One of the main roles of a Council Member is to make decisions on behalf of the community. Council meetings are where these decisions are made.

As Council Members cannot make decisions outside of a Council meeting, resolutions are made that that give direction and instructions to the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for implementing resolutions and the day-to-day operations of Council.

How meetings work

Agendas & minutes

Agendas are the list of topics (referred to as items) that will be discussed at a meeting. We usually publish them together with the reports that contain background information on each topic for Council Members (excluding confidential items). Agendas for ordinary council meetings are published 3 clear days before the meeting. Agendas for special council meetings are published as soon as possible after notice of the meeting.

Minutes are a record of a meeting. We publish draft minutes within 5 days after a meeting. The minutes are adopted at the next ordinary council meeting and published in replacement of the draft minutes.