Published on Friday, 3 January 2025 at 10:41:01 AM
At its November 2024 meeting, the Council made the decision to switch from monthly to fortnightly Council meetings throughout 2025.
Mayor Phill Cronin stated: “We recognise that the community expects us to be able to make decisions that affect them in an agile and timely manner. The pros and cons were weighed up and it was clear that fortnightly meetings will enable us to turn things around faster and to overcome issues with meetings running quite late into the evening.”
“Meeting agendas do tend to be larger when only meeting once a month. This has resulted in longer meetings which are not always easily accessible for members of the community. In October last year we needed to adjourn the meeting late into the evening and reconvene the following week to finish our business and this was far from ideal,” said Mayor Cronin.
A mid-year and end of year recess will still occur and dates of meetings will be scheduled to avoid important dates, such as Easter and Anzac Day. Dates for each of the Committees of Council have also been set in the 2025 schedule.
The calendar of meeting dates is available on the City’s website.
Objectives outlined in this statement are aligned with the City of Busselton’s Council Plan (2024 - 2034) Key Theme Leadership – We actively engage with community to deliver visionary, collaborative and accountable leadership.
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