2023-03-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   7 MARCH 2023




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           7 MARCH 2023

              COUNCIL POLICY - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
                   Council will reflect back to the community how they have influenced Council decisions.
             3.    Appropriate - Council will choose the most appropriate processes that best suit the audiences
                   affected, and time the consultation to optimise the opportunity for engagement, wherever
                   possible.
              4.   Accountable - Council undertakes community engagement to enhance its decision- making,
                   however Council accepts that it is ultimately responsible and thus accountable for the decisions
                  it                                                                                 makes.
              5.   Timely — Council will enable reasonable opportunity for community to contribute to
                   engagement     processes    _by _ well-timed __ engagement __ schedules  and__ durations.
              6.   Well resourced - Council will ensure staff members have appropriate skill sets, training and
                   resources in order to plan and implement meaningful and effective engagement.
              T    Informative -— Council will provide the information necessary to enable meaningful
                   engagement including the reporting of engagement outcomes.
              8.   Understanding our changing community — Recognising when an issue or project will have
                   an impact on stakeholders and engaging appropriately.
              STATUTORY COMPLIANCE

              The Queensland Local Government Act 2009 outlines the in principle need for local government to
       |      engage with the community and to encourage and assist participation, in particular, principle 2(c)
              Section 4 “democratic representation, social inclusion and meaningful community engagement”.

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