PACKAGE

1. Information Package
For the Position of Chief Executive Officer
Gympie Regional Council
Applications Close 5pm Monday 6th June 2011

2. CLOSING DATE: 5pm
REFERENCE NO: GRC4010
Monday 6th June 2011
TITLE: Chief Executive Officer LOCATION: Gympie
CONTACT OFFICER: Allie Maclure
CONTACT PHONE: (07) 3000 2265
REVIEW DATE: April 2011 CONTACT EMAIL: apply@lgaq.asn.au
SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Applications will remain current for 12 months
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6. REGION OVERVIEW
• The Gympie Region is located in South East Queensland, one of Australia's fastest growing regions.
Gympie, the economic hub of the Gympie Region, is located 160 kilometres north of the State Capital,
Brisbane and about a 40 minute drive north from Noosa.
• Gympie Regional Council came into being on 15 March 2008 following the amalgamation of the former
Cooloola Shire, former Kilkivan Shire and Division 3 of the former Tiaro Shire.
• Gympie is a Region on the move with major infrastructure projects opening the door for growth and
development. The Gympie Region is also blessed with an environment that is attractive to both
residents and visitors alike. Here, we have an enviable life style and Council and residents working
together to make this an area that we are proud to call home.
• There is an increasing emphasis placed on Council to plan for the future and implement decisions that
will ensure the financial sustainability of this Council into the future. It takes a dedicated team of strong
individuals who are prepared to make difficult decisions to advance the Gympie Region and maintain a
financially sustainable Council.
• Council is committed to creating a climate for business growth, with increased number of businesses,
expansion of existing local industry and effective marketing strategies.
• Significant progress has also been made with Gympie Region strategic planning. A number of planning
studies have been completed which will underpin the new planning scheme. A number of significant
infrastructure projects have also been completed or commenced.
• A Vibrant Community
• A Sustainable Economy
• A Responsibly Managed Environment
• Strong Council Leadership
Council’s goals as stated in Council’s
Corporate Plan:
• A Vibrant Community;
• A Sustainable Economy;
• A Responsibly Managed
Environment; and
• Strong Council Leadership.

7. SELECTION CRITERIA
Your application will include a covering letter, key selection criteria response and resume.
SC1 Development, Motivation and Support for Employees:
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, encourage and direct the efforts of others towards the
completion of plans and achievement of determined objectives, in an environment which
provides ongoing personal development opportunities for individuals.
SC2 Allocation and Use of Resources:
• Proven management skills and a demonstrated record of achievement, related to the
management of human, financial, and strategic resources in an executive position.
SC3 Sound Personal Relationships:
• Ability to develop and maintain sound and effective personal relationships, both within and
external to the organisation through good communication, teamwork, trust and respect for
individuals.
SC4 Effective and Efficient Customer Service:
• Demonstrated capacity to establish and develop effective relationships with customers; through
the determination of needs, management of processes and delivery standards, instigation of
continuous review, and the development of staff competencies.
SC5 Legislative and Council Requirements:
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the Legislative framework within which Council
operates and the capacity to quickly identify and respond to those requirements.
SC6 Contribution to Policy:
• Proficiency in the analysis, development and implementation of strategic policies.
SC7 Management of Organisational Change Initiatives:
• Sound knowledge of and the demonstrated ability to apply the principles underlying
organisational change, with an emphasis on equity, effectiveness, participation, responsiveness
and accountability.
SC8 Representing and Communicating on behalf of Council:
• Superior communication, consultative, interpersonal and negotiating skills applicable to an
environment of change, particularly in dealing with Main Roads, RPC and RMPC contracts.

8. POSITION DESCRIPTION, PERFORMANCE CRITERIA, CODE OF
CONDUCT
SCHEDULE A
TITLE: Chief Executive Officer
REPORTS TO: Mayor
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Gympie Regional Council
DATE AGREED:
APPROVED:
......................... ................................................
Chief Executive Officer Mayor
POSITION OBJECTIVES:
The Chief Executive Officer is Council's principal staff officer, exercising overall management
responsibility for Council's operations.
The Chief Executive Officer:
1. acts as the primary link between councillors and the organisation and is
responsible for providing assistance to councillors in developing policy;
2. provides leadership to staff in achieving Council objectives;
3. oversights the financial management of the Council;
4. communicates and promotes Council's policies to the community it serves.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
i) Managing Council Relationships
Responsibility: Provide advice, policy development and decision making support to Council.
Criteria: Timely, quality advice, no significant oversights.
Responsibility: Ensure implementation of Council resolutions, policies and decisions.
Criteria: Timely, effective action, progress monitored and variances reported.

