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