Council Policies
The purpose of policy documents is to enable the effective and efficient management of Council resources, and to assist staff and Council to achieve an equitable decision-making process.
Written policies also enable the community to be aware of the reasoning behind administrative and Council decisions; and to be familiar with the philosophy behind individual decisions.
This section contains all policies currently adopted by Council. Council's Policy Manual is currently under review, as policies are developed and reviewed, they will appear under the "new policy format. The "existing policy format" are still current policies that haven't been reviewed and transitioned to the new policy format.
NEW POLICY FORMAT
Code of Conduct
VGO Group Rating Guidance [view]
0.1 Code of Conduct - Elected Members & Candidates V3 - March 2024 view
0.2 Code of Conduct - Employees & Contractors V2 - March 2024 view
0.3 Complaints Policy (Alleged Breach) V2 - March 2024 view
0.3F 0.3F Complaint Form (Alleged Breach)
Governance view
1.3 Elected Members Professional Development & Training Policy [view]
1.05 Meetings - Scheduled Dates V3 March 2024 view
1.07 Gift for Retiring Councilors V3 March 2024 view
1.08 Media V3 March 2024 view
1.11 Social Media V4 March 2024 view
1.14 Common Seal V4 March 2024 view
1.15 Legal Representation for Council Members and Employees V3 view
1.16 Risk Management Policy [view]
1.17 Habitual or Vexatious Complainants V3 March 2024 view
1.19 Attendance at Events Policy V2 - March 2024 view
1.20 Adopted Standard for CEO recruitment, performance and termination V2 March 2024 view
1.21 Appointment of Acting CEO [view]
1.30 Elected Members Professional Development & Training Policy V3 March 2024 view
Finance
2.01 Asset Management V3 - March 2024 view
2.02 Concession of Commercial & Farming Properties Occupied by Pensioners Policy V1.2 March 2024 view
2.03 Financial Hardship & Debt Recovery Policy V3 March 2024 view
2.04 Purchasing Policy V3 March 2024 view
2.05 Corporate Credit Card Policy V3 March 2024 view
2.08 Asset Revaluation Policy V2 March 2024 view
2.10 Bank Signatories V4 March 2024 view
2.11 Rates Exemption V4 March 2024 view
2.11F Rates Exemption Application Form
2.12 Investment Policy V3 March 2024 view
2.14 Superannuation Matching Policy view
Workforce
3.01 Recruitment & Selection Policy V3 view
3.02 Induction Policy V3 March 2024 view
3.03 Workplace Behaviors Policy V3 March 2024 view
3.04 Professional Development & Training Policy V4 March 2024 view
3.05 Fitness for Work (Impairment, drugs & alcohol) Policy V4 view
3.06 Smoking in the Workplace Policy [view]
3.07 Payments to Employees in Excess of Entitlements on Resignation or Termination V4 March 2024 view
3.08 Corporate Uniform V4 March 2024 view
3.09 Annual Leave V4 March 2024 view
3.10 Staff Housing and Housing Subsidy V3 March 2024 view
3.11 Use of Council Vehicle V3 March 2024 view
3.12 Telephone Charges - Residences V3 March 2024 view
3.13 Staff Performance and Salary Review V3 March 2024 view
3.14 Employee Study Leave V3 March 2024 view
3.15 Conferences - Staff V4 March 2024 view
3.16 Performance Managment V3 March 2024 view
3.17 Staff Send Offs V3 March 2024 view
3.18 Formal Discipline and Dismissal V36 March 2024 view
3.19 Reasonable Adjustments for People with Disability V3 March 2024 view
3.20 Equal Employment Opportunity V3 March 2024
Administration
4.00 Records Management Policy V3 - March 2024 view
4.01 Administration Building and Council Chambers V3 - March 2024 view
4.02 Citizenship Ceremonies V3 - March 2024 view
4.03 Administration Centre Flagpole V3 - March 2024 view
4.05 Councilors’ & Staff iPad Use V3 - March 2024 view
4.06 Restricted Access Vehicles (RAV) V3 March 2024 view
Works
5.00 Undeveloped Road Reserves V4 March 2024 view
5.01 Weather Related Road Closures V4 March 2024 view
5.02
Planning and Building
6.0 Relocated Secondhand Buildings V3 March 2024 view
Emergency Services
7.0 Harvesting over Christmas/New Year Period V3 March 2024 view
7.01 Use of Council Equipment and Machinery for Bushfire Control V3 March 2024 view
Community & Economic
8.0 Child Safe Awareness Policy V2 - March 2024 view
8.01 Regional Price Preference (Buy Local) Policy V2 March 2024 view
8.02 New Business Incentives V3 March 2024 view
8.03 Fees and Charges for Community Facilities & Active Reserves V3 - March 2024 view
8.04 Hall, Equipment and Hire Policy V4 - March 2024 view
8.05 Goomalling Primary School and P&C and Sacred Heart Catholic School and P&F V3 - March 2024 view
8.06 Donations/Scholarships for Primary and Secondary Students V3 - March 2024 view
8.07 DrumMuster Inspectors V4 - March 2024 view
8.08 Grant Management V3 - March 2024 view
Work Health & Safety
10.0 Work Health & Safety Policy V4 view
EXISTING POLICY FORMAT (prior to 2018)
Governance Policies
1.1 Payments to Employees in Excess of Entitlements on Resignation or Termination. [view]
1.6 Standing Committees – Terms of Reference. [view]
Management Procedures
4.7 Gravel Pit Rehabilitation. [view]
4.14 Telephone Charges - Residences. [view]
4.16 Contiguous Rating – Shire Boundary Properties. [view]
4.25 Private Property Access and Crossovers. [view]
4.26 Road Reserve Weed Control. [view]
4.37 Gravel Royalty. [view]
4.41 Reasonable Adjustments for People with Disability. [view]