Council Meeting Governance Rules - proposed amendments 2026

Council is required to have a set of rules that governs the meeting procedures for Council Meetings and Delegated Committee Meetings known as the Governance Rules (the Rules). A review of the Rules has been conducted to enhance Council decision making in the best interests of the Kingston community.

The proposed changes include (but are not limited to) the following matters:

• rules regarding the election of the Mayor
• maintenance of meeting quorum due to technical difficulties
• removal of 'en bloc' resolutions
• rules regarding the submission of notices of motion
• rules regarding amendments of motions
• changing the deadline for all public question submissions to Council meetings to 10am
• expansion of conflict of interest provisions to cover officers attending Council meetings, and
• minor administrative amendments

We have done an initial review of the Governance Rules to propose some changes but are also seeking community input. Council welcomes submissions from the community to be taken into consideration in the development of the Governance Rules.

You can read the proposed changes to the Governance Rules in the Document Library on this page.

How will your feedback be used?

All feedback will be presented to Councillors to inform their decision making on the amended Governance Rules.

Have your say:

• Take part in our online survey via the link below
• Or make a submission by email to governance@kingston.vic.gov.au, by post to PO Box 1000 Mentone, or by phone to 1300 653 356.

Key dates

Public submissions close: Monday 26 October.

Feedback received on Governance Rules will be presented to Council meeting in December.