Governance of Council

Local Governance Statement

Under the Local Government Act 2002, Council is required to produce a Local Governance Statement after each triennial election.

The statement explains how Council works and how it involves the public in decision-making and the aim of this document is to help everyone understands how Council operates and how they can have their say, therefore promoting local democracy.

Grey District Council Local Governance Statement (PDF, 363KB)

It includes information on:

Council functions, responsibilities and activities
How Councillors are elected
The roles and conduct of elected members
Council meetings
Public access to staff and elected members
Key planning and policy documents

Standing Orders

Standing Orders are a set of rules that provide formal guides about the way that a Council conducts its meetings.

They are also record the Council's agreed principles of behaviour within meetings.

Using Standing Orders helps to promote teamwork by:

Allowing structured discussion of topics.
Ensuring respect for the opinions of others.
Ensuring tact and appropriate language is used to resolve conflict.
Promoting the use of persuasion and influencing skills to gain consensus.

All Councils are required by the Local Government Act 2002 to adopt a set of Standing Orders that control the way the Council's meetings are conducted. Elected members must abide by the Standing Orders adopted by the Council. Click link below to view a copy of Council's Standing Orders.