Western Australian Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO. 47 OF 2024) - SECT 5

5 .         Section 2.7 replaced

                Delete section 2.7 and insert:

2.7.         Role of council

        (1)         The council governs the local government’s affairs and, as the local government’s governing body, is responsible for the performance of the local government’s functions.

        (2)         The council’s governing role includes the following —

            (a)         overseeing the allocation of the local government’s finances and resources;

            (b)         determining the local government’s policies;

            (c)         planning strategically for the future of the district;

            (d)         determining the services and facilities to be provided by the local government in the district;

            (e)         selecting the CEO and reviewing the CEO’s performance;

            (f)         providing strategic direction to the CEO.

        (3)         For the purpose of ensuring proper governance of the local government’s affairs, the council must have regard to the following principles —

            (a)         the council’s governing role is separate from the CEO’s executive role as described in section 5.41;

            (b)         it is important that the council respects that separation.

        (4)         The council must make its decisions —

            (a)         on the basis of evidence, on the merits and in accordance with the law; and

            (b)         taking into account the local government’s finances and resources.

        (5)         The council must have regard to the need to support an organisational culture for the local government that promotes the respectful and fair treatment of the local government’s employees.

        (6)         The council has the other functions given to it under this Act or any other written law.