Council meetings

Governance Rules – Meeting Procedure for Council Meetings

Melton City Council adopted its Governance Rules on 31 August 2020.  Chapter 2 of the Governance Rules is the Meeting Procedure for Council Meetings. 

The purpose of Chapter 2  is to:

  • provide for the election of the Mayor and any Deputy Mayor;
  • provide for the appointment of any Acting Mayor; and
  • provide for the procedures governing the conduct of Council meetings.

The Meeting Procedure Chapter replaces the Meeting Procedure Local Law 2013.  

Download the Governance Rules(PDF, 180KB)

2021 Meetings of Council

Scheduled Council Meetings take place on Mondays at 7pm unless otherwise specified on the agenda.  Additionally, Special Council Meetings may be called during the course of the year.

Due to the ongoing COVID environment, Meetings of Council at the Melton Civic Centre are closed to members of the public.  Council meetings are live streamed and a book marked recording is available approximately two days after each meeting.

  • Monday 8 February, via videoconference
  • Monday 15 March, via videoconference
  • Monday 12 April, via videoconference
  • Monday 10 May, Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 7 June, Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 28 June, Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 2 August, Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 30 August, Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 27 September, Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 25 October, Melton Civic Centre
  • Tuesday 4 November (Meeting to elect Mayor and related business), Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 22 November, Melton Civic Centre
  • Monday 13 December, Melton Civic Centre

View Minutes and Agendas

Live streaming

From May 2020, all Ordinary and Special Council meetings will be live streamed and electronically recorded, except when Council resolves to go into the Confidential Business section of the meeting

All recordings are retained as part of City of Melton's records in accordance with the Retention and Disposal Authorities for Local Government Records produced by the Public Records Office Victoria.

Live streaming

A recording of the meeting will also be available approximately 2 business days after the meeting.

View recorded meetings

Council Meeting recordings

Up until 2 April 2020, Ordinary and Special Council Meetings were audio recorded.  The audio files are in .mp3 format and can be listened to online or downloaded to your computer.

Visit our Minutes and Agendas webpage for audio recordings.

From May 2020, all Ordinary and Special Council meetings will be live streamed and electronically recorded.  Live streaming of Council meetings and an archive recording of the meeting are available by visiting Live streaming.

Attendance

Due to the ongoing COVID environment, Meetings of Council at the Melton Civic Centre are closed to members of the public.  Council meetings are live streamed and a book marked recording is available approximately two days after each meeting.

Public question time

Public question time is available at every scheduled Meeting of Council to enable members of the public to address questions to Council. 

All questions (maximum of two per person) must be submitted via the online form or by downloading then lodging the Public Question Time form in the receptacle designated for public questions at the entrance to the Council Chamber at the Melton Civic Centre. 

All questions must be received by no later than 12 noon on the day of the scheduled Meeting of Council.

Submit your public question/s to Council

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