How decisions are made
Councillors make decisions by a majority vote at each meeting. A majority of the Councillors must be at the meeting for a vote to pass.
All Councillors at the meeting can vote on every motion unless they have a conflict of interest.
Council meetings follow Council's Governance rules.
Who runs the meetings
The Mayor chairs Council meetings.
If the Mayor cannot attend, another Councillor will act as Chairperson for that meeting (usually the Deputy Mayor).
The agenda
Each Council meeting agenda is broken up into procedural matters, Councillor reports and Officer reports.
Procedural matters
The first part of the agenda covers:
- Apologies and requests for leaves of absence
- Declarations of conflicts of interest
- Confirmation of Minutes
- Presentations
- Petitions
- Memorials.
Councillor reports
Councillors report back on Committees and meetings they have attended. The also report on any ward issues.
Officer reports
Councillors discuss reports submitted by Council Officers and make decisions.
How you can contribute to meetings
All residents and ratepayers have the right to ask questions and raise issues with Council. There are 3 ways you can contribute to Council meetings. Find out more on our Council meetings page.
Live streaming meetings
Council’s public meetings are live streamed and recorded. These recordings are available on our website for at least 2 years.
If you attend a Council meeting, you are consenting to your image, speech and statements being live streamed or published on Council’s website.
The live streaming and video recording is protected by copyright and owned by Knox City Council. It is provided by the Council for personal and non-commercial use. Video, images and audio contained in a live streaming and video recording must not be altered, reproduced or republished without the permission of the Council. Copyright remains with the Council.
For more information, read the Live Streaming of Public Meetings Policy.
More information
Contact us and we will get back to you.
Or call our Governance team on 9298 8000.
