Meeting papers

     Our Elected
     Members
     Elected members (councillors) are members of a team,        As well as being a Councillor, the Mayor has additional



                                                                                                                            The role of
     elected by their constituents to work collectively in the   responsibilities for:
     best interests of the whole community.
                                                                 — leading and managing meetings of the local
     Our Council is represented by the Mayor and six               government at which the Mayor is the Chairperson,


                                                                                                                            Councillors is
     Councillors who were elected at the Local Government          including managing the conduct of the participants
     elections on 28 March 2020 and made Declarations of           at the meetings
     Office on 15 April 2020.                                    — leading, managing and providing strategic direction



                                                                                                                            to represent the
                                                                   to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) in order to
     Residents have the opportunity to elect the Mayor and         achieve the high quality administration of the local
     the Councillors every four years with the next election       government
     scheduled to be held on 16 March 2024.                      — directing the CEO in accordance with local


                                                                                                                            community and




                                                                                                                                                             Noosa Council Annual Report 2022 - 2023
                                                                   government policies
     Our Councillors represent all areas of the Shire as Noosa   — conducting a performance appraisal of the CEO at
     is an undivided local government area.                        least annually in the way that is decided by the local



                                                                                                                            make decisions
                                                                   government
     Elected members have specific roles and responsibilities    — ensuring the local government promptly provides
     to ensure that they have effective control over the           the Minister with the information about the local
     management and operation of our local government              government area, or the local government as
     area. Councillors are responsible for:


     — providing leadership to the local government and
                                                                   requested
                                                                 — being a member of each standing committee of the
                                                                   local government, and
                                                                                                                            that benefit the
                                                                                                                            whole Noosa Shire
       the community                                             — representing the local government at ceremonial or
     — planning for the delivery of services and strategic         civic functions.
       planning for the future
     — ensuring Council discharges its responsibilities          The Councillor that is nominated by resolution to be the
       under legislation, achieves its Corporate Plan,
       and complies with all laws that apply to local
       governments
                                                                 Deputy Mayor can act for the Mayor during an absence
                                                                 or temporary incapacity of the Mayor.                      region, now and
                                                                                                                            into the future.
     — being accountable to the community for the local
       government’s performance
     — participating in Council meetings and decision-
       making for the benefit of our local government area
     — developing policy and making local laws, and
     — complying with legislation.




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