Council Meetings

The elected members of Council act as one body, dealing with the business of the Carnarvon local government area in accordance with relevant statutes, local laws and policies. As a body, Council meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except for in December where it meets on the third Tuesday, and not at all in January of each year, to deal with the business put before it.

Meetings commence at 10.00am sharp and any member of the public is welcome to attend. Limited time is set aside for the public to ask questions of the Council. Questions are generally taken on notice as a reply may not be immediately forthcoming due to the need to either research the matter raised or to seek clarification of the matter from a third-party. Desirably, questions should be submitted in writing at least 3 days before the Council meeting is to take place in order that a response can (hopefully) be provided at the meeting.

Occasionally, Council may hold a special meeting outside of these times, especially where it is required to deal with an urgent matter of business. Notice of a Special Meeting of Council will be advertised in the Northern Guardian newspaper 7 days beforehand. Again, any member of the public is welcome to attend a Special Meeting of Council and ask questions of the Council within the allotted public question time.

Where a person requests a matter to be dealt with by the Council, or is required to have a matter (such as a land development proposal or application) to be dealt with by the Council, such a request (or proposal or application) must be submitted in writing to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at least 30 days before the date of the Ordinary Meeting of Council (OCM) at which it is requested to be considered and determined. Inclusion of the matter in the meeting agenda will be subject to all relevant and pertinent information being provided by the person making the request (or by the proponent or applicant), all comments from relevant authorities and agencies who may be affected by the matter having been received, and either no public or stakeholder notification beforehand is required, or where required, such notification has been completed and the submission period has expired.

A request received less than 30 days before the next Ordinary Meeting of Council may be presented to Council for consideration and determination only at the discretion of the CEO and subject to the above criteria (where applicable).

Council Meeting Schedule

Where: Council Chambers, Stuart Street, Carnarvon

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