Draft Code of Meeting Practice – National Anthem amendment
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Council reviewed the feedback received during public exhibition and at its meeting on 13 February voted to adopt the amendment to the Code of Meeting Practice. The national anthem will now be the first item on the agenda of each ordinary Council meeting.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed the policy and provided feedback.
BACKGROUND
Council, at its meeting on 12 December 2023, resolved to exhibit the Draft Code of Meeting Practice with an amendment to include the National Anthem as the first item of business of each ordinary meeting of the Council.
Community members were invited to comment on the proposed changes via this page, mail or email. The Draft Code was available to view on this page, with hard copies accessible via Customer Service at the Civic Centre and all libraries. Submissions were open from 14 December 2023 to 2 February 2024.
Code of Meeting Practice
The purpose of the Code of Meeting Practice is to set out the manner in which meetings of Campbelltown City Council are to be convened and conducted, to be an effective aid to good governance and ensure maximum transparency and openness of all Council and Committee meetings in accordance with the following principles:
Transparent: Decisions are made in a way that is open and accountable.
Trusted: The community has confidence that councillors and staff act ethically and make decisions in the interests of the whole community.
Informed: Decisions are made based on relevant, quality information.
Respectful: Councillors, staff and meeting attendees treat each other with respect.
Inclusive: Decisions respect the diverse needs and interests of the local community.
Effective: Meetings are well organised, effectively run and skilfully chaired.
Principled: Decisions are informed by the principles prescribed under Chapter 3 of the Act.
Orderly: Councillors, staff and meeting attendees behave in a way that contributes to the orderly conduct of the meeting.
This amendment to Clause 8.1 of the Code of Meeting Practice resolved by the Council at the December Council meeting is to include the National Anthem as the first item on the agenda of each ordinary Council meeting as follows:
8. ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETINGS
8.1 The general order of business for an ordinary meeting of the Council shall be:
01 Open Meeting
National Anthem
Acknowledgement of Country
Council Prayer
Disclaimer and notification of audio-visual recording and livestream
Apologies and applications for a leave of absence or attendance by audio visual link by Councillors
Confirmation of minutes
Statement of Ethical Obligations and Declarations of Interest
Mayoral Minutes
Petitions
Correspondence
Reports from officers
Questions with Notice
Rescission Motion
Notice of Motion
Urgent General business (without notice)
Presentations by Councillors
Confidential Report from Officers.
Council reviewed the feedback received during public exhibition and at its meeting on 13 February voted to adopt the amendment to the Code of Meeting Practice. The national anthem will now be the first item on the agenda of each ordinary Council meeting.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed the policy and provided feedback.
BACKGROUND
Council, at its meeting on 12 December 2023, resolved to exhibit the Draft Code of Meeting Practice with an amendment to include the National Anthem as the first item of business of each ordinary meeting of the Council.
Community members were invited to comment on the proposed changes via this page, mail or email. The Draft Code was available to view on this page, with hard copies accessible via Customer Service at the Civic Centre and all libraries. Submissions were open from 14 December 2023 to 2 February 2024.
Code of Meeting Practice
The purpose of the Code of Meeting Practice is to set out the manner in which meetings of Campbelltown City Council are to be convened and conducted, to be an effective aid to good governance and ensure maximum transparency and openness of all Council and Committee meetings in accordance with the following principles:
Transparent: Decisions are made in a way that is open and accountable.
Trusted: The community has confidence that councillors and staff act ethically and make decisions in the interests of the whole community.
Informed: Decisions are made based on relevant, quality information.
Respectful: Councillors, staff and meeting attendees treat each other with respect.
Inclusive: Decisions respect the diverse needs and interests of the local community.
Effective: Meetings are well organised, effectively run and skilfully chaired.
Principled: Decisions are informed by the principles prescribed under Chapter 3 of the Act.
Orderly: Councillors, staff and meeting attendees behave in a way that contributes to the orderly conduct of the meeting.
This amendment to Clause 8.1 of the Code of Meeting Practice resolved by the Council at the December Council meeting is to include the National Anthem as the first item on the agenda of each ordinary Council meeting as follows:
8. ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETINGS
8.1 The general order of business for an ordinary meeting of the Council shall be:
01 Open Meeting
National Anthem
Acknowledgement of Country
Council Prayer
Disclaimer and notification of audio-visual recording and livestream
Apologies and applications for a leave of absence or attendance by audio visual link by Councillors
Confirmation of minutes
Statement of Ethical Obligations and Declarations of Interest
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At their meeting on 13 February 2024, Councillors considered the submissions received and adopted the amendment to the Code of Meeting Practice to include the National Anthem as the first item at the commencement of Council meeting.
All those who made a formal submission on the Code of Meeting Practice exhibition will be notified of Council’s decision.
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Council will consider the submissions received and determine the amendment to the Code of Meeting Practice to include the National Anthem as the first item at the commencement of Council meeting, at its meeting on Tuesday 13 February.
