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1.3 Committees
Four Committees formed by Council to assist in
streamlining the Council’s business are as follows:
• Chief Executive Officer Performance Development
Review Committee:
Advises Council on the performance of the
Chief Executive Officer and meets annually
• Enterprise Bargaining Committee:
The Enterprise Bargaining Committee meets as and
when required to negotiate the Enterprise Agreement
with staff.
• Audit Committee:
The Audit Committee monitors and makes
recommendations to Council on a range of financial
and related matters set out in the
Audit Committee’s “Terms of Reference”.
The Audit Committee generally meets quarterly
on the third Tuesday of February, May, August
and November.
• Strategic Planning and Development
Policy Committee
The Strategic Planning and Development Policy
Committee has been established pursuant to Section
101A of the Development Act 1993.
The Committee has been established to provide
advice to the Council in relation to the extent to
which the Council’s strategic planning and
development policies accord with the State
Government’s Planning Strategy and to assist Council
to undertake strategic planning and monitoring to
achieve orderly and efficient development within the
area. The Committee generally meets following the
conclusion of the Council meeting on the second
Tuesday of each month where agenda items require
that a meeting take place.
1.4 Agendas and Minutes
Council, Committee and Development Assessment Panel
Agendas are placed on public display not less than three
days prior to meetings. Minutes of the meetings are on
display within five days of that meeting having been held
at the principal office and at all Council libraries.
Meeting agendas and minutes also appear
on Council’s web site www.portenf.sa.gov.au
1.5 Workshops
From time to time Elected Members may request, by
resolution of Council, for further detailed information
to be provided on a specific issue prior to making a
decision, in a less formal atmosphere than a Council
or Committee Meeting. On other occasions the
Administration in consultation with Elected Members
may arrange for the conduct of workshops as required. In
these instances a workshop or information briefing may
be held, where Elected Members and Administration staff
are able to discuss matters in a more open environment.
Workshops and/or information briefings are open to the
public, however, members of the public are not able to
participate in the discussions.
1.6 Working Parties and Groups
A number of Council Working Parties, Management and
Staff Working Parties and groups comprising Elected
Members, staff and members of the community have been
established to examine and investigate specific issues.
These include:
• Aboriginal Advisory Panel
• Australia Day Awards Selection Panel
• Building Fire Safety Panel
• Information Technology Strategic and Policy Group
• Local Heritage Incentive Fund Grants Scheme Panel
• Management Executive Team
• Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare
Steering group
• Open Space Group
• Parks Community Centre Liaison Committee
• Special Projects Group
• Urban Projects Coordinating Group
• Various Grants Selection Panels
• Youth Advisory Group
1.7 Delegations and Policy Manual
The City Manager has been conferred with delegated
authority from Council to make decisions in relation
to those matters which fall within the scope of the
delegations. In many of those instances the City Manager
has sub delegated his powers and functions to other
relevant Council staff. The Council has also delegated
authority to the Development Assessment Panel to make
decisions regarding Development Applications received
for various forms of development.
The delegations from the Council and in turn, the
sub delegations from the City Manager are listed in
the City of Port Adelaide Enfield Delegations and
Sub-Delegations Manual and Policy Manual. The
delegations are reviewed annually by Council in
keeping with the legislative requirement of the Local
Government Act 1999 to review delegations under
that Act at least once in every financial year.