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MINISTER FOR URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 617

Urban Services Portfolio - Consultants

Mr Kaine - asked the Minister for Urban Services:

Further to your reply to question no 525 of 9 September 1991, will you provide details of the specific tasks undertaken by the following consultants

(1) Management and Technology Consulting (payment of $20,000 for Preparation of

Corporate Plan)

(2) C Heckler (payment of $55,000 for Guidance to the Future Directions project t in

preparation for a Senior Executive Seminar)

(3) R Sommerville (payment of $208 for Selection interview scribing services)

Mr Connolly -the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) The consultancy provided professional services in assisting the City Services Group

of the Department to develop the 1991-95 corporate plan. These services included:

- facilitating and monitoring the corporate planning process at unit and division level

- providing advice on the monitoring of the progress of the corporate plan

- providing recommendations advising on possible improvements to the 1991-95 corporate plan

- providing feedback on progress of the planning process

The corporate plan will provide the City Services Group with a valuable and accountable history of the Groups achievements in 1991-92 and an ongoing contribution to long term objectives and short term commitments

(2) Following the implementation of the new Department of Urban Services

organisation structure that was agreed to by the previous Government, the next phase

of the Chris Heckler consultancy was to report on strategic directions and service

planning within the Department. The exercise also aimed to provide a management

framework to improve efficiencies across the Department. The analyses covered a

five year forward period, providing comprehensive information in determining broad

strategic directions.

The final stage of the consultancy was to facilitate a senior executive retreat on 27 - 28 September 1991, at which papers on the findings were presented and analysed.

(3) Mr Sommerville assisted the Government Services Group in providing scribing

services for interviews held for a Senior Officer position in the Group.

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