Council Information and Briefing Sessions

Information and Briefing Sessions are used solely for the purpose of information sharing and not for the purpose of obtaining, or effectively obtaining, a decision on a matter outside a formally constituted meeting of the Council or a Council Committee.

Information and Briefing Sessions are held to:

• discuss issues involving strategy and policy; or
• discuss a planning session of a general or strategic nature; or
• brief Elected Members on issues relating to their decision-making function.

An Information or Briefing Session which involves discussion of a matter that is not, or is not intended to be, part of the agenda for a formal meeting of the Council or Council Committee, is not a designated Information or Briefing Session.

A session may be closed to the public to allow attendees to receive, discuss or consider information or a matter listed in Section 90(3) of the Local Government Act, subject to an order being made to that effect. If an order is made to close a session under a confidential provision than that order can be made by either Council or the CEO.

Please note, if all topics for discussion are of a confidential nature, the Information and Briefing Session will not be open to public viewing. If one or more of the topics are confidential, they will be considered at the end of the agenda allowing the public to leave before the discussion.