OVERVIEW
Meeting Procedures is designed to be a practical tool for Council Members who are required to actively participate in Council and Committee meetings. This course should focus on increasing the participant’s knowledge of meeting procedures and high-level debating skills used to guide council decision making.
As a result of completing this program, participants should be able to:
- Critically read agendas and evaluate Local Government Officer reports
- Understand and be able to correctly use procedural motions and effectively raise ‘points of order’
- Demonstrate chairmanship skills within legal and ethical requirements
- Understand the importance of checking and confirming the minutes
- Use knowledge of meeting procedures to move, second or foreshadow motions, use correct amendment rules where appropriate and take the right of reply
- Participate confidently in Council and Committee meetings
Serving on Council is designed to give council members the confidence to perform their role. This course will provide council members with an understanding of their role and responsibilities in leading and supporting their communities while following the processes and procedures of their Local Government.
On completion of this program, participants should be able to understand the:
- legislative environment of local governments and the legislation and regulations within which councils must operate
- principles of governance
- balance of governing the local government as a councillor and acting as an elected representative
- role of council members and senior management in leading and supporting their communities
- relationship between council and the local government administration and the importance of the separation of powers
- requirements for strategic community leadership
- requirements for ethical decision making
- Council’s role as the employer of the Chief Executive Officer, and
- use of social media in communicating with the community.
- Council’s role as the employer of the Chief Executive Officer, and
- use of social media in communicating with the community.