2018-12-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 DECEMBER 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               11 DECEMBER 2018

  COUNCIL POLICY -COUNCILLOR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION POLICY

  13.   Completion of investigation
  On the completion of an investigation, the investigator will provide a report to the Council outlining
  the investigation process, the investigation findings, any recommendations about dealing with the
  conduct and a record of the investigation costs.
  The Council will consider the findings and recommendations of the investigator's report and decide
  whether the Councillor has engaged in inappropriate conduct and, if so, what action it will take under
  section 150AH of the LGA.

  Provisions for internal and external review of decisions are set out in sections 150CO to 150CS of
  the LGA.

  14.   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.
  15.   Councillor conduct register
  Council's Chief Executive Officer must ensure decisions about suspected inappropriate conduct of
  a Councillor/s must be entered into the Councillor conduct register.
  Where a complaint has been resolved under section 10 of this policy, the Chief Executive Officer will
  update the register to reflect that the complaint was withdrawn.
  16.   Expenses
  Council must pay any reasonable expenses of Council associated with the informal early resolution
  or investigation of suspected inappropriate conduct of a Councillor including any costs of:
  °     the president of the Tribunal in undertaking an investigation for Council
  e     a mediator engaged under this Investigation Policy
  °     a private investigator engaged on behalf of or by the investigator
  e     travel where the investigator needed to travel to undertake the investigation or to interview
        witnesses
  e     seeking legal advice
  e     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 Councillors will not be met by Council.

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