Management of administrative change

Unique IDAY-0085Description*** This activity applies to the City of Sydney only ***

The business of making changes to the structure of Council administration, to achieve business objectives such as reducing numbers of staff and improving the efficiency or effectiveness with which services are provided.

The first enquiry into the general working of the Corporation was held in 1870 with the appointment of a Special Committee which met from 22 November 1870 to 3 February 1871. [CRS 9/3].

However, the first major departmental change, as opposed to the creation of a new department, was the amalgamation of the Building Surveyor's and City Architect's departments (CA76 and CA77) to form a combined department (CA78) in 1881. Changes to the system of Council committees had begun by 1845 (with the amalgamation of the Markets Committee (CA127) into the By-Law Committee (CA113). However large-scale administrative change for both departmental and political agencies of the Council is a feature of the twentieth century, especially from about 1924 (for departments) and 1981 (for committees).

Flow charts presenting changes to Council's administrative structures are available.

Series

General Correspondence and Subject Files

Industrial Relations Reference Cards

Lord Mayor Sartor's Subject Files

Director of Information Systems' Papers

Authority Books

Authorities Index

Newtown Correspondence and Subject Files

General Correspondence and Subject Files

Central Activity Files, 1979-1987

Town Clerk's Correspondence Files, 1949-1968 [South Sydney Municipal Council]

Town Clerk's Department Correspondence Files, 1914-1978 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

Town Clerk's Correspondence Folders, 1899-1913

Letters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

Reports of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney]

Minutes of the Electric Lighting Committee, 1901-1942

Minutes of the Health and Recreations Committee, 1902-1973

Minutes of Special Committees, 1857-1950 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

Minutes of the General Purposes Committee, 1899-1973

Description

Start date22nd November 1870End date22nd November 1870Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Mayoralty / Lord Mayoralty FN-0023 (01/01/1992)
RELATED TO: Chief Executive Officer FN-0024 (31/12/1881)
RELATED TO: Council administration FN-0026 (9/11/1842)

Identification

Source system ID85

Relationships

FunctionCouncil administrationChief Executive OfficerMayoralty / Lord Mayoralty

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Management of administrative change