Draft Community Engagement Policy Consultation

Consultation has concluded

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Project Overview

Have your say on our draft Community Engagement Policy.

This policy outlines Clarence City Council’s commitment and approach to community engagement to assist the council in its decision making.

We are seeking input from the community on our draft Community Engagement Policy to gauge community support for the policy and to identify any gaps that may need to be further considered.


Project Information

The draft Community Engagement Policy will replace our existing Community Participation Policy once adopted by council.

The draft Community Engagement Policy aims to:

  • Demonstrate accountability and transparency in council’s community engagement practices;
  • Empower decision makers through appropriate community engagement;
  • Encourage and provide opportunities for the Clarence community and stakeholders to contribute to council information gathering and decision-making processes;
  • Enhance community knowledge about how council operates, including its decision-making process within the scope of council’s various roles and functions;
  • Enable council to make appropriate decisions by considering the impacts on its communities and stakeholders, and by seeking to balance both short and long term competing interests;
  • Build confidence in decisions made by council;
  • Be clear when the council is the ultimate decision maker; and
  • Fulfill council’s statutory and fiduciary obligations in accordance with relevant legislative requirements.

The policy aligns with:

  • City of Clarence Strategic Plan 2016-2026 (and any successor to that plan);
  • Customer Service Charter;
  • Aldermen Code of Conduct;
  • Privacy Policy;
  • Guide to Planning and Community Engagement; and
  • International Public Participation Principles.



Have Your Say

The engagement period for this consultation has now concluded.



Project Outcome

The policy was endorsed by council on 24 February 2020 after significant community consultation and feedback, with the majority of community feedback supporting the policy

The main feedback incorporated into the policy from the community consultation was defining council and developer roles and changed the format of the council agenda to include a section on community consultation to ensure open and transparent community engagement processes.

You can view the final policy in the document library.

Project Overview

Have your say on our draft Community Engagement Policy.

This policy outlines Clarence City Council’s commitment and approach to community engagement to assist the council in its decision making.

We are seeking input from the community on our draft Community Engagement Policy to gauge community support for the policy and to identify any gaps that may need to be further considered.


Project Information

The draft Community Engagement Policy will replace our existing Community Participation Policy once adopted by council.

The draft Community Engagement Policy aims to:

  • Demonstrate accountability and transparency in council’s community engagement practices;
  • Empower decision makers through appropriate community engagement;
  • Encourage and provide opportunities for the Clarence community and stakeholders to contribute to council information gathering and decision-making processes;
  • Enhance community knowledge about how council operates, including its decision-making process within the scope of council’s various roles and functions;
  • Enable council to make appropriate decisions by considering the impacts on its communities and stakeholders, and by seeking to balance both short and long term competing interests;
  • Build confidence in decisions made by council;
  • Be clear when the council is the ultimate decision maker; and
  • Fulfill council’s statutory and fiduciary obligations in accordance with relevant legislative requirements.

The policy aligns with:

  • City of Clarence Strategic Plan 2016-2026 (and any successor to that plan);
  • Customer Service Charter;
  • Aldermen Code of Conduct;
  • Privacy Policy;
  • Guide to Planning and Community Engagement; and
  • International Public Participation Principles.



Have Your Say

The engagement period for this consultation has now concluded.



Project Outcome

The policy was endorsed by council on 24 February 2020 after significant community consultation and feedback, with the majority of community feedback supporting the policy

The main feedback incorporated into the policy from the community consultation was defining council and developer roles and changed the format of the council agenda to include a section on community consultation to ensure open and transparent community engagement processes.

You can view the final policy in the document library.