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Council regularly receives petitions from members of the public on matters that are the business of Council. Council currently has a Petitions Policy to create a more formal and transparent process to manage the receipt and actioning of petitions received by Council. This Policy was presented to Council at its September 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting with proposed amendments and was resolved to place on public exhibition for a period not less than 28 days.
Several amendments have been made to the current policy which have been shown in red in the attached draft Petitions Policy. These changes include:
Removing the requirement to use the Council template noting that if the template is not used minimum requirements as specified in the policy must be met for the petition to be accepted.
An increase in the number of signatories for a petition to be presented to Council from 100 to 500.
Inclusion of an appropriate response by Council to the consideration of a petition.
Several minor administrative changes to the policy for clarity.
Electronic petitions are becoming more commonplace however, some electronic petitions don’t always express the positions of stakeholders with a local interest. Electronic petitions can include many signatures from people who reside overseas and throughout Australia which do not necessarily accurately reflect the views of local stakeholders. This Policy addresses how Council will respond to electronic petitions.
You can provide your feedback on the proposed Draft Policy by:
posting to: Chief Executive Officer Port Macquarie-Hastings Council PO Box 84 Port Macquarie NSW 2444
All submissions must be received by close of business on Thursday 2 November 2023.
Council regularly receives petitions from members of the public on matters that are the business of Council. Council currently has a Petitions Policy to create a more formal and transparent process to manage the receipt and actioning of petitions received by Council. This Policy was presented to Council at its September 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting with proposed amendments and was resolved to place on public exhibition for a period not less than 28 days.
Several amendments have been made to the current policy which have been shown in red in the attached draft Petitions Policy. These changes include:
Removing the requirement to use the Council template noting that if the template is not used minimum requirements as specified in the policy must be met for the petition to be accepted.
An increase in the number of signatories for a petition to be presented to Council from 100 to 500.
Inclusion of an appropriate response by Council to the consideration of a petition.
Several minor administrative changes to the policy for clarity.
Electronic petitions are becoming more commonplace however, some electronic petitions don’t always express the positions of stakeholders with a local interest. Electronic petitions can include many signatures from people who reside overseas and throughout Australia which do not necessarily accurately reflect the views of local stakeholders. This Policy addresses how Council will respond to electronic petitions.
You can provide your feedback on the proposed Draft Policy by:
