Our commitment
Exceptional customer service
Our philosophy
Everyone in the organisation will directly serve you, our customer, or support someone who does.
Our values
Professional
Responsive
Personalised
Guiding principles
Commitment
To consult with you on all key initiatives
To explain by-laws and procedures clearly
To provide assistance in a courteous and responsive manner
To apply high standards of fairness and ethical behaviour
To continuous improvement and the collection of data to do this
Accountability
To always let you know the name of the individual dealing with your enquiry or issue
To maintain an effective process for resolving complaints
Access
To keep facilities open to meet your needs
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 8.15am-5pm, closed public holidays
Key documents and other current corporate information are available on the Internet
We have a commitment to providing services 'on line' where this is appropriate
Transparency
To clearly display all fees and charges and the process for handling complaints
Improving services
While our Customer Service Standards are a genuine statement of our intentions, we are all human and subject to failure.
We will always do our best to meet the standards set, but ask you to show understanding on those rare occasions when we fall short.
We appreciate your feedback
If you have any suggestions for improving our level of service, we would love to hear from you.
Council Office: Level 1, Civic Plaza, 1 Chung Wah Terrace, Palmerston
PO BOX 1, Palmerston NT 0831
p: (08) 8935 9922
e: palmerston@palmerston.nt.gov.au