Governance Local Law No. 1

In accordance with section 119 of the Local Government Act 1989 (the Act) notice is hereby given that Bayside City Council (the Council) proposes to repeal Local Law No: 1/2006 Meeting Procedures Local Law and replace it by making a new Local Law No: 1/2009 known as Governance Local Law under sections 91 and 111 of the Act for the purposes of

(a) providing for the election of the Mayor;
(b) regulating the use of the common seal;
(c ) prohibit unauthorised use of the common seal or any device resembling the common seal;
(d) providing for the procedures governing the conduct of Council meetings and Special Committee meetings, Advisory Committee meetings and Councillor Briefings;
(e) setting the rules of behaviour for those participating in or present at Council meetings and Special Committee meetings, Advisory Committee meetings and Councillor Briefings; and
(f) providing for the role of the Mayor and any Deputy Mayor.

The general purport of the Local Law No: 1/2009 is to provide for:

(a) the manner in which the Mayor, Deputy Mayor are elected;
(b) the quorum for an Ordinary Meeting and Special Meeting of Council;
(c) the procedure with requests to be heard at the meeting;
(d) the meeting procedures and administration;
(e) the procedures for motions and debates;
(f) the manner in which the standards of conduct will be regulated; and
(g) the procedures for and restriction of the use of the common seal of the Council and the prohibition of unauthorised use of any device resembling the common seal.

A copy of the proposed Local Law may be inspected at or obtained from the Corporate Centre, 76 Royal Avenue Sandringham of viewed on Council’s website www.bayside.vic.gov.au

Any person affected by the proposed Local Law may make a submission to the Council.  Submissions received by the Council within 28 days of the date of this notice will be considered in accordance with section 223 of the Act.  Any person requesting that he or she be heard in support of a written submission is entitled to appear before a meeting of a Special committee of Council, either personally or by a person acting on his or her behalf at 6.30pm on Monday 9 November 2009 in the Council Chambers, Boxshall Street Brighton.  Copies of all submissions received will be made available to the public as part of the Council agenda.

Submissions clearly marked “Governance Local Law Submission” should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer P.O. Box 27 Sandringham 3191 by 4.00pm Monday 2 November 2009.  Telephone enquiries concerning this matter should be directed to Mr Terry Callant on 9599-4327.

Adrian Robb
Chief Executive Officer

(Please note the official public notice appeared in the Age Newspaper on Tuesday 29 September 2009 and Victoria Government Gazette on Thursday 1 October 2009)