Guidelines have been issued under section 23A of the Local Government Act 1993 on the recruitment of senior executive roles in councils.

The Guidelines provide guidance on the following topics:

• merit selection in recruitment processes
• the development of staff capabilities and the use of internal recruitment processes
• the need for councils to have recruitment policies
• the use of recruitment/human resources specialists when recruiting for senior executive roles
• the use of subject matter experts when recruiting for senior executive roles
• the role of internal audit in auditing recruitment processes
• the role of councillors in the recruitment of staff
• consultation with councillors on “senior staff” appointments, and
• reporting wrongdoing in recruitment processes.

Resources

• Guidelines on the recruitment of senior council executives – PDF