Executive team

The General Manager is responsible for the overall performance of Liverpool Plains Shire Council and the efficient and effective operation of the organisation, as well as implementing the decisions of Council's governing body.

Our General Manager, Cian Middleton, is supported by three Directors, each of whom leads a department with various service delivery responsibilities.

Together, our General Manager and Directors comprise our Executive Leadership Team.

General Manager - Cian Middleton

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Qualifications
  • Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors Course
  • Master of Business Administration, University of New England
  • Master of Legal Practice, Australian National University
  • Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (Distinction), RMIT University
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Adelaide
  • Bachelor of Arts (Politics and International Studies), University of Adelaide
Responsibilities

Section 355 of the Local Government Act 1993 provides that the role of the General Manager include the following functions:

(a) to conduct the day-to-day management of the Council in accordance with the strategic plans, programs, strategies and policies of the Council,
(b) to implement, without undue delay, lawful decisions of the Council,
(c) to advise the Mayor and the governing body on the development and implementation of the strategic plans, programs, strategies and policies of the Council,
(d) to advise the Mayor and the governing body on the appropriate form of community consultation on the strategic plans, programs, strategies and policies of the Council and other matters related to the Council,
(e) to prepare, in consultation with the Mayor and the governing body, the Council's Community Strategic Plan, Community Engagement Strategy, Resourcing Strategy, Delivery Program, Operational Plan and Annual Report,
(f) to ensure that the Mayor and other Councillors are given timely information and advice and the administrative and professional support necessary to effectively discharge their functions,
(g) to exercise any of the functions of the Council that are delegated by the Council to the General Manager,
(h) to appoint staff in accordance with the organisation structure determined under the Local Government Act 1993 and the resources approved by the Council,
(i) to direct and dismiss staff,
(j) to implement the Council's Workforce Management Strategy,
(k) any other functions that are conferred or imposed on the General Manager by or under the Local Government Act 1993 or any other Act.

Director Corporate Performance & CFO - Daniel Smallwood

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Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
Responsibilities
  • Accounts Payable and Payroll
  • Business Improvement
  • Corporate Planning and Reporting
  • Corporate Systems and Applications
  • Customer Service & Service NSW
  • Financial Planning and Strategy
  • Governance
  • IT Network and Cyber Security
  • Procurement
  • Rates and Revenue
  • Records Management
  • Risk Management

Director Infrastructure and Utilities - Vacant


Responsibilities
  • Asset and Spatial Systems
  • Cemeteries
  • Emergency Management
  • Fleet and Plant
  • Parks, Gardens and Sports Fields
  • Project Design and Delivery
  • Road Safety
  • Roads and Transport
  • Waste Management
  • Wastewater (Sewer) Management
  • Water Supply

Director Planning and Community - Julie Costa

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of New England
Responsibilities
  • Business, Industry and Destination Development
  • Community Development and Inclusion
  • Companion Animals
  • Development Assessment and Certification
  • Environment and Public Health
  • Events
  • Library Services
  • Property Management
  • Quirindi Caravan Park
  • Quirindi Eastside Child Care Centre
  • Plains Fitness Recreation Centre
  • Ranger Services
  • Strategic and Land Use Planning
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