Governance

23-05 Ward boundary and name changes

Council Circular 23-05 - Councils must review their ward boundaries and notify the NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) of any changes to ward boundaries and/or names by 5 October 2023.

23-04 Changes to public access to council records under the State Records Act 1998

Circular Details Circular No 23-04 / 25 May 2023 / A860043Previous Circular21-33 Compliance with records management provisions andtransfer of local government records to the State ArchivesCollectionWho should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Joint Organisation Executive Officers / Governance and...

23-03 – 2023/24 Determination of the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal

Circular Details Circular No 23-03 / 10 May 2023 / A859646Previous Circular22-14 2022/23 Determination of the Local Government Remuneration TribunalWho should read thisCouncillors / General ManagersContactCouncil Governance Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredCouncil to implementPDF Version23-03 2023/24 Determination...

22-42 Councils and joint organisations to provide OLG’s credit card guidelines to their ARICs

Circular DetailsCircular No 22-42 / 22 December 2022 / A846535Previous Circular21-29 Release of the Guideline on the Use and Management of Credit CardsWho should read thisGeneral Managers / Governance staff / Internal audit personnelContactCouncil Governance / (02) 4428 4100 /...

22-41 Update on the Guidelines for Risk Management and Internal Audit for Local Government in NSW

Circular Details Circular No 22-41 / 19 December 2022 / A843647Previous Circular22-21 Update on membership requirements for audit, risk and improvement committeesWho should read thisGeneral Managers / Councillors / Council governance staff /Audit, risk and improvement committee members and internalaudit...

22-40 Amendments to the tendering provisions of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 and consultation of the development of new procurement guidelines for councils

Circular DetailsCircular No 22-40 / 19 December 2022 / A809665Previous Circular21-27 Review of the tendering provisions of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005Who should read thisGeneral Managers / Governance and Procurement StaffContactCouncil Governance Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction...

22-38 Consultation on the outcomes of the review of the councillor misconduct framework

Circular DetailsCircular No 22-38 / 13 December 2022 / A844528Previous Circular21-38 Consultation on review of the councillor misconduct frameworkWho should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / All council staff / conduct reviewersContactCouncil Governance Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction...

22-37 Model Media Policy

Circular DetailsCircular No 22-37 / 12 December 2022 / A842728Previous Circular22-24 - Consultation on draft Model Media PolicyWho should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Council governance and communications staffContactCouncil Governance/ (02) 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredInformation / Council to...

22-35 Councils’ decisions on the administration of their September 2024 ordinary elections

Circular DetailsCircular No 22-35/ Date 11 November 2022/ A839620Previous Circular18-43 – Council decisions on the administration of the September2020 electionsWho should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / Council governance staffContactCouncil Governance Team / 02 4428 4100 / olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredCouncil to...

22-33 Misuse of Council Resources – March 2023 State Election

Circular DetailsCircular No 22-33 / 2 November 2022 / A839741Previous Circular18-41 Misuse of Council resources – 2019 State ElectionWho should read thisCouncillors / General Managers / All council staffContactCouncil Governance Team/ 02 4428 4201/ olg@olg.nsw.gov.auAction requiredInformation / Council to ImplementPDF...