Meeting papers

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING                                              11 APRIL 2023


5.5     MOTION TO ALGA NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2023


Author              Chief Executive Officer, Scott Waters
                    CEO Office Department
Index               ECM/Subject/ALGA
Attachments         None


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has called for Council's attending this year's
National General Assembly (NGA) in Canberra to submit motions for consideration and if deemed
appropriate the motion will be accepted and debated on the floor of the NGA. Should a motion be
resolved upon, it will then be further considered as a policy position of ALGA for lobbying to the
Australian Government.

The theme of this year's ALGA NGA is "our Communities our Future". It provides a time to reflect
on Local Government's position as the closest level of Government to the community and work
together in forming policy that is presented to the Australian Government to deliver a better future
and enhance our communities into the future.

To be eligible for inclusion in the NGA Business Papers, and subsequent debate on the floor of the
NGA, motions must meet the following criteria:
      1. Be relevant to the work of local government nationally.
      2. Not be focused on a specific jurisdiction, location or region – unless the project or issue has
         national implications.
      3. Be consistent with the themes of the NGA.
      4. Complement or build on the policy objectives of ALGA and your state or territory local
         government association.
      5. Be submitted by a council which is a financial member of their state or territory local
         government association.
      6. Propose a clear action and outcome i.e. call on the Australian Government to act on
         something.
      7. Not be advanced on behalf of external third parties that may seek to use the NGA to apply
         pressure to Board members, or to gain national political exposure for positions that are not
         directly relevant to the work of, or in the national interests of, local government.
      8. Address issues that will directly improve the capacity of local government to deliver services
         and infrastructure for the benefit of all Australian communities.
      9. Not seek to advance an outcome that would result in a benefit to one group of councils to the
         detriment of another.
      10. Be supported by sufficient evidence to support the outcome being sought and demonstrate
          the relevance and significance of the matter to local government nationally.
Motions must commence with the following wording: This National General Assembly calls on the
Australian Government to ...
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 11 April 2023 regarding a motion to the Australian Local Government Association
National General Assembly 2023 and:



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