Policies Library

To ensure legislation and resources are applied to achieve positive environmental, health and safety outcomes for the community in an ethical and transparent manner.

Guidelines for addressing Council at a Public Forum or an Open Forum.

This policy governs the process and requirements for the installation, testing and maintenance of backflow prevention devices.

To provide a structured, consistent and transparent approach to barking dog complaints and offensive noise complaints from other species received by Council.

To effectively manage weeds biosecurity as allowed and required by outlined in the Biosecurity Act 2015 (NSW) (Act) and the Biosecurity Regulation 2017 (NSW).

The objective of this policy is to provide guidance to the Council and staff in the annual budget development process by setting out the legislation, principles and parameters under which the budget is developed.

The policy supports sound financial management and is a key factor in ensuring Council’s long-term financial sustainability.

The objective of this policy is to ensure that all Council expenditure is legally authorised and that effective systems of budgetary control are in place to monitor and report on actual income and expenditure compared with budgeted income and expenditure.

The policy supports sound financial management and is a key factor in ensuring Council’s long-term financial sustainability.

This policy is aimed at:

• Preventing structural damage to Council’s water and sewer infrastructure network.
• Preventing damage to buildings and other structures.
• Maintaining access to manholes, junctions, inspection shafts, valves and hydrants, therefore allowing Council staff to undertake regular maintenance to our network without having to remove buildings or other structures.
• Enabling efficient and economical access to pipework for major repairs and/or replacement without damaging structures.
• Providing a consistent approach to building over or near underground pipework throughout the MidCoast Council area.

This policy is required to ensure Council can maintain uninterrupted availability of key business resources necessary to meet Council’s strategic and operational objectives and legal obligations.