Important information on how Council operates
Introduction
The purpose of councils is to provide the community with effective local and democratic government.
The Lismore City Council area is represented by 11 elected Councillors, including the popularly elected Mayor, who will hold office until September 2024.
For electoral purposes, there are two voting methods available for use in local government elections. Our Council has opted to use the 'undivided' method where residents and ratepayers in the Lismore LGA vote for any of the nominated candidates.
The other method is wards or the 'divided' method and in these cases each ward is represented by a number of Councillors who have been chosen by the electors of that ward. If a council wishes to change the number of council representatives or the method used to elect Councillors, it requires a constitutional referendum to be held.
The power delegated to Lismore City Council and other councils throughout the State is derived from the Local Government Act 1993 and other Acts enacted by the parliament of NSW.
A Councillor’s responsibility is to make decisions on all areas of policy and budget priorities, including the level and extent of services and works to be provided during the year.
Decisions are determined using the majority voting system in which each Councillor has one vote. If there are an equal number of votes, the Mayor has the casting vote.
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009
If you wish to make an application for information under the above act you will need to fill out the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Access Application.
Code of Conduct 2020
Councillors adopted the following Code of Conduct.
Digitally Signed Documents
Outgoing correspondence from Lismore City Council that requires a signature will be digitally signed in accordance with best-practice recordkeeping and governance procedures. For more information please read our Corporate Procedure – Signing Outgoing Correspondence.