Annual Report - City of Bayswater

The City of Bayswater has declaredthe following services which fallwithin the definition of the CPA toopen market competition (opentendering):1. The provision of waste collectionservices including recycling andgreenwaste has been contractedto Cleanaway and is subject tocontinuous review.2. The management of the MorleySport and Recreation Centre.3. Private contractors have beenappointed to manage theEmbleton Public Golf Courseand the Maylands PeninsulaPublic Golf Course.4. The management of theresidential aged care facilitiessuch as the City of BayswaterHostel, Carramar Hostel,the independent living units,Salisbury Retreat and NorandaRetreat facilities are all managedby Uniting Church Homes undera contract which was subject toa tender process.Compliance with the StateRecords Act 2000Record Services manages therecords of the City in accordancewith legal requirements.The City of Bayswater RecordkeepingPlan as adopted by Councilin February 2004 was approvedby the State Records Commissionon 30 August 2004 for a periodof five (5) years. A review of theRecordkeeping Plan was conductedin accordance with Section 28 ofthe Act and an amended Plan wasresubmitted to the State RecordsCommission in October 2009. On15 June 2010, the State RecordsCommission approved the amendedRecordkeeping Plan for anotherfive (5) years expiring in 2015, bywhich time a further review mustbe undertaken.During 2009-10 more than 70,200documents were registered in theCity’s document managementsystem, (known as DataWorks).All new City employees undertakean induction training session for theDataWorks system. This inductioncovers employee responsibilitiesin regard to their compliance withthe record keeping plan, policyand procedures.Disclosure of annual salariesLegislative amendments included theinsertion of regulation 19B into theLocal Government (Administration)Regulations 1986. Regulation 19Brequires that the Annual Report of alocal government for a financial year isto contain information on the numberof employees of the local governmententitled to an annual salary of$100,000 or more and the numberof employees with an annual salaryentitlement that falls within each bandof $10,000 over $100,000.Salary range2009-10 number of employees$100,000 - $109,000 -$110,000 - $119,999$120,000 - $129,000 3$130,000 - $139,999 1$140,000 - $149,999 -$150,000 - $159,999 1$160,000 - $169,999 -$170,000 - $179,999 -$180,000 - $189,999 -Disclosure of business activities relating toserving CouncillorsIn accordance with Council Policy No. EOP18, the following breakdownprovides a disclosure of funds paid to business entities that have arelationship with any standing councillor.CouncillorCompanyNameIndustryOverall funds paidthroughout 2009-10- - - -Register of complaints of minor breachesIn accordance with Section 5.121 of the Local Government Act, 1995 (asamended) and Section 5.53(2) the annual report requires disclosure ofcomplaints received during the year.No of complaintsAction TakenAustralian Day celebrations1 Nil – (No action required as advised by theLocal Government Department)32 city of bayswater annual report 2009-10