Council and committee meetings

Blacktown City is required to meet at least 10 times each year, in what are known as Ordinary Meetings.

The Mayor and General Manager are authorised to decide on whether the Planning, Development, Historical and Assets Committee, Finance and Resources Committee, Community Services Committee and Policy and Strategy Committee need to meet, depending on the number of items available for presentation and their relative urgency.

Members of the public are most welcome to view our business papers and attend our Ordinary Meetings that are held in the Blacktown City Civic Centre. 

The Mayor, or in the absence of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor presides at the meetings.

The Chairperson of each Committee is also the Mayor or a Committee member elected by the Council or Committee.

Council's meeting schedule

Council has resolved the following revised meeting cycle schedule:

Week 1: Briefings / workshops, etc., commencing at 6.30 pm in Committee Rooms on Level 5 of the Civic Centre.

Week 2: Reserved nights. May be used for Council business, subject to the Mayor's direction.

Week 3: The following committees meet at 6.30 pm in the Chambers and Committee Rooms on Level 5 of the Civic Centre.  

• Planning, Development, Historical and Assets Committee

• Finance and Resources Committee

• Community Services Committee.

The following committee meets at 7.30 pm or at the conclusion of the Committee Meetings.

• Policy & Strategy Committee

The abovementioned committees make recommendations which will be considered by Council at its Ordinary Meeting in Week 4.

Week 4: Ordinary Meeting of Council held in Council Chambers on Level 5 commencing at 6.30 pm. 

Budget Estimates 6.30 pm	Briefing Sessions 6.30 pm	WEDNESDAY Committee Meetings 6.30 pm	WEDNESDAY Ordinary Meetings 6.30 pm
	5 September 2018 Wednesday		12 September 2018
	26 September 2018 Wednesday
	10 October 2018 Wednesday	17 October 2018 Extraordinary and Committee Meetings	31 October 2018
		7 November 2018
	14 November 2018 Wednesday		28 November 2018
		5 December 2018	12 December 2018
			19 December 2018 Extraordinary Meeting

Public forum

Blacktown residents and ratepayers are able to make submissions on any matter.

In order to make a submission at the Public Forum, residents must read the Public Forum Guidelines,(PDF, 583KB) which are available at the Customer Service Desk, located on the Ground Floor of the Civic Centre from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm.

A Public Forum Submission Form must also be filled out before the Public Forum Commences, and must be signed by a Justice of the Peace no later than 6 pm on the Evening of the meeting. A Justice of the Peace will be available to assist intending participants in completion of the forms from 5.30 pm.