Application to present to Council (Public or Community Forum)

AlburyCity’s Council Meetings, Public Forums and Community Forums are video recorded and webcast. By speaking at a Council Meeting or Forum, members of the public agree to being recorded and webcast. AlburyCity accepts no liability for any defamatory, discriminatory or offensive remarks or gestures that are made during the course of the Council or Committee Meeting.

Opinions expressed or statements made by individuals are the opinions or statements of those individuals and do not imply any form of endorsement by AlburyCity. Confidential meetings of Council will not be video recorded or webcast. Recordings and webcasts are protected by copyright and owned by AlburyCity. No part may be copied, recorded, reproduced or transmitted without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer. Any recording or webcast is not, and shall not, be taken to be an official record of AlburyCity or discussion depicted therein. Only the official minutes may be relied upon as an official record of the meeting.

Please Note: All requests to speak at a Public Forum must be received by 12 noon on the day of the Council Meeting.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully (in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002).

We may collect information about you for 2 reasons: firstly, to process your request and second, to respond to any queries which you may have. We will not email you in the future unless you have given us your consent.

For more information about what data we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it refer to our privacy policy or contact us.

Statement of Business Ethics

5.1 Unauthorised communications and lobbying:

1. Unauthorised communication or lobbying of Councillors or Council employees during a tender or quotation process will lead to tenders being excluded from consideration
2. Only the appointed Tender/Quote Coordinator is to accept any contact from a tenderer relating to enquiries not considered to be unauthorised communication or lobbying (i.e. procedural or timing related questions).
3. Suppliers are to be made aware that Councillors and Council employees are required to promptly notify the Chief Executive Officer of any approach that may constitute unauthorised communication or lobbying. If the unauthorised communication or lobbying is in writing, a copy should be provided to the Chief Executive Officer.
4. The Chief Executive Officer is to disclose the existence of any unauthorised communication or lobbying at the commencement of the business item being addressed at the Council meeting and advise of the Chief Executive Officer’s decision to exclude the identified tender.