DISTRICT COUNCIL OF KIMBA

1.11 Council Member Casual Vacancy

DOCUMENT APPROVAL

This document has been endorsed and approved for use by:

12/05/2021 Deb Larwood Date Chief Officer

Document Version Control

Document Name: 1.11 Elected Members Casual Vacancies Document Status: Final Version Number: 10 Author: Emily Maxwell / Kate Francis Authorised By Deb Larwood, CEO

Change History

Version Issue Date Author Reasons for Change 2 13/06/2012 D. Cearns Review 3 10/07/2013 D Cearns Review 4 18/11/2014 D Cearns Review 5 11/05/2016 D Cearns Review 6 10/05/2017 D Larwood Review 7 09/05/2018 L Keane Review 8 08/05/2019 L Keane Review 9 13/05/2020 EM & KF Review 10 12/05/2021 EM & KF Review

W:\Council Documents GDS20 Feb.2012\9. GOVERNANCE\9.63.01.1.2 Council \1. Statutory Policies\Current Policies 1 2021\1.11 Council Member Casual Vacancies.doc 1. PURPOSE The District Council of Kimba recognises that from time to time, a single casual vacancy may occur during a four-year term of . This policy outlines the direction Council will take to fill a casual vacancy pursuant to section 6(2)(b)(iv) of the Local Government () Act 1999 (the Act).

2. POLICY OBJECTIVE To ensure the process undertaken by Council to fill a casual vacancy complies with the requirements of the Act, and represents an efficient allocation of Council resources in the event of a casual vacancy occurring.

3. SCOPE This policy applies to all Elected Members and Council staff involved with filling a casual vacancy, who each have an obligation to abide by this policy.

4. POLICY DETAIL Council have agreed that should a single casual vacancy occur in the office of Councillor, that the position will be filled by a supplementary , unless the supplementary election is unable to be held prior to January 1, 2022.

5. RELEVANT DELEGATED POWERS Any actions or decisions made regarding this policy, will be enacted upon as per Council’s current delegations register.

6. REVIEW OF POLICY This policy shall be reviewed within 12 months of a periodic election date, or upon changes to legislation relevant to this policy.

7. POLICY ADOPTION This policy was reviewed and adopted by Council at its Ordinary Meeting on 12 May 2021.

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