2022-10-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 OCTOBER 2022




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               11 OCTOBER 2022

     COUNCIL POLICY - ADVERTISING SPENDING
      e) Advising the public of the time, place and content of scheduled Council meetings, and decisions made
        at Council meetings.
      f) Requesting comments or public feedback on proposed policies or courses of action by Council;
      g) Matters required to be advertised by legislation.
      h) Recruiting staff and acquiring or disposing of property, plant and equipment.
      i) Promoting tenders and expressions of interest for work required by Council to advance projects and
         programs.
      j) Promoting a council sponsored or organised event.
      k) Promoting the economic development and sustainability of the shire.
      1) Ensuring public safety, personal security or encouraging responsible behaviour.
      m) Helping to preserve order in a crisis or emergency and/or providing emergency notifications.
      n) Maximising compliance with a new or amended law.
      0) Raising awareness of a council initiative or activity.

     Advertising expenditure must be reasonable, cost effective, within the approved budget allocation, be for
     Official purposes only and able to withstand public scrutiny.
      Council will not spend money on advertising for political or self-promotional purposes.
      Advertising expenditure must comply with Council’s purchasing and procurement policies and be
      authorised in accordance with relevant financial delegations.
      Council must not during the period of three months preceding an election of the local government other
     than a by-election; or during the period after the date of a by-election is advertised until the day of the
      election:
         a) Place advertisements relating to future plans unless, and only to the extent that, those plans have
            been formally adopted by the Council.
         b) Advertise the activities of the Council other than in the manner and form it is customary for the
            council to advertise its activities.
         c) Place advertisements which seek to influence suppor for candidates, groups of candidates or
            potential candidates in the election; and
         d) Must not bear the cost of advertisements featuring one or more Councillors or containing
            quotations attributed to individual councillors.
     Note: this does not preclude Councillors appearing in unpaid publicity or other publicity where the cost is
     not bome by the Council.

      AUTHORISATION OF ADVERTISING
     All expenditure on advertising must comply with Council's purchasing and procurement policies and
     procedures and be authorised the approving officer in accordance with relevant financial
      delegations/expenditure approvals and within the relevant budget provision.
      HUMAN RIGHTS
      In developing this policy, the subject matter has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
      the Queensland Human Rights Act 2019. It is considered that the subject matter does not conflict with
     any human nights and supports a human rights approach to decision making by Council. Council
      representatives will endeavour to act and make decisions under this policy in a manner that is compatible
      with human rights. In particular, representatives will endeavour to:
      - identify relevant human rights which may be affected by the action or decision;
      - give proper consideration to the impact of its actions and decisions on human nghts; and
      - ensure that any conduct or decision by Council which limits an individual's human rights is reasonable
      and justifiable. This [report/policy/local law/strategy/other] should be read in conjunction with Council's
      Human Rights Policy.

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