2014-03-25 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    25 MARCH 2014


Council’s power to issue grants is governed by the Local Government Act 2009 and the Local
Government Regulation 2012. The draft Community Grants Policy ensures alignment with this
updated legislation. Legal advice has been sought in areas where clarification was required
around legislative requirements and translated into the policy context.
Section 202 of the Local Government Regulation (2012) states:
    “(2) A local government must, within 20 business days after adopting its budget for a financial
    year, publish a notice (the availability notice) stating -
        a. the amount in the local government’s discretionary funds budgeted for use by each
           councillor for the financial year; and
        b. that community organisations may apply for allocation of the funds; and
        c. how to apply for allocation of the funds.”
This overarching policy will then be supported by individual grant program guidelines e.g. Sports
Field Maintenance guidelines.


CONSULTATION
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Nil.

Internal Consultation
This report has been developed in consultation with the following internal stakeholders across
various departments and branches of Noosa Council:

•     Environmental Services
•     Economic Development
•     Governance, Executive Office
•     A/Executive Officer for Mayor and CEO, Executive Office
•     Community and Cultural, Community Services
•     Property and Land Management
•     Financial Services



Departments/Sections Consulted:

X   Community Infrastructure                   X    Community & Development
    Asset Planning & Delivery                       Community Services
    Civil Operations                                Planning & Development
    Environmental Services                          Health & Regulatory Services
    Waste Management                                Business Facilitation
                                                    Community Resilience & Disaster Management


X   Executive Office                           X    Organisational Services
    Communications & Governance                     Financial Services
    Human Resources                                 ICT
    De-amalgamation Coordination                    Property & Contracts




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