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Bayside Council has reviewed its Code of Meeting Practice (the Code) to identify areas for improvement and clarification and we want to know what you think.
Background
Councils are required to have a Code of Meeting Practice (Code) based on the legislated Model Code of Meeting Practice (Model Code).
Bayside Council has a Code incorporating all of the mandatory provisions, most of the non-mandatory (with or without modification) of the Model Code, and some additional provisions/changes that are consistent with the Model Code. The current Code was adopted on 9 February 2022.
Recently Council resolved to incorporate “Condolences” as a standing item. While minor, the change requires a public exhibition period. Given that an exhibition is required, the opportunity was taken to undertake a review of the Code to identify improvements and clarifications based on the experiences of the current term of Council. As part of the review, the existing Code was compared with the Model Code and other council Codes.
Proposed changes
We are proposing to make changes to the following sections of the Code:
- Order of Business - re-ordering to reflect current practice and include Condolences
- Items by Exception and Public Forums - clarify and revise addressing, codifying the order of debate, items subject to the Public Forum, speaker times and allocations
- Councillor attendance via Audio-visual link for Confidential items
- Mode of address in person and via audio-visual link
- Notices of Motion to clarify deadlines for submission; and
- Minor change to include Working Parties and Information Sessions
Click here to view the Code with the proposed changes in red.
Have your say
You are invited to provide your feedback on the draft Code of Meeting Practice in any of the following ways:
Online: Via the online submission form below.
Hard copy: Submit a hard copy submission to one of our Customer Service Centres.
Opening hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday at:
Eastgardens Customer Service Centre: Ground Floor, 152 Bunnerong Road, Eastgardens
Rockdale Customer Service Centre: 444-446 Princes Highway, Rockdale
Email: haveyoursay@bayside.nsw.gov.au
Post: Bayside Council, PO Box 21, Rockdale NSW 2216.
The closing date for submissions is 29 September 2023.
Next steps
Your feedback will inform the final Code of Meeting Practice presented to Council for adoption.
More information
For more information, please contact Amanda Rutherford at amanda.rutherford@bayside.nsw.gov.au.
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