South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts99—Role of chief executive officer
(1) The functions of
the chief executive officer include—
(a) to
ensure that the policies and lawful decisions of the council are implemented
in a timely and efficient manner;
(b) to
undertake responsibility for the day-to-day operations and affairs of the
council;
(c) to
provide advice and reports to the council on the exercise and performance of
its powers and functions under this or any other Act;
(d) to
co-ordinate proposals for consideration by the council for developing
objectives, policies and programs for the area;
(e) to
provide information to the council to assist the council to assess performance
against its strategic management plans;
(f) to
ensure that timely and accurate information about council policies and
programs is regularly provided to the council's community, and to ensure that
appropriate and prompt responses are given to specific requests for
information made to the council;
(g) to
ensure that the assets and resources of the council are properly managed and
maintained;
(h) to
ensure that records required under this or another Act are properly kept and
maintained;
(i)
to give effect to the principles of human resource
management prescribed by this Act and to apply proper management practices;
(ia) to
ensure that effective policies, systems and procedures are established and
maintained for the identification, assessment, monitoring, management and
annual review of strategic, financial and operational risks;
(ib) to
report annually to the relevant audit and risk committee on the council's
internal audit processes;
(j) to
exercise, perform or discharge other powers, functions or duties conferred on
the chief executive officer by or under this or other Acts, and to perform
other functions lawfully directed by the council.
(2) The
chief executive officer must consult with the council (to a reasonable degree)
when determining, or changing to a significant degree—
(a) the
organisational structure for the staff of the council; or
(b) the
processes, terms or conditions that are to apply to the appointment of
senior executive officers; or
(c) the
appraisal scheme that is to apply to senior executive officers.