Civic and Public Affairs Department

Unique IDAG-0009DescriptionThe Civic and Public Affairs Department was established when the Civic Affairs branch of CA 10, Parks and Recreations Department, was separated to become a department in its own right.

The new department consolidated the public relations and civic ceremonial responsibilities centred on the Town Hall (including maintenance, letting of the Town Hall and the protocol function), and linked them to the responsibility of information and secretarial services for the aldermen.

A Public Affairs Unit was established to increase communication between the Council and city residents by publicising its decisions. The Unit took over responsibility for public relations generally, and in this capacity produced the Annual Reports for 1983 to 1985. Subsequently that task passed to the Policy and Research Branch of CA 4, Information Systems.

The department coordinated the Sydney District Business association and the Sister City relationships with San Francisco, Wellington, Nagoya, and Portsmouth. It was responsible for use of Sydney Square and letting of the Town Hall House restaurant. Its first Director was Ron Stringer (who had been Controller of CA 10, Parks and Recreations). He was succeeded by John Randall who was appointed Director on 5 May 1987.

Commissioners who had replaced Council were empowered under the City of Sydney Act 1988 to draft organisational structures for the two councils (City of South Sydney and City of Sydney) constituted under the Act. The new structures were gazetted as Schedule 3 of the Act on 2 December 1988, to take effect on the 1 January 1989.

Under the new structures, the Civic and Public Affairs Department was abolished and replaced by CA 30, Civic Affairs. The function of media relations went to CA 4, Information Systems, and letting and maintenance of the Town Hall went to CA 11, Properties II.

Sources: CRS 116: 19.06.0011; Minutes of Council 19 March and 12 June 1984.CreationResolution of Council 14 June 1984AbolitionSchedule 3 of the City of Sydney Act 1988, proclaimed 2 December 1988

Series

Aldermen's Service Cards

Civic Events Photograph Albums

Invitations and Christmas Cards

Sister City Proclamations

Annual Reports II

Authority Books

Cable (Telegram) Books

Printed Programs of Entertainments and Civic Events

Audio Recordings

Visitors' Books

General Correspondence and Subject Files

Central Activity Files, 1979-1987

Aldermanic Photographs, 1877-1992 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

Agency

Civic Affairs

Properties II

Information Services

Description

Start date14th June 1984End date31st December 1988Relationship legacy dataPRECEDED BY: Parks and Recreations Department AG-0010 (14/06/1984)
RELATED TO: Council administration FN-0026 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
RELATED TO: Sydney City Council OR-0001 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
RELATED TO: External committees FN-0028 (14/06/1984 to 21/12/1988)
RELATED TO: Ceremonial events and civic occasions FN-0020 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
RELATED TO: Property management FN-0006 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
SUBORDINATE AGENCY: Japan Week Management Committee AG-0145 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
SUBORDINATE AGENCY: Sydney/Guangzhou Sister City Committee AG-0179 (03/05/1988 to 31/12/1988)
SUBORDINATE AGENCY: Sydney/Portsmouth Sister City Committee AG-0180 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
SUBORDINATE AGENCY: Sydney/San Francisco Sister City Committee AG-0147 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
SUBORDINATE AGENCY: Sydney/Nagoya Sister City Committee AG-0146 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
SUBORDINATE AGENCY: Sydney District Business Association AG-0164 (14/06/1984 to 31/12/1988)
Source System ID9

Relationships

Preceding agenciesParks and Recreations DepartmentSubordinate agenciesSydney District Business AssociationSydney/Nagoya Sister City CommitteeSydney/San Francisco Sister City CommitteeSydney / Portsmouth Sister City CommitteeSydney/Guangzhou Sister City CommitteeJapan Week Management CommitteeOrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated functionsCouncil administrationProperty managementCeremonial events and civic occasionsExternal committees

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