2016-04-05 Post Election Meeting Agenda

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COUNCIL POLICY
 1    General Entitlement

 Councillors are entitled to be reimbursed reasonable expenses incurred while undertaking Council
 business and to be provided with facilities to assist them in undertaking their duties.
 2     Professional Development
 Council will reimburse or be responsible for the cost of reasonable expenses incurred for:
 e  Mandatory professional development; and/or
 e   Discretionary professional development deemed essential for the Councillor's role.
 Any professional development requiring overseas travel requires a formal Council resolution.
 2.1   Mandatory Professional Development
 Noosa Council will reimburse or cover expenses incurred for the following activities:
e the Mayors—aAttendance of two delegates at the LGAQ (Local Government Association
    Queensland) Annual _ Conference: The Mayor (for the Mayor’shis Nominee Councillor) as the
    primary delegate and a Councillor as a secondary delegate:
 e  Attendance of the Mayor at the LGAQ-and ALGA (Australian Local Government Association)
    Annual Conferences and any other ALGA relevant conferences/seminars/workshops;
 e  Workshops, courses, seminars and conferences thatthat are important to the role of a
    Councillor where —Aapproval to attend is made-+yobtained via Council resolution fellowing-a
    repertte- Councit seeking approval for attendance_or granted by the Mayor.
 2.2   Discretionary Professional Development
 Each Councillor can attend, at their discretion, workshops, courses, seminars and conferences that
 improve their skills relevant to the role of Councillor. Fhis+rainingisnitialhimited te $5,000 ser
 when-setting the budget This training is limited to $1,500 per year for the quadrennial term of
 office.

 There is no requirement for a Council resolution to approve these attendances. However, the
 Councillor must submit details to the Chief Executive Officer prior to attending and provide all
 relevant documentation within 14 days of attending the event to ensure reimbursement of
 expenses.
 3    Travel as Required to Represent Council
 Council will reimburse travel expenses (e.g. flights, motor vehicle, accommodation, meals and
 associated registration fees) deemed reasonable and necessary to achieve the business of
 Council where:
 e  A Councillor is an official representative of Council; and
 e  The activity/event and travel has been endorsed by resolution of Council, or by the Mayor.
 Approval for such travel is subject to the following conditions:
 e  Wherever possible all travel by Councillors will be booked and paid for by Council in advance;
 e  Travel is to be undertaken by the most direct route;
 e  Travel tickets are not transferrable;
 e   Requests for travel should be made in sufficient time to take advantage of discounts and gain
    access to the widest range of flights;

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