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Council Policies

These are formal frameworks in which Council provide a consistency in administering legislation requirements or in handling specific matters pertinent to the Southern Midlands, eg Dog Management Policy, Risk Management Policy.

The process that Council has in adopting a policy is that, where appropriate, Community consultation is undertaken, following that, a report along with a draft policy is presented at a Council meeting of elected members, Council considers the information and elected members have the opportunity to provide their considered views for debate and deliberation, a decision is then taken and the policy is normally approved in draft with amendments and is required to be brought back to the next Council meeting for further consideration and final adoption as a Council policy.