Expenses and Facilities for the Mayor and Councillors Policy

The Expenses and Facilities for the Mayor and Councillors Policy was adopted by Council on the 7 August 2024.

The objectives of this policy are to: 

• Enable the reasonable and appropriate reimbursement of expenses incurred by Councillors while undertaking their civic duties

• Enable facilities of a reasonable and appropriate standard to be provided to Councillors to support them in undertaking their civic duties

• Ensure accountability and transparency in reimbursement of expenses and provision of facilities to Councillors

• Ensure facilities and expenses provided to Councillors meet community expectations

• Support a diversity of representation

• Fulfil Council’s statutory responsibilities.