Along with other Progress Association President’s We recently participated in a ZOOM briefing by the Mayor and CEO on Council’s reponse to COVID -19. Issue covered included:

• All 142 Head Office staff working from home or some to Depot/outdoor tasks. Vulnerable staff/partners sent home immediately. Multi-union local government SPLINTER award utilised
• Cooperative agreements with casual staff to ensure access to JOBSEEKER
• Post SARS Council had well developed Pandemic, Business Continuity and Technological Support plans
• Fully compliant with social distancing including within work vehicles
• Medical and some food supplies (past/rice) difficult to source. Toilet paper stolen from public toilets
• Business relief package of $1.6M for Council tenants
• Changes to legislation to allow working from home, virtual Council meetings, live webcasting
• Volunteers replaced with Council staff for services such as Meals on Wheels, Linen, shopping/delivery
• Participates in Hospmarket in the Interchange where local food outlets (including Dougherty) use for delivery at lower cost
• New online engagement with gym members, youth, library (plus more mobile library)
• Lights on from 5-7pm at Beauchamp Park, Willoughby and Artarmon ovals
• Free parking at TNSH in Council carparks for hospital workers
• Das still being processed
• Programs to reduce fixed costs
• State government’s financial support package may yield $80,000
• State government’s Emergency Services Levy waived
• Mayor and CEO have used their delegations when appropriate
• Current operations will be extended or wound-back as necessary
• lt for community to respond appropriately to DA due to no change to exhibition times (Federation will seek extensions)
• DAs no longer published in print. This may continue post-COVID. What alternatives could be used?

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