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Policies
The following policies guide the Council and Administration in efficient and effective management of its resources and day to day operations.
All current Council Policies are available below.
- Advisory and Working Groups
- Application of Grant Funding
- Appointment of Acting Chief Executive Officer
- Asset Management
- Assignment of House Numbers
- Bee Keeping
- Bulk Waste Collection and Waste Receptacles on Nature Strips
- Bullying and Harassment Policy for Council Members, Committee Members and Candidates
- Capital Grants to Sporting Clubs
- Chief Executive Officer Performance Review
- Child Safe Awareness
- Civic and Ceremonial Functions
- Community Engagement
- Community Gardens
- Community Notice Boards in Council Operated Facilities
- Community Signage
- Corner Truncations
- Council Member and CEO Attendance at Events
- Council Member and Employee Training and Conference Attendance
- Council Member Request and Provision of Information
- Council Members Electronic Communications
- Council Provided Grants, Subsidies and Donations
- Crossover Construction and Maintenance
- Demolition and Disposal of Materials
- Development of Policies and Administrative Procedures
- Dinghy Storage on River Foreshore Reserves
- Dogs in Public Places
- Elected Member Expenses and Equipment
- Election Signs
- Financial Hardship Assistance
- Fireworks in the City
- Footpaths – Construction and Maintenance
- Freemen of the City
- Governance Framework
- Graffiti Management
- Greenways
- Heritage Advice for Owners of Places of Heritage Significance
- Illegal Clearing of Vegetation
- Independent Expert Policy
- Interstate and International Travel
- Investment of Operating Cash
- Laneways
- Lease, Licence, Exclusive Licence and Hire of Community Facilities
- Legal Representation for Elected Members and Employees
- Management of Information for Elected Members
- Memorials in Public Places
- Naming of Parks, Streets, Public Facilities, Buildings and Signs on Reserves
- Natural Area Path Network
- Natural Areas Management
- Nature Strip (Verge) Parking adjacent to Vacant Lots
- Nature Strip Development
- Non Grant Financial Support to Community Organisations
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Operation of Council Bank Accounts
- Payments to Employees in Addition to Contract or Award
- Procurement Policy
- Prohibition of Circuses with Exotic or Caged Animals
- Public Art
- Public Interest Disclosure
- Refund of Planning Fees for Places of Heritage Significance
- Regional Cooperation
- Retention, Acquisition, Improvement and Disposal of Land
- Review of Policies
- Risk Management
- Shading of Streetlights
- Signs in Public Places
- Social Media
- Standards for CEO Recruitment, Performance and Termination
- Stormwater
- Strategic Project Development
- Street Trees
- Superannuation Contributions
- Trading in Public Places
- Unauthorised Damage of Vegetation
- Underground Power
- Use of City of Nedlands Common Seal and Execution of Documents
- Use of City of Nedlands Copyrighted Material by Elected Members, Staff and Others
- Use of Pesticides in Public Places
- Waterwise Garden Competition
Local Planning Policies
Local planning policies are prepared by the City and adopted by Council under statutory procedures set out under the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.
Local Planning Policies currently in effect are listed below, which includes Policies that have been carried over from Town Planning Scheme No. 2 that still have effect, and new Policies adopted under Local Planning Scheme No. 3.
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The City is also currently advertising a series of draft Local Planning Policies to be adopted under LPS3 and they are available for viewing and comment on the City's Your Voice website.
State Planning Policies
State planning policies are prepared and adopted by the WAPC under statutory procedures set out in part 3 of the Planning and Development Act 2005. The process of preparing a state planning policy also includes public consultation and consideration by the Planning Minister and the Governor.
The WAPC and the City must have 'due regard' to the provisions of state planning policies when preparing or amending local planning schemes and when making decisions on planning matters.
Copies of the state planning policies can be viewed on the WAPC website.
Development Control Policies
The WAPC’s operational policies, often referred to as development control or DC policies, sit within a structure which is established under the State Planning Strategy and Statement of Planning Policy No.1 State Planning Framework.
Copies of the DC policies can be viewed on the WAPC website here.
Terms of References
The City has adopted Terms of References for its committees to ensure clear governance, accountability and transparency in decision-making.
A Terms of Reference (ToR) document sets out a committee's purpose, authority, objectives and membership, ensuring that the committee's functions and areas of responsibility are clearly defined and understood by members and the community.
The following Terms of Reference are available below.