2014-08-25 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   25 AUGUST 2014




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     25 AUGUST 2014

    COUNCIL POLICY — COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

    Noosa Council Corporate Plan 2014 - 2019
    Community engagement is identified as a priority in Council's Corporate Plan under Strategic
    Goals:

    e  “Working in Partnership with our Community - Implementing new models of community
       engagement so our community can participate in decision-making”
    Noosa Council Community Engagement Framework
    In order to provide information and the basis for in-house training for relevant Council staff, The
    Noosa Council Community Engagement Framework paper has been developed which defines
    community engagement in the local government context, in the Noosa Shire context and explains
    the benefits. The document also provides key protocols, techniques, step-by-step processes and
    templates.
    Noosa Council Community Engagement Toolkit
    In order to provide guidance for staff, a community engagement toolkit has been developed as a
    technical manual. The manual provides assistance in the planning, undertaking and evaluation of
    community engagement activities.

    RELEVANT LEGISLATION

    Queensland Local Government Act 2009

     Versior   Reason/ Trigger             Change (Y/N) Endorsed/ Reviewed by  Date

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