2022-2023 Governance

Council recognises the need for the ongoing commitment to and monitoring of all the reforms implemented to ensure a high level of good governance is consistently maintained throughout the coming years.

Council remains focused on ensuring decision‐making processes continue to provide transparent, responsive, inclusive and participatory policies and practices and that the community has a voice in decision-making. Agendas are published online in advance of scheduled meetings, encouraging greater public participation and democracy.

Council is committed to an ongoing development program for all Councillors by providing and facilitating opportunities for professional development that assists them to perform their roles as elected representatives.

The Councillor Code of Conduct strengthens the foundations of working relationships between elected representatives. It complements the provisions in the Act that cover principles of conduct for Council staff. The Councillor Code of Conduct is imperative to ensure all Councillors conduct themselves honourably and in the best interests of the community.

Find out more about policies and transparency.

Council meetings

Council meetings were held monthly from 1 July 2022. The times and venues of Council meetings are fixed annually and advertised in the Council and Committee Meetings of the Darebin website.

In addition to the scheduled meetings, there were nine Special Council meetings held during the year with 16 reports considered. There were 107 reports considered by Council in 2022/2023, with 96 being considered publicly and 11 designated confidential; the Council Meeting was closed to the public for consideration of these items. Three confidential decisions of Council were made public.

All Council meetings, Planning Committee meetings and Hearing of Submissions meetings are livestreamed to the public and recordings are published on the Darebin YouTube channel.

Councillor attendance at meetings, 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023

Special Meeting 18 July 2022
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 2 reports
  • No confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Special meeting 21 July 2022
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 1 reports
  • 1 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 25 July 2022
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 4 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 24 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 22 August 2022
Councillors: 8 of 9
Items:

  • 7 reports
  • 1 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Special meeting 29 August 2022
Councillors: 7 of 9
Items:

  • 0 reports
  • 1 confidential items
  • 21 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 26 September 2022
Councillors: 8 of 9
Items:

  • 9 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 4 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 24 October 2022
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 11 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 21 questions from the gallery
  • 2 notices of motion

Special meeting 14 November 2022
Councillors: 8 of 9
Items:

  • 2 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 7 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notice of motion

Ordinary meeting 28 November 2022
Councillors: 7 of 9
Items:

  • 6 reports
  • 1 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 2 notices of motion

Special meeting 30 November 2022
Councillors: 8 of 9
Items:

  • 2 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 39 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Special meeting 19 December 2022
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 6 reports
  • 2 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 1 notices of motion

Special meeting 25 January 2023 - 6pm
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 1 report
  • 1 confidential items
  • 17 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Special meeting 25 January 2023 - 7.15pm
Councillors: 8 of 9
Items:

  • 1 report
  • 0 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 27 February 2023
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 11 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 4 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 27 March 2023
Councillors: 8 of 9
Items:

  • 15 reports
  • 2 confidential items
  • 33 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Special meeting 30 March 2023
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 1 report
  • 1 confidential items
  • 28 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 24 April 2023
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 4 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 6 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 22 May 2023
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 6 reports
  • 2 confidential items
  • 26 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Special meeting 29 May 2023
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 4 reports
  • 0 confidential items
  • 29 questions from the gallery
  • 0 notices of motion

Ordinary meeting 26 June 2023
Councillors: All 9
Items:

  • 5 reports
  • 1 confidential items
  • 0 questions from the gallery
  • 2 notices of motion
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