Overseas travel made by a Councillors and Staff (Section 188 Local Government Regulations 2012)
OVERSEAS TRAVEL
Name
Position
Destination
Purpose
Cost
Taylor, Carol Cr
Councillor
Korea & Japan
Visit to Sister Cities escorting Community
Friendship Tour
$4,060.82
Gouldson, John Cr
Councillor
Korea & Japan
Visit to Sister Cities escorting Community
Friendship Tour
$5,954.77
Morey, Jane
International
Secretariat
Korea & Japan
Visit to Sister Cities escorting Community
Friendship Tour
$1,667.17*
*Total cost of $6126.39 less contribution paid by friendship tour group of $4459.22
Registers kept (section 190 (1)(f)
• Local Law Register
• Road Register
Notices given in the financial year under section
49 for competitive neutrality complaint (Section
190 (1)(i):
• Register of Cost Recovery Fees
Nil
• Register of Interests – Councillors and Related
Persons
Council response in the financial year on the
QCA’s recommendations on any competitive
neutrality complaints under section 52(3)
(Section 190 (1)(j):
• Register of Interests – CEO, Senior Executive
Officers and Related Persons
• Delegations Register
• Asset Register
• Register of Pre-Qualified Suppliers
• Register of Business Activities.
Report on the internal Audit for the financial
year (Section 190 (1)(h)
Council’s Internal Audit function is established
through a ‘co-sourced’ service delivery arrangement
with KPMG to provide an independent and objective
assessment and evaluation of control measures to
manage Council’s operational risks.
This arrangement provides Council with access to
extensive expertise and skills, seamless service
delivery and an opportunity to mentor, build capacity
and drive performance.
Council’s corporate risk profile was used to focus the
Internal Audit Plan to direct effort to those
areas of higher risk. 11 audits were undertaken
in 2015-2016:
• Asset Management
Not applicable
Executive Remuneration (Section 201 Local
Government Act 2009)
EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION
Number of Senior
management staff
Total remuneration range*
1
$300,000 - $400,000
5
$200,000 - $300,000
*The total remuneration includes annual salary,
superannuation and non-cash benefits
Expenditure on grants to community
organisations (Section 189 - Local Government
Regulation 2012)
Please refer to pages 76 to 78 of this report for
full details of expenditure on grants to community
organisations.
• Compliance Management Framework
• Risk Management Framework
• Safety and security processes
• Development Application Processing
• Social Media
• Site/Depot Audits
• Toowoomba Second Range Crossing
• Payroll processes
• Corporate Processes and Systems (CPS) Project
– Design and Transition Readiness Health Check
• General financial controls – general ledger system
Council’s Audit Committee is an Advisory Committee
and has the prime objective to assist Council to fulfil its
corporate governance role and oversight responsibility
relating to accounting and reporting practices.
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