Action Plan for Town Hall Meeting and Budget Engagement in Wyndham
Action-oriented plan for engaging the community in town hall meetings and budget consultations in Wyndham. It includes strategies such as asking questions, attending meetings, informing residents, assisting with council candidacies, organizing petitions, and calling out misconduct. Also, updates on upcoming complaint letters to raise concerns about council conduct and decisions. Community engagement findings and finalization of the budget are scheduled for May-June, including FAQ responses on budget allocations towards road infrastructure and staff wages.
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Town Hall Meeting 25thMay 2024
ACTION for the next 5 months Put pressure on the Council by asking many questions, attending council meetings, informing residents about what council is doing, (both face to face and on social media) Assisting residents to run for council Petitions Regular emails to councilors Organise meetings with council staff Calling out bad behaviour and shenanigans leading into the election.
UPDATE - Concerns Notice and Complaint Letter We are currently working on a complaint template to be provided to all residents that focusses on the last 12 months of our interactions with Council. It will be in two parts: First part will be about council staff and their poor standard of conduct. Second part will be about the questionable decisions made by Councillors. These will be provided to you with all of the emails that you will need to send on the complaint in your name. Email to be released next week please amend accordingly and forward to the emails provided.
Budget 2024/25 Draft Annual Plan and Budget Public Exhibition closes 11:59PM Sunday 26 May 2024 Community engagement findings and Budget finalised May - June 2024 Draft Budget 2024/25 Adopted Tuesday 25 June 2024 Draft Budget presented to Councillors for potential adoption. https://theloop.wyndham.vic.gov.au/budget-202425
Draft Budget 2024/25 FAQs Answered question Please explain why council is spending $100 million on roads, but $204 million on staff wages. Where is the report to justify this Community Engagement Team Answer Thanks for your question. Council has a lot of competing needs for the allocation of funding, of which roads is one of many important services provided to the community. Details of Council s services which relate to operating services are detailed in pages 11-23 of the draft Annual Plan and Budget. Many of Council services require staff to operate including roads maintenance, open space, maternal and child health, kindergartens, school crossings, leisure centres, youth services with many of these customer facing services having increasing staff numbers over time based on community growth and external funding.
Draft Budget 2024/25 FAQs How may contractors work for Council as it is not listed in the budget? Are their wages included in the $204 million? Community Engagement Team Answer Hi there, Thanks for your question. Council had over 5,000 active suppliers during the 2023/24 financial year, whose engagement by Council is subject to purchase orders, quotes or contracts in accordance with Council s procurement policy. The exact composition of suppliers for the 2024/25 year is not yet known, although there are some existing service contracts and capital contracts that will continue into the upcoming financial year. Most supplier and contract payments are in the materials and services expense line and the capital works program. A small amount of supplier/contractor expenses are in the wages line which mainly relates to training.
Council notes the proposed Annual Plan and Budget 2024-25 for the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. That the Proposed Annual Plan and Budget 2024-25 be placed on public exhibition for community feedback from 25 April 2024 to 26 May 2024 before it is finally adopted, after consideration of public submissions and comments, at the Council Meeting on 25 June 2024. Total Income $774,948 million Expenses $529,281 million Surplus $245,666 million Staff expenditure $204,376 million Staff 1687
Election period Election period The election period (also known as the caretaker period) refers to the period commencing on the last day on which nominations for the election can be received (nomination day) and continues until election day. For the 2024 elections, the election period starts on 24 September 2024 and ends at 6pm on Saturday, 26 October 2024. Election Signs on private land Election signs are allowed to be displayed on private land with permission from the owner of the land, subject to the following restrictions which are set out in clause 52.05-10 of the Wyndham Planning Scheme: 13 a) The advertisement area of the sign must not exceed five square metres. b) Only one sign may be displayed on the land. c) The sign must not be animated or internally illuminated. d) The sign must not be displayed longer than 14 days after the election is held.
Election period Election period As part of the updates to the Local Government Act in 2020, they set up mandatory candidate training before you can think of running for council. https://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/council- governance/candidate-training This is an online module and you print out a completion certificate at the end. https://mavevents.cventevents.com/event/SFCInformationSessions/su mmary You must first register at MAV.
Community candidate information session Community candidate information session Date: Wednesday, 5 June 2024 Metropolitan West: (includes the following councils: Wyndham, Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, Moonee Valley) Host Council: Wyndham City Council Location: Wyndham Civic Centre 45 Princess Hwy, Werribee, VIC 3030 Room: Council Chambers Phone: 1300 023 411 In-person check in: 6:00pm 6:30pm Session Time: 6:30pm 8:30pm
Council Elections Voter Entitlement Information https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/about-council/council-elections-voter-entitlement-information To apply to become or check if you are a council enrolled voter in Wyndham City Council, contact us on 1300 023 411. For information about Victorian elections, visit the VEC website. Council by-elections By-elections before October 2024 If you were a council-enrolled voter in Wyndham City Council at the 2020 local council general elections and your circumstances haven t changed, you will be automatically enrolled for any by-elections that take place before October 2024. It is not compulsory for you to vote. If you weren t a council-enrolled voter in Wyndham City Council at the 2020 local council general elections, or your circumstances have changed, you can apply to enrol at any by-elections that take place before October 2024. It is not compulsory for you to vote. If you want to vote in the next local council general election in October 2024, you will need to apply to enrol again. By-elections after October 2024 If you apply to enrol for the local council elections in 2024, you will remain enrolled for any council by-elections up until 2028. It will be compulsory for you to vote. FAQ
Council Meeting - 28 May 2024 https://wyndham.civicclerk.com.au/web/Player.aspx?id=519&key=- 1&mod=-1&mk=-1&nov=0 Petition 05/24 - Request for Wyndham City Council to establish an LGBTIQA+ Advisory Committee Notice of Motion 641 - Demountable Homes for Crisis Accommodation on Council Land Remember to provide your questions to council before 5pm on Monday.
Residents have been trained NOT to ask questions of Council or any government department for that matter. The main source of income they receive is OUR rates. We do not need to ask for permission to decide on how it is spent or where? Stop letting the Government decide for you.
*We are working with Council Watch *FOI s have been requested *Working towards a very public event before the election in October 2024 *Face to Face protests/info sessions every weekend How do we get residents engaged? It is not about right or left it is about believing that you have a say in how to live your life. A better life we were not born to just work until we die.
What can we do: Write to council to ask questions mail@wyndham.vic.gov.au Go and visit your councillor to discuss the plan and how it will effect you. Get to know them and see how they can help. Let council know you want to be more involved Attend council meetings Talk to friends and family about your concerns
Local Government Amendment (Governance Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Bill 2024 and Integrity) Bill 2024 The Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Bill 2024 makes various amendments to the Local Government Act 2020 to support improved governance, accountability and councillor behaviour across the local government sector. Overview The main purposes of the Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Bill 2024 are: to provide for ongoing mandatory training for councillors and mayors to improve the councillor conduct framework and clarify the responsibilities of councillors to provide for the suspension and disqualification of individual councillors in certain circumstances
Where did the idea come from? https://www.icleioceania.org/ https://www.c40.org/ https://www.globalcovenantofmayors.org/ https://globalparliamentofmayors.org/ https://www.planmelbourne.vic.gov.au/current-projects/20-minute- neighbourhoods Banyule, Darebin, Maroondah, Moonee Valley and Whittlesea City Councils are testing draft guidance to support activity centre network planning based on their local needs and priorities.
