Under Section 355 of the Local Government Act 1993, Council is able to delegate some of its functions to a committee of Council. Council uses this delegation to appoint community representatives to individual committees that are tasked with the care, control and management of a particular Council facility or activity. Council also appoints community representatives to committees that perform certain other functions of Council.
Participation in these committees is open to any member of the community, subject to approval by Council, although committees are generally limited in size for practical reasons. Nonetheless, S.355 committee meetings are generally open to the public, and their minutes published in the business papers for Council’s General Meetings.
Council’s S.355 committees currently include:
- Braidwood Historic Cemetery Committee
- Braidwood Gymnasium Committee
- Braidwood National Theatre Community Centre Committee
- Braidwood Recreation Ground Committee
- Braidwood Saleyards Committee
- Braidwood Showground Reserve Trust Committee
- Bungendore School of Arts Committee
- Bungendore School Hall Management Committee
- Bungendore Town Centre and Environs Committee
- Bungendore War Memorial Committee
- Burra / Cargill Park Management Committee
- Canning Close Reserve Committee
- Captains Flat Area Committee
- Carwoola (Stoney Creek) Hall & Reserve Management Committee
- Climate Change Committee
- Greenways Management Committee
- Hoskinstown Community Hall Management Committee
- Les Reardon Reserve Management Committee
- Mick Sherd Oval Canteen and Amenities Facility Committee
- Nerriga Sports Ground Reserve Committee
- Palerang Cultural Tourism Committee
- Palerang Heritage Advisory Committee
- Royalla Reserve Committee
- Wamboin Hall Management Committee
All of these committees include at least one Council representative, and those for the year 2011/2012 can be viewed on Council’s website by clicking here. Guidelines for Palerang Council S.355 committees can also be downloaded from Council’s website by clicking here.
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