9. Responsibility: Provide development opportunities for councillors.
Criteria: Councillor satisfaction in the programs offered.
ii) Organisation and Operations Management
Responsibility: Provide leadership and co-ordinate departmental operations and performance.
Criteria: Performance planning and reporting system effectiveness, variance
identification, communication effectiveness.
Responsibility: Ensure output is monitored and services provided in an efficient cost-effective
manner.
Criteria: Operational efficiency, service and output standards attained.
Responsibility: Develop, maintain and review Council's corporate plan.
Criteria: Corporate plan developed to Council's satisfaction.
Responsibility: Develop and maintain organisation structures to achieve Council's objectives.
Criteria: Organisational structure to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
Responsibility: Provide organisational change leadership and support.
Criteria: Input level and effectiveness; actual achievement against planned.
Responsibility: Ensure development and maintenance of appropriate systems, procedures and
performance standards.
Criteria: Level of operational system development and documentation.
iii) Financial Management
Responsibility: Advise Council of financial implications of policy determinations.
Criteria: Timely quality advice, no significant oversights.
Responsibility: Exercise management oversight of Council financial operations.
Criteria: Financial management system in compliance with contemporary practice and
requirements.
Responsibility: Ensure appropriate financial planning.
Criteria: Forward financial plan in accordance with Council's objective.

10. Responsibility: Maintain financial systems and controls.
Criteria: Financial systems and control effectiveness.
Responsibility: Achieve financial targets.
Criteria: Financial targets achieved.
iv) Human Resources Management
Responsibility: Ensure human resources management plans, systems, procedures and
programs are developed and implemented.
Criteria: Human resources systems developed in accordance with Council requirements
and contemporary practice.
Responsibility: Promote teamwork and develop and maintain positive work relations and
appropriate organisation culture.
Criteria: Culture development complies with Council's objectives.
v) Public Relations Management
Responsibility: Communicate and promote Council's policies to the community it serves.
Criteria: Level of communication.
Responsibility: Ensure services, communications and dealings of staff with the public and
external bodies are of a high standard.
Criteria: Customer satisfaction/complaints.
Code of Conduct
(To be read in conjunction with Council’s existing Code of Conduct for Council staff.)
1 The Council expects a certain conduct both at the workplace and as part of the
Community
2 Specifically this means that, at all times:
(a) Taking care with Council property
(b) Respecting the customs and beliefs of community members
(c) Behaving in a manner that does not cause offence or bring disrepute on the
Council or the Community and the individuals that make up the Council and
Community.
(d) Obeying the rules and guidelines that the Council may implement at the workplace
and/or on behalf of the Community.
(e) Being honest in your employment and dealings with the Council at all times.

11. (f) Whilst in full time employment with Council you may not undertake any other paid
work, unless approved by Council.
3 Confidentiality
(a) Any information and/or documentation relating to the business of Council, shall not
be disclosed to anyone unless, authorised in writing to do so by the Council or as
per legislation.
4 Council Property
(a) All property, including documents, of the Council remain the property of the
Council, even though they may be retained in your possession as a consequence
of your employment duties. You may not borrow, lend or possess any Council
property unless authorised by the Council to do so. On termination of employment
any and all Council property in your possession is to be returned to the Council.

12. SALARY AND CONDITIONS
SCHEDULE B
The final salary package will be negotiated with the successful applicant, but the following can be
used as a guide.
Employment will be in accordance with a five (5) year performance based contract with options for renewal.
Description Annual Notes
Value
Salary
1 (Superable Salary) $210,000 May be salary sacrificed at neutral cost to Council
2 Annual Leave Loading $2,827 Based on 4 weeks annual leave. Note that an
additional 5 days leave is granted in lieu of RDO’s.
Annual leave loading is not calculated on this leave.
Employer $26,250 12.5% of base salary
3 Superannuation
Contributions
Full private usage of $20,000 Notional Value – Log books must be maintained for
4 fully maintained FBT purposes to minimise cost of FBT to Council.
vehicle within Vehicle to be cleaned by employee but otherwise
Queensland maintained by Council. Usage outside Queensland to
be approved by Mayor.
5 Telephone rental and $1,000 Actual Cost up to $1000 per year.
calls for house Unused portion expires annually.
6 Broadband internet for $750 Actual Cost up to $750 per year.
house Unused portion expires annually.
Total $260,827
In addition:
• Base salary will increase 3.5% per annum commencing one year after the employment
date;
• Reasonable relocation expenses (to the value of $3000 including GST reimbursed 50%
upon arrival and 50% after 12months) ; and
• A mobile phone and laptop (with mobile broadband connection) will be provided for
business use at Council’s cost.

