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CITY OF PAE
ANNUAL REPORT
2016-2017
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Our Organisation
Structure
The City of Por t Adelaide Enfield’s Administration is divided into three depar tments which
repor t through Directors to the Chief Executive Officer :
Chief Executive Office
• Ensures that the community can be confident in Council’s
financial management and overall accountability.
• Provides leadership, strategic planning and delivery of
services and facilities for the community.
• Supports Elected Members for effective governance and
representation of their local community.
• Builds strategic partnerships and relationships to deliver
the best outcomes.
• Ensures there is a focus on customer service and
community engagement across the organisation.
Director Community Development
• Provide community transport services that improve access
to services and activities and improve the quality of life of
our community.
• Offers programs and services that support young people,
tackle disadvantage, increase participation, and reduce
youth homelessness.
• Works in partnership with others to identify and develop
programs and activities to meet the social, cultural, creative
and recreation needs of the community.
• Provides opportunities for people to volunteer, to give
back to their community, share their knowledge, learn,
connect, prepare for employment and support others.
• Works with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and
CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) communities
to learn about the challenges and opportunities within
these communities.
• Welcomes you when you visit or call our Customer
Relations team and provide the service you’re after as
efficiently as possible.
• Supports a strong, sustainable network of sports clubs to
foster participation in a broad range of sports.
• Provides safe and enjoyable places to meet, create, learn
and be active.
• Welcomes tourists to our City and give them information
on local attractions, businesses and activities.
• Links people to services and connects groups and
individuals to collaborate to improve community wellbeing
and respond to social and community issues.
• Ensures good design outcomes and built form to help
create a City where people love to be.
• Provides planning advice and assessment services for
residents, property owners and businesses who want to
construct a new building or extend an existing one.
• Assesses applications for subdivisions or for changing land
use to ensure they are consistent with the Development
Plan, planning legislation and achieve the best possible
community outcomes.
• Provides building assessment services including checking
designs, specifications and undertaking site inspections
for new buildings and extensions to ensure they meet
contemporary standards and maintain community safety.