Petitions

Section 36 of Local Law 3 outlines how Council will receive petitions. 

Petitions may be formally submitted to Council’s office at any time by providing one electronic copy (in PDF format) emailed to info@indigoshire.vic.gov.au or paper copy via post (PO Box 28, Beechworth  VIC  3747), or in person (at a Council office). 

To be included in a Council Meeting the petition must be received at Council’s main (Beechworth) office at least one week prior to the meeting (please allow time for transit). 

A compliant petition (see criteria below) will be included in the next available Ordinary Council meeting. 

For any additional advice contact Council on 1300 365 003.

To be accepted by Council, a petition must:

☐    Be legible, and;

☐    Be addressed to Indigo Shire Council, and;

☐    Be in English or accompanied by a certified English translation, and;

☐     Be respectful and temperate in language, and;

☐     State the action or remedy sought from Council on every page, and;

☐     Have at least one signature, and;

☐     Contain the signatures, names and addresses of each petitioner (a person incapable of signing may have someone else sign on his or her behalf), and;

☐     Not contain signatures that have been pasted or in any other way transferred or attached to it, and;

☐     If from a corporation, be made under its common seal.

In acknowledging a compliant petition at a Council Meeting:

  • The Chairperson will state the action being requested by the petition, and;
  • The Chairperson will confirm the total number of signatures to the petition, and;
  • Council may pass a resolution to;
    1. Require the CEO to provide a response to the petition in accordance with Council’s protocols for written communication, or;
    2. Require the CEO to provide a response to the petition at a future Council meeting, or;
    3. Note the petition, or;

    4. Require any other action that is appropriate to the petition, and within the powers of Council. 

  • A response to the petition will be made in writing and addressed to the person who appears as the first signatory.
  • A copy of the response to a tabled petition will be sent to all Councillors and may be included in a future agenda as a separate report or as business arising from the meeting at which the petition was acknowledged.

 

 

 

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