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Councillor Oath or Affirmation of Office Proceedings held at the Council
Chamber, 32 Civic Drive, Greensborough Minutes
Carl Cowie Chief Executive Officer Friday 15 November 2024
Distribution: Public Civic Drive, Greensborough PO Box 476, Greensborough 3088 Telephone 9433 3111 Facsimile 9433 3777 Website www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au Email nillumbik@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
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Councillor Oath or Affirmation of Office Proceedings 14 November 2024
Nillumbik Shire Council
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4. Oath or Affirmation of Office and Code of Conduct Declaration for elected Councillors
Councillor Oath or Affirmation of Office Proceedings 14 November 2024
Nillumbik Shire Council
Minutes of the Councillor Oath or Affirmation of Office Proceedings of Nillumbik Shire Council held Thursday 14 November 2024. The Proceedings commenced at 5.00pm.
Councillors present:
Cr Grant Brooker Blue Lake Ward
Cr Naomi Joiner Bunjil Ward
Cr Kelly Joy Edendale Ward
Cr Peter Perkins Ellis Ward
Cr Kim Cope Sugarloaf Ward
Cr Kate McKay Swipers Gully Ward
Cr John Dumaresq Wingrove Ward
Officers in attendance:
Vince Lombardi Acting Chief Operating Officer
Blaga Naumoski Director Governance, Communications and Community Safety
Frank Vassilacos Director Planning, Environment and Strategy
Jeremy Livingston Director Culture and Performance
Daniel Tarquinio Manager Information Technology
Katia Croce Manager Governance and Property
Tracey Varley Manager Communications and Engagement
Emma Christensen Governance Coordinator
Melanie Burns Electoral Project Officer
Juliana Dimovski Senior Governance Officer
The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Vince Lombardi chaired the meeting and welcomed everyone to the proceedings and advised the meeting would be livestreamed and recorded and would be publicly available on YouTube and on Council’s website.
Acknowledgement of Country was given by the Acting Chief Executive Officer, Vince Lombardi.
Nil.
4. Oath or Affirmation of Office and Code of Conduct Declaration for elected Councillors
In accordance with section 30(1) of the Local Government Act 2020, elected Councillors are required to take the Oath or Affirmation of Office. The Local Government (Governance and Integrity) Regulations 2020 prescribe the manner for taking the Oath or Affirmation of Office.
Once the Oath or Affirmation of Office has been administered by the Acting Chief Executive Officer, Councillors are required to sign and date the oath or affirmation before the Acting Chief Executive Officer.
Oath of Office
The Oath of Office was taken by the following Councillors-elect :
Grant Brooker and Peter Perkins
“I, [name], swear by Almighty God that I will undertake the duties of the office of Councillor in the best interests of the municipal community.
I will abide by the Model Councillor Code of Conduct and uphold the standards of conduct set out in the Model Councillor Code of Conduct.
I will faithfully and impartially carry out and exercise the functions, powers, authorities and discretions vested in me under the Local Government Act 2020 and any other Act to the best of my skill and judgement.“
Affirmation of Office
The Affirmation of Office was taken by the following Councillors-elect :
Naomi Joiner, Kelly Joy, Kim Cope, Kate McKay and John Dumaresq
“I, [name], solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm that I will undertake the duties of the office of Councillor in the best interests of the municipal community.
I will abide by the Model Councillor Code of Conduct and uphold the standards of conduct set out in the Model Councillor Code of Conduct.
I will faithfully and impartially carry out and exercise the functions, powers, authorities and discretions vested in me under the Local Government Act 2020 and any other Act to the best of my skill and judgement.”
After taking the Oath or Affirmation of Office, each Councillor made a short acceptance
speech.
Attached are the signed Oath or Affirmation of Office for each Councillor,
together with a copy of the Councillor Code of Conduct.
The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Vince Lombardi declared proceedings closed at 5.34pm.
