The following Guidelines apply for Staff and Community verbal submissions to Council Meetings
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A maximum of 30 minutes be allowed from 6.30 pm, prior to the commencement of each Council Meeting, for verbal submissions to Council by individuals or organisations with individual presentations being limited to 7 minutes.
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Applications for such submissions must be made to the Mayor or General Manager by 12.00 noon on the Tuesday of the week preceding the Council Meeting, to allow inclusion of notice of the address in the agenda for the meeting.
Request to address form.
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The address must be in relation to a matter included on the agenda for consideration at that meeting, unless the addressee is a representative of an organisation associated with Council or sponsored by Council, and the topic of the address is related to that association etc.
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There must be a direct link between the applicant and the matter before Council.
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Persons addressing Council may, with the permission of the Mayor or General Manager, use appropriate materials or documents to support their position.
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Consideration by Council will only be deferred if Council is of the opinion that the addressee has introduced new evidence that requires further investigation.
