Question 14: Have you as aldermen initiated any kind of reporting protocols to enable you to effectively review the QVMAG as a component of the Council's operation given the value/s of, and the nature of, its collections and the significance of the QVMAG's recurrent expenditures?
Response: The separation of policy and operational roles that appropriately exist under the Act for good governance of Councils frames the reporting processes that apply to all directorates of the Council. Significant policies, such as those relative to the collection, are determined by the Council. Detailed budget information is provided to Aldermen as part of the annual process. Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery also produces an annual report which is publically available, presented at the Council's Annual General Meeting and provided to the State Government.
MY RESPONSE: Firstly, the issue of the separation of the governance/trusteeship and management roles is at root of the question being posed here. It is clear that the two roles have become fundamentally blurred in practice in so much as it is implied in the response.
The QVMAG’s Annual Report in an ‘operational report’ that, on the available evidence, is simply a catalogue the institution’s activity. Essentially the institution is not exposed to any kind of rigorous, open and transparent critical review process by the aldermen/trustees given this resonse to the question.
Indeed it seems that the aldermen/trustees have not established relevant KPI's to guide management in their 'operational role'.
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