Public Participation at Council Meetings

Council encourages the participation of the public at meetings of Council.

Council’s Code of Meeting Practice provides for public participation at all meetings of Council.

Members of the public may make an application to address Council at any of the meetings listed below, on items that are listed for consideration at that meeting.

The public can address the following meetings of Council:

1. Council Meetings
2. Assets and Infrastructure Committee Meetings
3. Customer, Community and Culture Committee Meetings
4. Finance, Property and Governance Committee Meetings
5. Planning, Transport and Environment Committee Meetings

Please refer to the below guideline for submission of Public Forums at Council Meetings and Committee Meetings:

Council Meetings

• Complete the form below including a full transcript of what you are going to say, with your contact details before 4pm on the Thursday prior to the meeting.
• Council will accept only one ‘for’ and one ‘against’ on any item of business on the agenda.
• Each speaker will have a maximum of three (3) minutes to address Council.
• Our Secretariat team will contact all people who have applied to speak, by 12pm the day of the Council Meeting.

Committee Meetings

• Complete the form below including a full transcript of what you are going to say, with your contact details before 10am the day of the meeting.
• Council will accept only one ‘for’ and one ‘against’ on any item of business on the agenda.
• Each speaker will have a maximum of three (3) minutes to address Committee.
• Our Secretariat team will contact all people who have applied to speak, by 12pm the day of the Committee Meeting.