Councillor Roles and Responsibilities

This workshop, for Elected Members, discusses the processes and solutions required to meet the specific needs of your communities.  We also look at legislative requirements, conflicts of interest and discuss the many responsibilities within your role. Topics include:

• Your role as an elected member and your responsibilities within that role
• Function and scope of elected members
• Protocols to ensure legislative requirements are observed
• Meeting procedures
• Good decision making
• Conflicts of interest
• Leadership
• Council decisions
• Public communication for all
• Declarable conflicts of interest
• Delegations
• Conduct and performance of Councillors
• Councillor Advisors and Administrative Support Staff for Councillors (commenced 12 October 2020) 

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