Date Adopted: 7 October 2016 (OC138/2016)
Review Date: As required
The Committee is established for the purpose of engaging in and undertaking a developmental process to determine, in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), relevant Key Performance Measures for the CEO, for undertaking the formal review process of the performance of the CEO against the agreed Key Performance Measures in accordance with these terms of reference and for making other recommendations to the Council relevant to the employment and performance of the CEO.
The Committee’s terms of reference are to:
CEO: is the Chief Executive Officer.
Councillor: is a person appointed or elected by the electors of a particular ward, as a representative of the ward in the Central Desert Regional Council.
President: is the person appointed or elected as the principal Member of the Central Desert Regional Council to represent the local government area as a whole.
Staff: includes Staff, contractors, volunteers and all others who perform work on behalf of council.
Recruitment of CEO
Council’s role is to appoint the CEO, on the advice of the Committee. The Committee’s role is to identify a suitable person and refer the appointment of that person to Council.
The Committee’s role is to:
The Committee is empowered to identify a single person as suitable for recommendation to the Council for appointment as CEO.
If, however, the Committee fails to reach a unanimous view as to that person, it shall on the request of any member of the Committee (made at the meeting of the Committee resolving which candidate should be recommended to Council) refer the matter to Council for determination of who, from the final short-list, is to be appointed.
Performance of CEO
Council’s role is to determine the performance plan, on the advice of the Committee, and to assess the CEO’s performance measured against that plan. The Committee’s role is to prepare a draft performance plan for Council’s consideration and determination; to attend to the collection and collation of Elected Member feedback in relation to the CEO’s performance as measured against the performance plan approved by Council; and to present the results to Council.
The Committee’s role is to:
Remuneration and Conditions of Service of CEO
Council’s role is to determine any changes in salary and/or conditions of employment of the CEO. The Committee’s role is to ensure the participation of the CEO in the process; and to make recommendations to Council as to any proposed changes in salary and/or conditions of employment of the CEO.
The Committee’s role is to:
Taking into account the recommendations of the Committee, to:
The committee is comprised of the President, Deputy President and two (2) Councillors endorsed by the Council. To ensure gender equity, the committee will attempt to ensure equal representation of male and female committee members.
The President will chair the committee.
A quorum for the CEO Performance Review Committee is the President and two committee members.
In order to ensure continuity and a useful level of knowledge and experience, the CEO Performance Committee members are not permitted to send proxies to the meeting.
The term of office is for the Local Government electoral term. A newly elected Council will appoint a new CEO Performance Review Committee. Should a Councillor be re-elected, he/she may serve multiple terms on the committee if appointed.
Decisions made by the Committee will be reported by inclusion of its minutes at the next Council meeting. Minutes and all reports will be dealt with in closed session.
Date | Details |
7 October 2016 | Approved by Council (OC138/2016) |
To download a pdf of the CEO Performance Review Committee terms of reference please click on: CEO Performance Review Committee Terms of Reference