Finance and Governance

The Finance team is primarily responsible for managing Hume City Council’s budgets and financial reporting, and ensuring the procurement of services meets legislative and best practice requirements. This includes Capital works budgeting and reporting, tendering administration. The Finance division is also responsible for levying and collection of user fees, charges and rates from more than 100,000 ratepayers.

The Governance department provides a wide range of services to Hume City Council, including advice on Council’s legislative responsibilities, privacy and integrity matters, and instruments of delegation; management of risk and insurance portfolios; facilitating Council meetings and citizenship ceremonies; infringement management; and place naming. It also ensures the effective and efficient allocation of Council resources, in accordance with the principles of the Local Government Act 2020 and includes a mayor and councillor support team which provides high-level administrative support to the Councillors.

Property and Leasing manages Hume City Council’s property portfolio which includes negotiating and administering leases and licences, sales and acquisitions, road closures, easements, development of property, managing the annual revaluation of properties within Hume City, as well as providing specialist property advice.

The Grants and Projects team is responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with community groups, representatives from state and federal government departments and agencies and ministerial offices to assist with the delivery and funding of projects, as well as leading the planning and delivery of ministerial events for projects that are funded by state or federal government.