Policies

This policy sets out Council's enforcement of local laws relating to animals kept on urban and rural areas. This also includes allowances for fair and reasonable use of land, as well as a focus on maintaining optimal animal welfare.

This policy sets out Council's commitment to manage and care for its assets in a sustainable way and to assist in the achievement of its vision and meet the service and infrastructure needs of the community now and into the future.

This policy provides a framework for the efficient and effective administration of Council’s assets with regard to fair value and to ensure asset values are reviewed in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards.

This policy ensures Council borrows funds in a sustainable and legally compliant manner, with objectives and principles that outline appropriateness of borrowing consistent with the Local Government Act 2020. This policy also ensures borrowings are assessed in a case-by-case manner, facilitating cash flow while also protecting against debt risks.

This policy outlines everyone’s legal responsibilities to prevent bullying and harassment in the workplace, and the process to follow if someone is bullied or harassed at work.

This policy defines Council's approach to business continuity management and the principles by which business continuity plans will be developed and maintained. This policy is supported by the Business Continuity Framework, which provides the mechanism for the development of possible capacity and associated plans.

This policy confirms Council's process for the proposes establishment and ongoing maintenance of cattle underpasses to individual properties.

The purpose of this policy is to support the requirements of the Local Government Act 2020 by outlining Council’s approach to managing the CEO performance, remuneration and general employment conditions.

This policy provides an organisational approach to preventing and responding to child abuse and to ensure compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards, which aim to keep children safe from child abuse when they access services or activities provided by organisations.

This policy provides guidance on the establishment, membership, powers and obligations of committees established by Council.