Corporate Services Division

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TypeAgencyDate Range1991-1995DescriptionCorporate Services was one of the divisions established as a result of the restructuring which came into effect 9 September, 1991. In the 1990/1991 annual report.

Its activities are listed as communications (both corporate public relations and internal), legal counsel, management services (including total quality), administration (including records management), computer services, facility management, and Council services. The legal counsel (City Solicitor) function was dropped by 1993.

The 1993/1994 annual report described the division as responsible for identifying and co-ordinating a range of activities affecting the Council as a whole. These included co-ordinating Council and committee structure and processes, supporting the change management process, delivering human resource and quality management advice and programmes (including equal opportunity advice programmes), providing services for computerisation, printing and administration (including records).

During the period 1992-1994, the division renamed many of these activities and its functions varied. In early 1993 it had seven sections: Administration (records, reception); Corporate Communications, Council Services, Customer Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Internal Audit.

Customer Services was taken over by the opening of the City Service Centre on 1 April 1993. As a result of a divisional review, after November 1993 the Human Resources function was decentralised and each divisional manager was made responsible for staff under their control. After the implementation of the full Council restructuring and transfer of all other units either into Commissioning or Service Delivery groups from late 1994, most corporate functions were moved into the Corporate Office unit. The head of the new Corporate Office, Barbara Grieve, was announced in February 1995.

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Controlling Agency or OrganisationWellington City CouncilControlling Agency or Organisation Date Range1870-

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Successor Agency or OrganisationCity Service Centre

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