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Council chambers |
Rockdale City Council has 15 Councillors, 334
staff members and an annual budget of approximately $60 million.
Councillors are elected by residents
every four years. The Mayor is elected each year by the Councillors.
The General Manager controls the
day-to-day management of the Council. Led by the General Manager, the
staff implement Council decisions to provide works and services to the
City.
Council meetings are held at 6.30pm
on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in the Council
Chambers upstairs from the Library in the Rockdale Town Hall. Meetings
are open to the public.*
Please note that from March 2009 for a
trial period of 6 months,
Council meetings will be held at 6:30pm
on the 1st Wednesday of each
month only, in the Council Chambers upstairs from the Library in
the
Rockdale Town Hall.
The agenda and
business papers for Council meetings are available on Council's Web
page from 6pm the Friday before the meeting. Printed copies are
available to read in Council's Customer Service Centre at 2 Bryant
Street, Rockdale and at all Branch Libraries
from Monday morning. Copies are also available on request through the
Customer Service Centre.
Community members may speak during Public
Forum at the beginning of each meeting, if they register
before 4pm on the day of the meeting.
The meeting on the 3rd Wednesday is
conducted in a Committee environment allowing residents, objectors and
applicants the time to put their view on particular proposals and
giving the Councillors the opportunity to ask questions on issues
raised.
For more information about Council
meetings or speaking at a Public Forum please telephone 9562 1757.
To arrange wheelchair access to these
meetings please telephone 9562 1855.
Council’s Customer Service Centre is located at 2 Bryant
Street Rockdale
Community Advisory Committees and
Reference Groups
These committees and groups are made up
of community representatives and Councillors. Their role is to
advise Council on matters that have implications for the City.
Current Advisory Committees and Reference Groups include:
- Multicultural & Community Harmony
Reference Group
- Rockdale Traffic Committee
In addition, our Councillors are members
of the following External Committees:
- Australia Day Botany Bay Regatta
Committee
- Georges Rivers Combined Council
Committee
- Lydham Hall Management Committee
- Southern Sydney Regional Organisation
of Councils (SSROC)
- St George/Sutherland Business
Enterprise Centre
- Sydney Coastal Councils
Links to adjoining Councils
Sister Cities
Based on the belief that peace can be
achieved by building understanding between ordinary people, the Sister
City program was introduced to the world by the United State's
Eisenhower Government in 1952.
To this day, Sister City relationships encourage cultural and social
contact, as well as giving the cities involved the chance to explore
educational and economic opportunities.
Rockdale City Council has Sister City links with these cities:
- Takeo, Cambodia
- Tanggu, China
- Bitola, Macedonia
- Glyfada, Greece
- Rockdale, Texas, USA
- Bint Jbail, Lebanon
- Yamatsuri, Japan
- Gilgandra, Australia
Rockdale City Council also has a
Friendship City link with Arica in Chile. This community based link
explores cultural and economic opportunities between the communities of
Rockdale and Arica.
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