Corporate Policy

A Corporate Policy is a statement of mandatory guiding principles that inform decision-making and the effective governance of our local government area (LGA). A policy states what the Council is going to do, not how it will do it.

Corporate policies can be defined as those which:

• Are Local Policy as defined in the Local Government Act 1993, concerning approvals and orders.
• Relate to statutory requirements and Council’s legislative responsibilities.
• Directly relate to Councillors and their Civic duties.
• Assist the decision-making process by supporting the Council’s Strategic Management Plans.
• Set out the decisions of the elected Council.

REQUIREMENTS FOR UPDATING AND ADOPTION OF POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS

Council’s Corporate Policies (public) are either required by legislation or impact the community in some way. Corporate Policies are adopted by the Council.

Council’s Administrative Protocols (internal) relate specifically to the operational management, administrative, or staff matters of the Council, which are the function of the Chief Executive Officer.

Administrative Protocols are endorsed by the Council’s Senior Leadership Team. Council proactively publishes some of our Protocols where appropriate to do so on our website for enhanced public transparency.

Our adopted Policies and Protocols are subject to a review process and a set review schedule. Amendments beyond minor administrative changes require the Policy or Protocol to be re-adopted or re-endorsed, respectively.

To adopt a new/amended policy or revoke an existing policy, a report to the Council is required. In line with legislation and the Council’s Community Engagement Strategy, policies are typically placed on public exhibition for 28 days to give the community an opportunity to provide feedback.

If submissions are received during the public exhibition period, they will be presented to the Council with staff recommendations before the final policy is adopted.

Policies on public exhibition will be available for review from the Your Say Wollondilly page on the Council website.

Our Policy Framework Policy is available in the Policy Register.