Petitions inform Council on the views of a section of the community and serve as one means of informing Council of community concerns.
Electors of the City of Cockburn may petition the Council to take some form of action over a particular issue. For example, petitions may ask the Council to change an existing policy, local law or recent decision, or for the Council to take action for a certain purpose or for the benefit of particular persons.
The subject of a petition must be a matter on which Council has the power to act. For instance a petition cannot request the Council to improve hospital services, as this is a State Government responsibility.
When submitting a petition:
- State the request at the top of each page of the petition
- Provide a summary of the reasons for the request
- Use respectful and temperate language
- Provide the names, addresses and signatures of the electors and the date signed
- State the name of a person (Lead Petitioner) and contact details for this person, who will be kept informed on the progress of the petition
- Ensure it is legible and contains no alterations
- Ensure it does not have letters or other documents attached to it
The petition must be addressed and submitted to the Chief Executive Officer via one of the following methods:
- Email: to [email protected]
- In person: delivered to the Front Counter of the City's main administration building
- By post: to PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC WA 6965
- Provided to an Elected Member.
Petitions received by the City will be reported to Councl at the next Ordinary Meeting of Council.
Council will then determine what action should be taken in respect of the petition. If a report to Council or other action is required, it will be referred to the Chief Executive Officer, who will further assign the petition to an officer of the City for actioning (the Actioning Officer).
The Actioning Officer will acknowledge the petition and keep the Lead Petitioner informed on any action proposed to respond to the petition. This may involve having to prepare a detailed report for a future meeting of the Council for its consideration.
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