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Your council
Council's Vision
"To enhance the quality of life in the Gloucester Shire through the provision of services based on sound economic, social and environmental planning."
History
An act of Parliament in 1906 led to the formation of country councils in New South Wales.This act saw a temporary Council developed to represent the Gloucester district. Later in the same year the 417 registered electors voted for the first democratically elected Council in Gloucester. In 1910 the Council purchased land and built its first offices on the corner of Church and Tyrell Streets. Those offices served the organisation for almost 50 years and are now the location of the Gloucester Museum and Historical Society Collection.
The Council still operates today and has juristiction over the same 2,918 square kilometres that it did at its inception. The community is represented by 9 Councillors one of whom is elected by their peers to represent the community as the mayor. Each Councillor represents the community on Council Committees, which with representation of community members form part of the planning, development and decision making process. Councillor Profiles and their Committee involment are listed in the Councillor profiles.
A complaint is defined as an expression of dissatisfaction made about a standard of service provided by Council or the actions by Council or its workforce. Please note this policy DOES NOT COVER requests for services, reports of hazards or requests for information or explanation for policies etc. Council has an adopted Complaints Handling Policy which details the policy's objectives, principals, methods and process and provides an application form to access this form please click here.
The Local Government Act stipulates that the Council will appoint a General Manager to conduct the day to day management functions of the Council, and to this end will appoint appropriate levels of staffing and allocate functions to those appointed roles. Senior staff profiles and the operating structure of the organisation are outlined in the appropriate links.
| General Manager- Mr Norm McLeod
The General Manager is responsible for the efficient and effective operations of the Council organisation including the day to day management of Council, exercising such functions as delegated by the Council and the appointment, direction and dismissal of staff. Council’s Departmental Directors, as listed hereunder, report directly to the General Manager.
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Director of Corporate Services – Mr Paul Sheridan
The Director of Corporate Services is responsible for Administration, Finance and Accounting, Customer Service and Public Relations, IT and Records, Human Resources Management, Rates and Property and Community Services including RTA Agency, Tourist Office, Library and Youth Centre.
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| Director of Technical Services – Mr Gil Gendron
The Director of Technical Services is responsible for Roads, Bridges and Transport Network, including streets, signage, footpaths, car parks, drainage and weight of loads control; Survey and Design; Plant and Workshop; Parkes, Gardens and Recreation; Saleyards; Water and Sewerage Schemes.
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| Director of Planning and Environment – Mr Glenn Wilcox
The Director of Planning and Environment is responsible for Strategic Land Use Planning, including development and building control; Environment including water quality, septic tank inspections, pollution and noxious plants control, Rural Fire Services; Health Services including food inspections, companion animals, cemeteries, waste and recycling and Aged Care Facilities.
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| To view Council's Organisational Structure click here. |
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