Council Representatives
Mayor Chris Homer
Deputy Mayor Kellie Marsh
Councillor John Davey (chosen by Council)
Independent Representatives
External Facilitator (appointed as required) (non-voting)
Independent Support Person (chosen by CEO) (non-voting)
Meets
Four (4) times per year or as required at Shellharbour Civic Centre.
Purpose
The performance of the Chief Executive Officer must be reviewed at least annually against the agreed performance criteria for the position. Council may also choose to undertake more frequent interim reviews of the Chief Executive Officer’s performance.
Council is to establish a performance review panel and delegate the task of performance reviews of the Chief Executive Officer to this panel. It is recommended by the Office of Local Government (guidelines) that the whole process of performance management be delegated to the performance review panel, including discussions about performance, any actions that should be taken and the determination of the new performance agreement.
Performance review panels should comprise the mayor, the deputy mayor, another councillor nominated by council and a councillor nominated by the Chief Executive Officer. Panel members will be trained in the performance management of Chief Executive Officers.
The role of the review panel includes:
- conducting performance reviews
- reporting the findings and recommendations of those reviews to council
- development of the performance agreement.
The council and the Chief Executive Officer may agree on the involvement of an external facilitator to assist with the process of performance appraisal and the development of new performance plans. This person should be selected by the council or the performance review panel. All councillors not on the panel can contribute to the process by providing feedback to the mayor on the Chief Executive Officer’s performance.
All councillors will be notified of relevant dates in the performance review cycle and be kept advised of the panel’s findings and recommendations.