Minutes Ordinary Meeting 15 May 2025.pdf

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                 15 MAY 2025




  Carried unanimously.


  Council Resolution
  Moved:       Cr Frank Wilkie
  Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel
  That Council

  A. Note the report by the Business Improvement & Integration Officer to the Services &
  Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 May 2025, and

  B. Adopt the Integrated Compliance and Enforcement Policy as outlined in Attachment 1; with the
  following amendments:

  1. That the wording in the draft policy provided at Attachment 1 under "Roles and Responsibilities",
  "Councillors" be amended to read:

  "ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  Councillors

  Review and adopt Council’s Integrated Compliance and Enforcement Policy.

  Councillors may actively support and promote voluntary compliance through education, and
  community         engagement by encouraging an understanding                of         relevant laws
  and regulations. Councillors can assist constituents in raising concerns relating to compliance and
  enforcement matters by referring them to the appropriate functional area.

  Councillors must not be involved in operational compliance or enforcement actions as outlined in
  Council’s adopted Governance Framework. This includes (but is not limited to) participation in
  investigations, and/or advocating or taking over the matter on behalf of the applicant relating to
  the issuance of penalty infringement notices, enforcement orders, remedial actions, or
  prosecution decisions. These matters are to be managed independently by authorised council
  officers in accordance with legislative requirements and operational procedures.Notwithstanding
  this, Councillors can consider formal legal and prosecution matters as reported by staff through
  the established council meeting processes."

  Councillors roles are defined in the Local Government Act 2009 and the Code of Conduct for
  Councillors in Queensland. The definitions of roles and responsibilities in this policy are consistent
  with the Act."


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Carried unanimously.

Council Resolution

Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie
Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel
That Council

A. Note the report by the Business Improvement & Integration Officer to the Services &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 May 2025, and

B. Adopt the Integrated Compliance and Enforcement Policy as outlined in Attachment 1; with the
following amendments:

1. That the wording in the draft policy provided at Attachment 1 under "Roles and Responsibilities",
"Councillors" be amended to read:

"ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Councillors
Review and adopt Council’s Integrated Compliance and Enforcement Policy.

Councillors may actively support and promote voluntary compliance through education, and
community engagement by encouraging an understanding of relevant laws
and regulations. Councillors can assist constituents in raising concerns relating to compliance and
enforcement matters by referring them to the appropriate functional area.

Councillors must not be involved in operational compliance or enforcement actions as outlined in
Council’s adopted Governance Framework. This includes (but is not limited to) participation in
investigations, and/or advocating or taking over the matter on behalf of the applicant relating to
the issuance of penalty infringement notices, enforcement orders, remedial actions, or
prosecution decisions. These matters are to be managed independently by authorised council
officers in accordance with legislative requirements and operational procedures. Notwithstanding
this, Councillors can consider formal legal and prosecution matters as reported by staff through
the established council meeting processes."

Councillors roles are defined in the Local Government Act 2009 and the Code of Conduct for
Councillors in Queensland. The definitions of roles and responsibilities in this policy are consistent
with the Act."