2014-08-19 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 19 AUGUST 2014


Council staff:
1.  Ensure graffiti on any property under their custodianship is removed within the designated
    timeframes;
2.  Ensure photographs and details of the graffiti are recorded; and
3.  Provide evidence of graffiti to Queensland Police Service.

Timeframes for removal of graffiti are as follows:
1.   Obscene, racist or other offensive material is removed within 24 hours of notification.
2.   Large amounts of graffiti or graffiti in highly visible areas is removed within three working
     days of notification, excluding weekends and public holidays. Graffiti requiring removal by
     specialist contractors or equipment may take longer.
3.   Minor or other graffiti is removed within 14 days of notification.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
All council staff must comply with this policy. The following sections have specific responsibilities
in the Organisational Procedure Graffiti on Council Property as property custodians:
1.    Property & Facilities;
2.    Community Facilities;
3.    Civil Operations;
4.    Libraries & Galleries;
5.    Waste Services; and
6.    Community Development.

Manager Asset Design & Investigation is responsible for maintaining this policy.

DEFINITIONS
Graffiti – destruction or damage to property, without the consent of the owner of the property,
caused by:
a)    Spraying, writing, drawing, marking or otherwise applying paint or another marking
      substance;
b)    Applying stickers or posters; or
c)    Scratching or etching.

Street art – visual art created in locations that have been designated as street art sites, including
but not limited to, murals, stencil art, sticker art and aerosol painting. Street art does not include
territorial graffiti such as tags or acts of pure vandalism.

Street art site – a site that has been specifically designated by the property owner as a place
where street art may be created.

RELEVENT LEGISLATION
Summary Offences Act 2005

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