2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   10 NOVEMBER 2020




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            10 NOVEMBER 2020

           COUNCIL POLICY - COUNCILLOR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION POLICY

           14.   Disciplinary action against Councillors
           If the Council decides at the completion of the investigation that the Councillor has engaged in
           inappropriate conduct, the Council may:
           (i) _ order that no action be taken against the Councillor, or
           (ii) | make an order outlining action the Councillor must undertake in accordance with section
                 150AH(1)(b) of the LGA.

           44.15. Notice about the outcome of investigation
           After an investigation is finalised, the Council must give notice about the outcome of the investigation
           to the person who made the complaint about the Councillor/s’ conduct that was the subject of the
     |     investigation_and the subject Councillor/s.
           45.16. Councillor conduct register
           The Counsi's-Chief Executive Officer must ensure decisions about suspected inappropriate conduct
           of a Councillor/s paustare be-entered into the Councillor Ceonduct Rregister.
           Where a complaint has been resolved under section +0-9 of this policy, or otherwise withdrawn by
           the complainant, the Chief Executive Officer will update the register to reflect that the complaint was
           withdrawn.
           416.17. Expenses
           Council must pay any reasonable expenses of Council associated with the infermateary-resolution
           etinvestigation of suspected inappropriate conduct of a Councillor including any costs of:
           °     the pPresident of the Tribunal in undertaking an investigation for Council
           °     an independent investigator engaged on behalf of, or by the Tribunal
           °     an independent investigator engaged on behalf of the local government
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           °     travel where the investigator needed to travel to undertake the investigation or to interview
                 witnesses
           °     seeking legal advice
           °     engaging an expert.
           Note: Council may order the subject Councillor reimburse it for all or some of the costs arising from
     |     the Councillor's inappropriate conduct.
           Any costs incurred by complainants or the subject Councillor/s will not be met by Council.
           4418. Definitions
           Assessor means the Independent Assessor appointed under section 150CV of the LGA
           Behavioural standard means a standard of behaviour for Councillors set out in the Code of Conduct
     |     for Councillors in Queensland approved under section 150E of the LGA
           Conduct includes—
           (a)   failing to act; and
           (b)   aconspiracy, or attempt, to engage in conduct
           Councillor conduct register means the register required to be kept by Council as set out in section
           150DX of the LGA

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