Good governance

The Kiama Council's latest Management Plan (pdf 1.10MB) is available for perusal.

Kiama Council's goal is to exercise good governance as an independent council which is well administered and engages actively with its community.

Kiama Council will:

Ensure that ethical principles of honesty, fairness and integrity are followed by all Councillors and staff

• Ethical Conduct - with staff and public alike.
  • Governance Health Check
  • Discipline Act and Regulation
  • Corporate Induction
  • Complaints Handling - for all grievances.

Ensure that the structure and activities of the organisation meet our legal obligations

• Legislative Compliance
  • Local Government Act and Regulation
  • Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW - accessing Council information.
  • State Records Act, Privacy Act, Health Privacy Act
  • OH&S Act and Regulations
• Organisational Structure
  • Strategic Human Resource Planning
• Policy Development

Ensure that the activities of the organisation are conducted to achieve a high standard of accountability, probity and transparency

• Open Government
  • Community Participation
  • Corporate Information

Consult and communicate with stakeholders

• Public Relations
  • Provide the community with relevant information - Press releases, Kimunico, Media material.

Ensure that all people involved in the direction and control of Council comply with their roles and responsibilities, and in so doing, provide leadership

• Corporate Responsibility
• Corporate Objectives
• Performance Management
• Corporate Tasks
• Industrial Relations