Council Policies
Council is required to have appropriate policies and procedures in place to assist in the good governance of its operations as per the Local Government Act 1999 and other applicable legislation.
Council use these policies and procedures to:
- Set directions
- Guide decision making by the elected Council and administration, and
- Inform the public about how Council will normally act.
Policies are reviewed every four years or annually where required, or on significant change to legislation or aspects within a policy and adopted at a meeting of Council.
The following policies are currently enacted and adopted by Council.
- Asset Accounting Policy 2025 (pdf 299.7 KB)
- Asset Management Policy (pdf 449.2 KB)
- Behavioural Management Policy (pdf 404.6 KB)
- Behavioural Support Policy (pdf 263.2 KB)
- Budget Management and Review Policy 2026 (pdf 327.9 KB)
- Building and Swimming Pool Inspection Policy 2025 (pdf 221.7 KB)
- CCC - Payment of Fees Policy 2025 (pdf 315.4 KB)
- Caretaker Policy 2026 (pdf 339.5 KB)
- Cemetery Operations and Administration Policy 2025 (pdf 865.0 KB)
- Code of Conduct for Volunteers Policy (pdf 242.8 KB)
- Code of Practice for Access to Meetings & Documents (pdf 315.8 KB)
- Code of Practice for Meeting Procedures - May 2026 (pdf 475.1 KB)
- Community Engagement Policy 2026 (pdf 654.1 KB)
- Complaints Handling Policy and Procedure 2026 (pdf 435.4 KB)
- Corporate Credit Card Policy 2024 (pdf 154.7 KB)
- Corporate Credit Card Procedure_2024 (pdf 118.4 KB)
- Council Member Access to Documents - Policy and Procedure (pdf 230.8 KB)
- Council Member Professional Development Policy (pdf 299.5 KB)
- Council Members Allowances and Benefits Policy (pdf 355.5 KB)
- Disposal of Land & Other Assets Policy (pdf 275.2 KB)
- Driveway Crossover Policy (pdf 455.9 KB)
- Election of Deputy Mayor Policy (pdf 174.5 KB)
- Emergency Management Policy 2026 (pdf 387.2 KB)
- Enforcement Policy 2026 (pdf 273.7 KB)
- Financial Hardship Policy 2026 (pdf 363.4 KB)
- Financial Hardship Policy - Retail Water Customers - 2026 (pdf 163.0 KB)
- Financial Internal Control Policy (pdf 160.0 KB)
- Fraud, Corruption, Misconduct and Maladministration Prevention (pdf 389.6 KB)
- Interaction between Council Members & Council Employees Policy (pdf 277.3 KB)
- Internal Review of Council Decisions Policy and Procedure 2026 (pdf 458.4 KB)
- Kerbside Collection Policy (pdf 5.3 MB)
- Library Customer Conditions of Use Policy (pdf 227.9 KB)
- Memorials Policy June 2026 (pdf 257.4 KB)
- Mobile Vendors Policy 2026 (pdf 4.4 MB)
- Order Making Policy 2026 (pdf 413.0 KB)
- Outdoor Dining Policy 2025 (pdf 362.9 KB)
- Privacy Policy (pdf 237.4 KB)
- Private Works Policy 2026 (pdf 304.2 KB)
- Procurement and Contract Management Policy 2026 (pdf 142.0 KB)
- Prudential Management 2023 (pdf 311.7 KB)
- Public Interest Disclosure Policy 2025 (pdf 356.3 KB)
- Public Interest Disclosure Procedure (pdf 337.5 KB)
- Public Question Time Procedure - May 2026 (pdf 393.0 KB)
- Rating Policy 2026 (pdf 224.8 KB)
- Records Management Policy 2026 (pdf 320.5 KB)
- Requests for Services Policy and Procedure (pdf 345.1 KB)
- Retail Water - Pricing Policy - 2026 (pdf 154.0 KB)
- Risk Management Policy 2025 (pdf 241.9 KB)
- Risk Management Procedure (pdf 693.5 KB)
- Roads and Public Place Naming Policy Feb 2026 (pdf 1.3 MB)
- Safe Environment Policy 2026 (pdf 258.5 KB)
- Social Media Policy for Council Members - 2026 (pdf 284.4 KB)
- Supplementary Elections Policy (pdf 188.0 KB)
- Treasury Management Policy 2026 (pdf 354.7 KB)
- Unreasonable Customer Conduct Policy (pdf 381.5 KB)
- Unsolicited Proposals Policy (pdf 157.9 KB)
- Water Connection and Billing Policy 2026 (pdf 171.1 KB)
- WELC Enrolment Policy 2025 (pdf 367.8 KB)