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Under the Local Government Act 2020 (Act) all Councils are required to have Governance Rules as per s.60 of the Act which outlines the requirement for each council to develop, adopt and keep in force Governance Rules to be used for Council meetings and delegated and/or joint delegated committees of Council.
The Victorian Government recently passed the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2022 which from 2 September 2022 on wards will enable Council to permanently conduct virtual meetings in accordance with their Governance Rules.
The changes to the Act require Councils to include a process to approve or decline virtual attendance at Council and delegated committee meetings in their Governance Rules. Excluding the legislative update reference above, Council as part of the Council Plan 2022/23 major initiatives requested that the Governance Rules be reviewed in line with good governance practices.
There are five key areas that have changed within the Governance Rules, which include:
1 - Virtual Attendance at Council Meetings
A new rule has been added to Chapter 2, called Request to attend Council meetings and meetings of Delegated Committees. This rule will be numbered section 76.
2 - Public Question Time
Updated rule 56.8 in Division 8 to allow the Chair to give preference in relation to the order of questions read, to questions asked by persons who have not submitted a question in the previous 12 months and allow the Chair to nominate a Councillor to read a submitted question.
3 - E-Petitions
A new rule 57.16 has been added to Division 9 to allow the submission of E-Petitions, if the E-Petition meets all the requirements under rule 57.
4 - Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor
Remove rule 7.10.6 & 7.10.7 as these relate to drawing of lots to determine the winning candidate which is inconsistent with the Act.
5 - Administrative Updates
In Chapter 2, rules 76 and 77 will now be rules 77 and 78 due to the addition of a new rule 76.
In Chapter 6, update rule 1.4.4 to say sub-clause 1.4.3 instead of sub-clause (c).
This consultation has now closed. Thank you for participating.
Under the Local Government Act 2020 (Act) all Councils are required to have Governance Rules as per s.60 of the Act which outlines the requirement for each council to develop, adopt and keep in force Governance Rules to be used for Council meetings and delegated and/or joint delegated committees of Council.
The Victorian Government recently passed the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2022 which from 2 September 2022 on wards will enable Council to permanently conduct virtual meetings in accordance with their Governance Rules.
The changes to the Act require Councils to include a process to approve or decline virtual attendance at Council and delegated committee meetings in their Governance Rules. Excluding the legislative update reference above, Council as part of the Council Plan 2022/23 major initiatives requested that the Governance Rules be reviewed in line with good governance practices.
There are five key areas that have changed within the Governance Rules, which include:
1 - Virtual Attendance at Council Meetings
A new rule has been added to Chapter 2, called Request to attend Council meetings and meetings of Delegated Committees. This rule will be numbered section 76.
2 - Public Question Time
Updated rule 56.8 in Division 8 to allow the Chair to give preference in relation to the order of questions read, to questions asked by persons who have not submitted a question in the previous 12 months and allow the Chair to nominate a Councillor to read a submitted question.
3 - E-Petitions
A new rule 57.16 has been added to Division 9 to allow the submission of E-Petitions, if the E-Petition meets all the requirements under rule 57.
4 - Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor
Remove rule 7.10.6 & 7.10.7 as these relate to drawing of lots to determine the winning candidate which is inconsistent with the Act.
5 - Administrative Updates
In Chapter 2, rules 76 and 77 will now be rules 77 and 78 due to the addition of a new rule 76.
In Chapter 6, update rule 1.4.4 to say sub-clause 1.4.3 instead of sub-clause (c).
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