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Council Meetings                                                                                                                    Councillor
and Attendance                                                                                                                      Remuneration
Council meetings are an important opportunity in                      the Council Chambers at Tewantin. Council’s General           Councillor remuneration is determined by the                          government to take part in a superannuation
which elected members (councillors) evaluate plans,                   Committee, Ordinary and Special Meetings are live             independent Local Government Remuneration                             scheme for its Councillors and on 20 January
motions, strategies, and other strategic matters,                     streamed and recorded on Council’s website with past          Commission established under the LG Act. The                          2014 Council authorised the payment of
and make well-informed decisions to benefit the                       recordings also available for viewing.                        Commission is responsible for determining the                         superannuation contributions for Councillors of
Council and the community. Council decisions can                                                                                    maximum remuneration payment to the Mayor, Deputy                     up to 12% of their annual salary on the condition
only be made by a resolution at a properly convened                   Generally, all standing committees are held once per          Mayor and Councillors. The 2023 Local Government                      that Councillors:
meeting. Therefore, Council’s meetings are conducted                  month where a range of issues and recommendations             Remuneration Commission Annual Report determined                    — c ontribute an amount of up to 6% from their
in accordance with legislative requirements and                       are made for Council consideration.                           that Council is categorised as a B3 Council for the                    salaries and Council contributes a proportionate
Council’s Standing Orders for Council Meetings Policy.                                                                              remuneration to be paid for this reporting period.                     amount of up to 12% to a nominated
Elected members attend each month in accordance                       There are other types of meetings, such as briefing                                                                                  superannuation fund,
with the adopted Council meeting calendar available                   sessions and workshops, that may involve elected              In accordance with section 244(3) of the LG                         — make contributions through an arrangement by
on Council’s website.                                                 members, however these are not formal, nor open to            Regulation, the remuneration prescribed by the                         way of a formal request to Council, and
                                                                      the public. No decisions are made at these meetings,          Commission cannot include:                                          — n  ominate their preferred superannuation fund,
There are four main types of Council meetings:                        rather they are held to provide elected members                 — a  ny amount for expenses to be to be paid or                      and where no nomination has occurred, the




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 — O  rdinary meeting                                                with information or may involve training sessions                   facilities to be provided to a Councillor of a local              superannuation payments be made to LG Super.
 — G  eneral Committee meeting                                       for Councillors. These meetings are non-statutory                   government under its expenses reimbursement
 — S  tanding Committees                                             and operate in accordance with Council’s Councillor                 policy, or                                                   In accordance with section 247 of the LG Regulation,
 — S  pecial meeting                                                 Briefing Sessions and Workshops Policy.                         — a  ny contribution a local government makes for a             the Mayor and Councillors were remunerated during
                                                                                                                                          Councillor to a voluntary superannuation scheme              the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 as provided in
Council conducts its business at open public meetings                 In accordance with section 186(c) of the LG                         for Councillors established or taken part in by the          the associated table. Please note that the remuneration
which are part of Council’s commitment to transparent                 Regulation, meeting attendance of Councillors at                    local government under section 226 of the LG Act.            increases adopted by Council on 18 January 2024 were
decision making, good governance, and engagement                      Ordinary meetings, Special meetings and Committees              — T  he LG Act does however allow a local                       implemented after 30 June 2025.
with our community. Meetings are generally held in                    for the period is provided in the associated table.


Meeting attendance for period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025                                                                           Councillor Remuneration for period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

                                                                Planning &        Services &
                            Ordinary          General                                               Special &        Audit & Risk
 Councillor                                                     Environment       Organisation                                       Councillor              Salary ($)                          Superannuation ($)              Total ($)
                            Meeting           Committee                                             Budgetary        Committee
                                                                Committee         Committee
  Total No. of
                             12               12                11                11                7                 4               Mayor Frank Wilkie      141, 294                           16,955                          158,249
  Meetings Held
  Mayor Frank Wilkie         12               12                9                 8                 7                 n/a             Cr Brian Stockwell
                                                                                                                                                              88,308                             10,597                          98,905
                                                                                                                                      (Deputy Mayor)
  Cr Brian Stockwell
                             12               12                11                n/a               7                 n/a
  (Deputy Mayor)                                                                                                                      Cr Amelia Lorentson     75,061                             9,007                           84,068
  Cr Amelia Lorentson        12               12                11                n/a               7                 n/a             Cr Karen Finzel         75,061                             9,007                           84,068
  Cr Karen Finzel            12               12                n/a               10                7                 n/a
                                                                                                                                      Cr Tom Wegener          75,061                             9,007                           84,068
  Cr Tom Wegener             11               11                8                 n/a               7                 3
                                                                                                                                      Cr Nicola Wilson        75,061                             9,007                           84,068
  Cr Nicola Wilson           12               12                n/a               11                6                 4
  Cr Jessica Phillips        11               12                n/a               11                7                 n/a             Cr Jessica Phillips     75,061                             9,007                           84,068

Note: n/a in the table above indicates that the relevant Councillor is not a representative of the particular committee             Note: – Amounts rounded to the nearest dollar
                                                                                                                                          – Superannuation shown is Council’s 12% contribution

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