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At the Ordinary Council Meeting held on Wednesday 23 July 2025 the Council endorsed the draft Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy for public exhibition from Tuesday 5 August to Monday 1 September 2025.
It was resolved that Council
That Council :
a. Endorse the draft Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy for public exhibition for a minimum period of 28 days; and
b. Receive a further report at the conclusion of the exhibition period if any submissions are received. Should no submissions be received automatically adopt the draft Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy at the conclusion of the public exhibition period.
Section 252 of the Act covers payment of expenses and provision of facilities to councillors and states that: (1) Within the first 12 months of each term of a council, the council must adopt a policy concerning the payment of expenses incurred or to be incurred by, and the provision of facilities to, the mayor, the deputy mayor (if there is one) and the other councillors in relation to discharging the functions of civic office. As a result, every council has a Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy, which outlines the expenses that may be incurred or reimbursed and outlines the facilities provided to councillors. In accordance with section 252(3) of the Act, a council must not incur or reimburse expenses not provided for within the policy. The Office of Local Government (OLG) has a suggested template for the Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy that complies with the Act and Local Government (General) Regulations 2021. This is at Attachment 2 to this report for information. Council’s policy closely mirrors the OLG suggesting policy wording.
Submissions are invited and must be addressed to:
The General Manager Armidale Regional Council PO Box 75A Armidale, NSW 2350
Submissions can be made via hard copy at one of council's offices: 135 Rusden Street, Armidale; or 158 Bradley Street, Guyra), or in electronic format via email to: council@armidale.nsw.gov.au
Submissions must be received by 11.59pm Monday 1 September 2025.
Please be aware that if you make a submission, other people may have access to your comments. This may be as a result of a report to a Council meeting or as part of an application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. Further details including disclosure forms are available on request from council.
At the Ordinary Council Meeting held on Wednesday 23 July 2025 the Council endorsed the draft Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy for public exhibition from Tuesday 5 August to Monday 1 September 2025.
It was resolved that Council
That Council :
a. Endorse the draft Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy for public exhibition for a minimum period of 28 days; and
b. Receive a further report at the conclusion of the exhibition period if any submissions are received. Should no submissions be received automatically adopt the draft Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy at the conclusion of the public exhibition period.
Section 252 of the Act covers payment of expenses and provision of facilities to councillors and states that: (1) Within the first 12 months of each term of a council, the council must adopt a policy concerning the payment of expenses incurred or to be incurred by, and the provision of facilities to, the mayor, the deputy mayor (if there is one) and the other councillors in relation to discharging the functions of civic office. As a result, every council has a Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy, which outlines the expenses that may be incurred or reimbursed and outlines the facilities provided to councillors. In accordance with section 252(3) of the Act, a council must not incur or reimburse expenses not provided for within the policy. The Office of Local Government (OLG) has a suggested template for the Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy that complies with the Act and Local Government (General) Regulations 2021. This is at Attachment 2 to this report for information. Council’s policy closely mirrors the OLG suggesting policy wording.
Submissions are invited and must be addressed to:
The General Manager Armidale Regional Council PO Box 75A Armidale, NSW 2350
Submissions can be made via hard copy at one of council's offices: 135 Rusden Street, Armidale; or 158 Bradley Street, Guyra), or in electronic format via email to: council@armidale.nsw.gov.au
Submissions must be received by 11.59pm Monday 1 September 2025.
Please be aware that if you make a submission, other people may have access to your comments. This may be as a result of a report to a Council meeting or as part of an application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. Further details including disclosure forms are available on request from council.
