Council & Committees
Manly has 12 elected representatives in total who all serve a four year term. The Mayor is elected directly by the people and is joined by 11 fellow Councillors who are also elected by the people. The Deputy Mayor is elected each year by the Mayor and Councillors.
The key function of the Councillors is to represent the diverse interests of the residents & ratepayers of Manly in determining Council policies & strategies. This assists Council to achieve the vision & goals as outlined in Council's Community Strategic Plan.
NSW Local Government Elections - 8 September 2012
The next general election for Local Government bodies in NSW is due to be conducted 8 September 2012.
At the last Council election held in 2008 a referendum was held in conjunction with the General Election asking electors if they were in favour of a reduction in the number of Councillors from 12 to 9.
The majority of electors supported the reduction in Councillors so at the forthcoming Election to be held on 8 September 2012 only 9 Councillors, including the Mayor, are to be elected.
Council Meetings
The Planning & Strategy Committee and Ordinary Council meetings are held on the first and second Monday night of the month respectively.
Where a public holiday falls on a Monday, meetings will be held on the following Monday.
Minutes of Meetings are confirmed at the next meeting of Council or the Committee.
Agendas and Minutes may be accessed via the Manly Council website Council Meeting Dates & Business Papers, or are available for perusal at the Manly Library on the Friday prior to the meetings or on Monday night at the meeting.
Extracts of the agendas and minutes are available from the Customer Service Centre at the Council Offices.
Where are Council Meetings held?
Council Chambers, 1 Belgrave Street, Manly.
Committees
Manly Council also has regular meetings of its Standing Committees. There is a set of detailed rules, called the Code of Meeting Practice, about how these meetings should be run and how their Minutes must be kept.
In order to deal efficiently with the technical and administrative issues undertaken by Council, many routine matters are delegated to Council committees. Follow the link to find out more about Special Purpose Committees.
Public Participation At Council Meetings
Public Address (Item on the Agenda)
In all Committee and Council meetings, any member of the public can apply to address Council through the ‘Public Address’ provision. This allows 3 minutes to address an item on the agenda with the option of taking questions from Councillors afterwards. Note that only one address in favour of the item and one objecting to the item is generally permitted.
Public Forum (Item not the Agenda)
At Ordinary Meetings, any member of the public can address Council on any matter NOT on the agenda through the Public Forum. This provision does not allow for questions to or from Councillors.
Public Forum is for a maximum of 15 minutes for matters that are not listed on the Agenda. A total of five people may address Council for a maximum of 3 minutes each.
Application form to be completed on arrival at Council meeting - 
Application Public Forum.pdf (35.73 KB)
More detailed information on public participation at Council Meetings is available in the Code of Meeting Practice (510.61 KB)