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 - Stan Antczak
- 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:
- Media Relations and Promotions
- Holroyd Centre
- Internal Audit/Corporate Review
- Policy Unit
Corporate and Financial Services:
- Financial Management
- Customer Services
- Administration
- Computer Services
- Records Management
- Human Resources
- Risk Management
- Property Management
- Printing Services
- Entrepreneurial Services
- Council Secretariat
- Legal Services
- Purchasing Services
Library and Community Services:
- Aged Services
- Youth Services
- Children’s Services
- Vacation Care Services
- Social Planning
- Toy Library
- Community Development
- Library Services
- Community Facilities
- Community Buses
- Disability Services
- Ethnic Services
- Meals On Wheels
Engineering Services:
- Road Construction
- Road Maintenance
- Parks and Reserves
- Drainage
- Flood Mitigation
- Public Works
- Traffic Management
- Council Buildings
- Swimming Centres
- Street Cleaning
- Asset Management
- Footpaths
- Street Lighting
- Cycleways
Environmental and Planning Services:
- Building Control
- Waste Management
- Public Health
- Environment Management
- Ordinance Inspectors
- Development Control
- Tree Preservation
- Forward Planning
- Subdivision
- Re-zonings
- Planning Codes
- Heritage Matters
- Recycling, Immunisation
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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