Overview
Council endorsed the public exhibition of its unchanged Code of Conduct, Administrative Procedures for the Code of Conduct and Code of Meeting Practice at its Monday 7 July Ordinary Council meeting.
Public exhibition for a period of 28 days from 8 July and invite public submissions until 19 August 2025.
Code of Conduct
The Model Code of Conduct sets the minimum standards of conduct for council officials. It is prescribed by regulation to assist council officials to:
- understand and comply with the standards of conduct that are expected of them
- enable them to fulfil their statutory duty to act honestly and exercise a reasonable degree of care and diligence (section 439)
- act in a way that enhances public confidence in local government.
Administrative Procedures for the Code of Conduct
These procedures ("the Model Code Procedures") are prescribed for the purposes of the administration of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW ("the Model Code"). The Model Code and Model Code Procedures are made under sections 440 and 440AA respectively of the Local Government Act 1993 ("the Act") and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 ("the Regulation").
Code of Meeting Practice
This Code sets out the procedures for all Council and Council Committee meetings. The Code incorporates the meeting procedure requirements set out in the Local Government Act 1993 and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021. It also contains additional provisions specific to the City of Wagga Wagga.
