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8.3 Internal Audit
Internal Audit Reviews Underway Status Time Comments
Consultancies
Assess processes relating to procurement, approval and management of consultancies
In Progress Fieldwork completed – report being drafted
Revenue Collection – Waste & Recycling Refuse Centres
Review processes related to the collection of fees at MRC Waste and recycling centres
In Progress Scoping stage in progress
Audit Actions Register Recommendation Follow Up
Identify audits where a number of issues were raised to validate that action taken to address previous recommendations are still in place and effective
In Progress Follow up review being undertaken in relation to:
- Infringements (original review undertaken in 2013)
- Delegations (original review undertaken in 2014)
Other Internal Audit Activity Comments
Audit Committee Audit Committee held on 7 December 2017.
Next Audit Committee to be held on 16 April 2018
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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9. LAND & BUILDINGS
9.1 Building Maintenance
Description Budget Timeframe
Full external LED lighting upgrade has been completed at the Andergrove Neighbourhood Centre.
Bird proofing has been added to the awning of the Paget Warehouse to eliminate the issue of birds nesting.
MECC Auditorium stage floor has been re-sheeted. Property Services and MECC staff pulled up the old floor before Christmas holidays. In early January Property Services staff and Fergus Builders laid the new floor. Once completed the MECC staff then painted it. (Pictures attached below)
New entrance matting has been installed at the front entrance to the Entertainment Centre to eliminate a trip hazard.
Sarina Depot workshop safety shower (northern end) has had the water service pipe renewed, fully lagged and clipped.
Zip filter replacements completed at Dudley Denny City Library.
Pavers have been installed to the entrance of the Paget Administration building.
Male and female internal toilets serviced at Paget Administration building.
Removal of the Memorial Pool grandstand has been successfully completed.
Following a break and enter, glass repairs have been completed at the new Botanic Gardens Operations Centre.
Roof ventilators have been replaced in the shipping containers at Ness Street Depot.
Fencing work at the Gordon White Library have been completed.
Ice machines at Paget Depot have been spread apart to allow more ventilation between the units.
New stair edging has been added to the stairs in the Entertainment Centre, as the old ones had lifted and become a trip hazard.
Yellow lines have been painted onto the pathway outside of the Jubilee Community Centre to show drop offs on edges of pathways.
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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MECC stage floor project photos
Picture shows the stage floor once the old floor was pulled up. To give you an idea, these sheets are screwed every 200mm apart from each other. Roughly 10,000 screws had to be removed once the sheets were pulled up.
Picture shows the new sheets that have been installed. All new sheets had to be pre-drilled and countersunk. Once this was completed, 10,000 screws were then installed one at a time as they all had to be 1mm below the surface of the sheets.
The finished stage floor. MECC staff have applied one coat of primer and 4 coats of top coat.
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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9.2 Land & Tenure
Description Program
Available tenure for community organisations: -
• Promotion of sharing facilities and grounds with likeminded organisations always recommended in the first instance.
• Buildings or storage space - Nil
• Vacant Land: -
o Bovey Street, North Mackay
o Bucas Drive, Bucasia
o Heaths Road, Glenella (low lying)
o Rural land of various sizes average of 20kms distance from Mackay city centre
PS
Encroachment agreements reached and being rectified: -
• Kataryn Street, Grasstree Beach
• Vellas Road, Marian
• Grasstree Beach Road, Grasstree Beach
PS
Freehold properties currently listed for sale, as a result of the freehold land investigations: -
• 29, 51 and 51 Bucas Drive, Bucasia - being marketed.
• Mapalo Road, The Leap - in negotiation.
• Lot 5 Bruce Hwy, Kuttabul - being marketed.
• Lot 1 Vellas Road, Mirani - in negotiation
• Lot 3 Vellas Road, Mirani - in negotiation
• Lot 9 Cape Hillsborough Road, Cape Hillsborough - settlement took place
• Lot 1 Newbury-Mt Vince Road, Mirani - contract signed
PS
Revision being undertaken on all telecommunication lease documentation, including freestanding and on water reservoirs.
PS
Identification of all State Reserve with Council as trustee's project:
• Total Reserves investigated: 749
• Reserves identified not required and could be revoked (2nd list): 49 (referred toCouncil Programs for comment)
• Reserves for further investigation: 219
• Reserves to be retained: Total – 449
Total Freehold Land being investigated: 661 (485 reviewed)
Total encroachments identified: Freehold (86) Reserves (218)
Resources for this project has ceased, therefore at this stage, no further action will be taken
PS
Organisational Services Monthly Review > December 2017 - January 2018
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Weekly meetings established with The Dome Property Managers to discuss marketing, prospective tenants and maintenance issues
Current Status:
Tenancies occupied – 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13 Tenancies that have proposals by interested parties – 6, 10 and 11. Tenancies vacant – 3, 4, 6, 9, 10.
PS
The Land & Road Use Committee agenda included the following requests for comments: -
• 2 x Temporary road closure applications.
PS