13. HOW TO APPLY
Please return your application – which must include your CV and cover letter – marked
“Strictly Confidential” to:-
Ms Allie Maclure
Local Government Association of Queensland Inc
apply@lgaq.asn.au
Quoting Ref No: GRC4010

14. CORPORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE
Corporate Structure / Directorate Responsibilities
Chief Executive Officer
Office of the CEO
Oversight of Council Directorates, Meeting Administration, Elected Representatives Assistance, Corporate Policy, Coordinate Corporate Strategic Planning, Organisational Advancement, Risk Management, QA Systems, Internal Audit Plans, Investigations, Economic
Development, Media and public relations
Directorates
Corporate Services Financial Services Community Services Planning & Development Engineering
Water & Sewerage Design Works
 CEO Support  Purchasing,  Art Gallery & Museums,  MCU Applications ,
 Corporate Information  Inventory Control  Civic Centre,  Reconfiguration of Lots  Water & Sewerage  Design & estimates for:  Lands protection operations,
Systems  Audit & Audit  Community Halls,  Operational Works Applications ,  Planning, - Bikeways  Parks and gardens management,
 Information Technology Committee,  - Bridges 
 Library Services,  Survey Plan Endorsements, Design, Plant purchase and management,
- Footpaths
 Records Management  Budget,  RADF,  Planning Scheme Building Works  Construction,  Contracts,
- Roads
 Change Management  Donations / Grants  Community Events & Engagement, Assessments,  Operation and - Stormwater  Capacity coordination,
 Corporate Governance Assistance,  Community Development Planning,  Compliance & Enforcement, maintenance of water - Traffic control,  Fleet & workshops.
Support  Fees & Charges,  Social Planning,  Planning & Development supply and sewerage  Speed limits,  Construction & maintenance of Bikeways
 Corporate Systems Investments, Certificates, systems, /Bridges /Roads / Footpaths/Drains,
 Grants Officer Coordination,  GIS – maps & plans,
Review  Financial Plans &  Advertising Sign Regulations,  Water supply and  Airport maintenance,
 Pavilion, Sewerage schemes  Flood Records,
 Right to Reports, 
 Youth Development Planning Advice
reticulation & treatment,  Land development,  Boat ramps maintenance,
Information/Information  Loans Management, 
 Aged Care Packages, Planning Scheme Reviews /
 Trade waste monitoring,  On street off street &  Depot operations,
Privacy  Town Hall consolidation,
 Beach Services ,  regulated parking design,  Licensed gates & grids,
 Judicial Review  Debtors – Rates &  Land Use Policy,
Water & Sewage System
 Caravan Parks (Public & Private), Management Plans and  Road closures,  Natural resource management,
 Public Interest Other,  Environmental Planning,
Disclosures  Cemeteries, associated reports,  Street lighting,  Noxious weeds spraying,
 Payroll,  Recreation Planning,
 Administrative Action  Chemicals,  Water and Sewer work  Street names & numbers,  Park maintenance,
 GST,  Heritage/ Conservation Planning,
Complaints request register,  Major project facilitation,  Footpath trees,
 Creditors,  Community Health Services,
 Human Resources  Legislation,  Environmental approvals  MCU Applications  Quarries operations,
 Insurance  EPA (Pollution Control),
 Recruitment  State / Community Liaison, for water and sewage engineering component,  Dept of Mains Roads maintenance and
 Health Inspection & Licenses, schemes,
 Induction and Staff  Foreshore Protection,  Reconfiguration of lots construction contracts,
 Immunisation,  W&S quality assurance
Support  River Protection engineering component,  Saleyards,
 Noise Control, systems,
 Workplace Health and  Building Certification & Inspections,  Operational works  Street cleaning, litter collection & public
 Pensioner Units,  W&S strategic applications engineering
Safety Coordination  Building Regulations, refuse collection,
 Public Housing, infrastructure planning, component,
 Workers Compensation  Composting Toilets,  Stock control & stock permits,
 Public Amenities,  Preparation of quotations  Acceptance of donated
 Workforce rehabilitation  Plumbing Approvals &Inspections, for minor water and  Workshop operations,
 Waste Collection Contract Services, assets,
 Workforce Training  Complaints Resolution sewerage works  Subdivision contract work,
 Waste Management Facilities Design &  Asset management
 Industrial Relations -  Building / Plumbing Advice, system engineering  Private works,
Monitoring,
including EB  On-site Sewerage & Septic, outputs  Street & off street parking stations
Coordination,  Swimming Pools,
 Trade Waste Regulation, cleaning,
 EEO, Develop Workplace  Vector Management,
 Rainwater Tank installation  Soil laboratory,
Culture and Practices  Vending (roadside),
 Strategic Planning  Sign manufacturing unit,
 General Council  Rainwater Tanks Inspections (vector control)
 Customer request register,
Administration  Abandon Vehicles,
 Fire hazard management,
 Lease matters  Dogs, Cats, Birds, Poultry Control/Registration,
 Manage applicable environmental
 Various registers  Camping, licenses,
 Building Maintenance  Local Disaster Coordination,  Design preventative maintenance
 Branch Management  Regulated Parking Operation & Control, programs,
 Centrelink Agency  Pound Operations,  Preparation of tenders,
 Government Services  Rural Fire Brigades,  Temporary road closures,
(QGAP)  Litter Enforcement ,  Property accesses,
 Overgrown allotments,  Foreshores construction and maintenance
 Footpath Use (street dining),
 Parks Use Approvals,
 Incinerators,
 Stable Licensing,
 Landfill daily operations in accordance with
EHO monitoring
CS-I-030 Directorate Responsibilities Reviewed: 24/05/11
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