2014-08-25 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             25 AUGUST 2014


5      COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POLICY - FURTHER REPORT
Author            Executive Manager, Debra Iezzi
                  Executive Office

Index             ECM/ Subject/ Community Engagement

Attachments       1.   Amended Community Engagement Policy


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Executive Manager to the Planning & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 19 August 2014 and the General Committee Meeting dated 25 August
2014 and:
A.     Rescind the existing Community Engagement policy dated 6 August 2009 that transferred
       to the Noosa Council from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council under the Local
       Government (De-amalgamation Implementation) Regulation 2013; and
B.     Adopt the Community Engagement Policy shown as Attachment 1 to the report to General
       Committee dated 25 August 2014 and authorise the Chief Executive Officer to put in place
       administrative guidelines and tools required to implement the policy.



REPORT
A report on this matter was considered by the Planning & Organisation Committee on 19 August
2014. During the discussions at the meeting, a number of amendments to the draft policy were
suggested. These amendments are shown in revision mode at Attachment 1.


Previous Council Consideration

Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting, 19 August 2014


Finance & Risk

The adoption of a Community Engagement Policy is consistent with Section 4 of the Local
Government Act 2009 which requires Council to act in accordance with the local government
principles, in particular “democratic representation, social inclusion and meaningful community
engagement”.


Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder

Nil.




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