Standing Committees
Standing Committee Meetings have been reintroduced into the monthly Council Meeting process and will operate in accordance with Council’s adopted Code of Meeting Practice Policy. Standing Committees are held for the purpose of considering and making recommendations to the monthly Council Meeting regarding reports from Council Officers.
The three Standing Committees are:
Works Committee – which will consider all matters relating to garbage services, parks and gardens, animal control and any other function the Council delegates.
Health and Building Committee – which will consider all matters relating to cultural activities, Library, Art Gallery, Geocentre and any other function the Council delegates.
Policy and General Committee – which will consider all matters relating to corporate services, heritage, tourism and any other function the Council delegates.
Standing Committee Meetings are open to the public to attend and will be held in the Council Chambers commencing at 5:30pm on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the week preceding the monthly Council Meeting.
The Business Papers for the Standing Committees will be published on Council’s website on the Friday of the week prior.
Below is a schedule of dates for Standing Committee Meetings and Council Meetings for 2023:
Note: Committee Meetings were not held in January as per Minute No. 46954.
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Month
2023
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Committee Meetings
held 5:30pm in the Council Chambers
Monday (Works Committee),
Tuesday (Health and Building Committee) & Wednesday (Policy and General Committee)
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Council Meetings held 6:30pm in the C
ouncil Chambers
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February
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Monday 13, Tuesday 14 & Wednesday 15 /2
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Wednesday 1/3
(February Council Meeting has been postponed by one week)
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March
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Monday 20, Tuesday 21 & Wednesday 22/3
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Wednesday 29/3
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April
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Monday 17, Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19/4
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Wednesday 26/4
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May
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Monday 22, Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24/5
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Wednesday 31/5
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June
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Monday 19, Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21/6
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Wednesday 28/6
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July
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Monday 17, Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19/7
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Wednesday 26/7
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August
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Monday 21, Tuesday 22 & Wednesday 23/8
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Wednesday 30/8
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September
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Monday 18, Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20/9
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Wednesday 27/9
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October
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Monday 16, Tuesday 17 & Wednesday 18/10
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Wednesday 25/10
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November
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Monday 20, Tuesday 21 & Wednesday 22/11
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Wednesday 29/11
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* December
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Monday 11, Tuesday 12 & Wednesday 13/12
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Wednesday 22/12
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* Proposed dates for December (due to Christmas) will required Council resolution later in the year.