19 permanent and casual staff carry out these functions. Administration Secretarial services are provided to the Mayor and Members, as well as all senior staff, ensuring a uniform presentation of documentation and correspondence. All electronic data equipment is maintained at a high level to ensure availability of data and software to all relevant staff. Personnel records are maintained for each employee.
Records are available to all networked staff.
The level of rate arrears continue to decrease, due to Council maintaining a firm yet sympathetic approach to the redemption of outstanding rate accounts. Ratepayers who may be experiencing financial constraints are encouraged to enter into time payment arrangements. All employees are paid each fortnight, by direct deposit into their Bank accounts, with expenditure eg wages and plant hire, dissected across the various cost centres within Council. Community and Cultural Community Centre Council operates the Jondaryan Shire Community Centre adjacent to the Shire Offices on the corner of Campbell and McDonald Streets, Oakey. It offers an auditorium for up to 500, with full stage, lighting and sound facilities, and will soon also have full catering and bar facilities as well.