Legislative Requirements Post Election – Election Date 22 October 2016

Requirement / Date Required / LGA Ref / Resp / Date Completed
Notice of Special Meeting of Council 7 days prior to meeting / 2 November 2016 / 89(4)(b) / CEO
CEO May summon special meeting of Council within 14 days of declaration of result / 15 November 2016 / 84A / CEO
Candidates to provide Campaign Donation returns to CEO within 30 days of election date / 18 November 2016 / 62(1) / Candidates
Submission of Primary Returns to CEO within 30 days of election date (not for returned Crs) / 18 November 2016 / 81(2)(a)(i) / GMGD
Deadline for election of Mayor / 30 November 2016 / 71 / GMGD
Provide report of campaign donations returns to Minister within 14 days / 2 December 2016 / 62A / CEO
Upload all candidate campaign donations to Council website and file in Public Document Register / Between 2 and 16 December 2016 / 62A / GC/GO
Returned Councillors and relevant officers to submit ordinary returns / 9 February 2017 / 81(5) / GMGD
Returning officer to provide CEO with report on the election within 3 months after the election date / 23 January 2017 / Sched 3 14 (1) LGA / VEC
CEO must provide report at earliest practicable Council meeting / 4 February 2017
4 March 2017 / Sched 3 14 (3) LGA / GMGD/GO
Councillor and Mayoral Allowances / 30 June 2017 / 74(1) / GMGD/GO
Council Plan / 30 June 2017 / 49 (1) / GMGD/GO
Code of Conduct (within 4 months of a general election)
Councillors to sign Code of Conduct / 22 February 2017
22 January 2017 / 76C (2)
64 / GMGD/GO
GMGD/GO
Delegations (within 12 months of election)
·  Review of officer delegations
·  Officers required to disclose conflicts of interest in respect of delegated functions / 22 October 2017 / 80B / GMGD/GO
Review of S86 Committee Delegations / 22 October 2017 / 86(6) / GMGD/GO
Review of policy on Primary/Ordinary Returns for S86 and Special Committees / 22 October 2017 / 81 (2A) (2B) / GMCS & GMSOD
Review of Reimbursement of Expenses Policy – to be reviewed for comfort of Council but not a statutory requirement to review post election / TBC / 74A / GMGD/GO
Review of Local Law No.9 Meeting Procedure – to be reviewed for comfort of Council but not a statutory requirement to review post election / Ceases to operate on 29 June 2026 unless revoked sooner by Council resolution. / S91 / GMGD/GO