sec.15Responsibilities of council employees

### sec.15 Responsibilities of council employees All employees of the council have the following responsibilities— implementing the policies and priorities of the council in a way that promotes— the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and excellence in service delivery; and continual improvement; carrying out their duties in a way that ensures the council— discharges its responsibilities under this Act; and complies with all laws that apply to the council; and achieves its corporate plan; providing sound and impartial advice to the council; carrying out their duties impartially and with integrity; ensuring their personal conduct does not reflect adversely on the reputation of the council; improving all aspects of their work performance; observing all laws relating to their employment; observing the ethics principles under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; complying with a code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . The chief executive officer has the following extra responsibilities— managing the council in a way that promotes— the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and excellence in service delivery; and continual improvement; managing the other council employees through management practices that— promote equal employment opportunities; and are responsive to the council’s policies and priorities; establishing and implementing goals and practices in accordance with the policies and priorities of the council; establishing and implementing practices about access and equity to ensure members of the community have access to— council programs; and appropriate avenues for reviewing council decisions; the safe custody of— all records about the proceedings, accounts or transactions of the council or its committees; and all documents owned or held by the council; complying with particular requests under section 171 from councillors. s 15 amd 2013 No. 60 s 33 sch 1 (sec.15-ssec.1) All employees of the council have the following responsibilities— implementing the policies and priorities of the council in a way that promotes— the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and excellence in service delivery; and continual improvement; carrying out their duties in a way that ensures the council— discharges its responsibilities under this Act; and complies with all laws that apply to the council; and achieves its corporate plan; providing sound and impartial advice to the council; carrying out their duties impartially and with integrity; ensuring their personal conduct does not reflect adversely on the reputation of the council; improving all aspects of their work performance; observing all laws relating to their employment; observing the ethics principles under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; complying with a code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . (sec.15-ssec.2) The chief executive officer has the following extra responsibilities— managing the council in a way that promotes— the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and excellence in service delivery; and continual improvement; managing the other council employees through management practices that— promote equal employment opportunities; and are responsive to the council’s policies and priorities; establishing and implementing goals and practices in accordance with the policies and priorities of the council; establishing and implementing practices about access and equity to ensure members of the community have access to— council programs; and appropriate avenues for reviewing council decisions; the safe custody of— all records about the proceedings, accounts or transactions of the council or its committees; and all documents owned or held by the council; complying with particular requests under section 171 from councillors. - (a) implementing the policies and priorities of the council in a way that promotes— (i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and (ii) excellence in service delivery; and (iii) continual improvement; - (i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and - (ii) excellence in service delivery; and - (iii) continual improvement; - (b) carrying out their duties in a way that ensures the council— (i) discharges its responsibilities under this Act; and (ii) complies with all laws that apply to the council; and (iii) achieves its corporate plan; - (i) discharges its responsibilities under this Act; and - (ii) complies with all laws that apply to the council; and - (iii) achieves its corporate plan; - (c) providing sound and impartial advice to the council; - (d) carrying out their duties impartially and with integrity; - (e) ensuring their personal conduct does not reflect adversely on the reputation of the council; - (f) improving all aspects of their work performance; - (g) observing all laws relating to their employment; - (h) observing the ethics principles under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , section 4 ; - (i) complying with a code of conduct under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 . - (i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and - (ii) excellence in service delivery; and - (iii) continual improvement; - (i) discharges its responsibilities under this Act; and - (ii) complies with all laws that apply to the council; and - (iii) achieves its corporate plan; - (a) managing the council in a way that promotes— (i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and (ii) excellence in service delivery; and (iii) continual improvement; - (i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and - (ii) excellence in service delivery; and - (iii) continual improvement; - (b) managing the other council employees through management practices that— (i) promote equal employment opportunities; and (ii) are responsive to the council’s policies and priorities; - (i) promote equal employment opportunities; and - (ii) are responsive to the council’s policies and priorities; - (c) establishing and implementing goals and practices in accordance with the policies and priorities of the council; - (d) establishing and implementing practices about access and equity to ensure members of the community have access to— (i) council programs; and (ii) appropriate avenues for reviewing council decisions; - (i) council programs; and - (ii) appropriate avenues for reviewing council decisions; - (e) the safe custody of— (i) all records about the proceedings, accounts or transactions of the council or its committees; and (ii) all documents owned or held by the council; - (i) all records about the proceedings, accounts or transactions of the council or its committees; and - (ii) all documents owned or held by the council; - (f) complying with particular requests under section 171 from councillors. - (i) the effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; and - (ii) excellence in service delivery; and - (iii) continual improvement; - (i) promote equal employment opportunities; and - (ii) are responsive to the council’s policies and priorities; - (i) council programs; and - (ii) appropriate avenues for reviewing council decisions; - (i) all records about the proceedings, accounts or transactions of the council or its committees; and - (ii) all documents owned or held by the council;