Management of Holroyd Council
Council is directed and controlled by the elected Mayor and Councillors. You can read our charter and code of conduct, as well as find out about the Holroyd Model and competitive neutrality.
The day-to-day operations of Council are overseen by the General Manager and his staff. A diagram of Holroyd's senior management and management is provided.
Current senior management:
- General Manager - Merv Ismay
- Corporate and Financial Services - Tim Butler
- Engineering Services - Stephen Joannidis
- Environmental and Planning Services - Greg Raft
- Library and Community Services - Diane Jogia
The General Manager is responsible for the efficient, effective operation of Council’s organisation and ensuring the implementation, without undue delay, of decisions of the Council.
The General Manager has the following particular functions:
- The day-to-day management of the Council
- To exercise such of the functions of the Council as are delegated by Council to the General Manager
- To appoint staff in accordance with an organisation structure and resources approved by Council
- To direct and dismiss staff
- To implement Council’s equal employment opportunity management plan.
General Manager's Department:
- Holroyd Centre
- Human Resources
- Internal Audit
- Media Relations and Promotions
- Policy Unit
Corporate and Financial Services:
- Administration
- Computer Services
- Corporate Planning
- Council Secretariat
- Customer Services
- Entrepreneurial Services
- Financial Management
- Legal Services
- Printing Services
- Property Management
- Purchasing Services
- Records Management
- Risk Management
Library and Community Services:
- Aged Services
- Children’s Services
- Community Buses
- Community Development
- Community Facilities
- Disability Services
- Ethnic Services
- Library Services
- Meals On Wheels
- Social Planning
- Toy Library
- Vacation Care Services
- Youth Services
Engineering Services:
- Asset Management
- Council Buildings
- Cycleways
- Drainage
- Flood Mitigation
- Footpaths
- Parks and Reserves
- Public Works
- Road Construction
- Road Maintenance
- Street Cleaning
- Street Lighting
- Swimming Centres
- Traffic Management
Environmental and Planning Services:
- Building Control
- Development Control
- Environment Management
- Forward Planning
- Heritage Matters
- Ordinance Inspectors
- Planning Codes
- Public Health
- Recycling, Immunisation
- Re-zonings
- Subdivision
- Tree Preservation
- Waste Management
The General Manager and other senior staff (the Directors) of the Council are employed under contracts that are performance-based. The term of a contract which can be reviewed is for a period up to 5 years.
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