Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council

Investigation into the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council

Between April and June 2015, the Director of Local Government received a number of complaints about the governance and operations of the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council.

As a result, the Director undertook an investigation into the complaints which included alleged non-compliance with the Local Government Act 1993 (the Act).

The investigation also included an independent audit by Deloitte Touche Thomatsu of the Council's:

financial practices

policies

procedures

delegations

procurement

human resource management

information technology practices and processes

Most of these were raised as issues of concern by the Auditor‑General in his Report of the Auditor-General No. 7 of 2014-15.

In December 2015 the Director provided his investigation report to the Council – Director of Local Government Report to the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council December 2015.

The report recommended that the Council could improve its governance and operational performance in four main areas:

conduct and agenda of council meetings

adherence to Council policies

financial systems and processes

human resource management

Outcome

In May 2017, the Director of Local Government requested an update from the Council on the Council’s progress with the implementation of the recommendations from the report.

The Council endorsed a response at its July 2017 Ordinary Meeting of Council.

Find out more in the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council Endorsed Response to the December 2015 Report.

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Investigation into the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council

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