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Committees

Council Committees discuss and put forward recommendations about their delegated areas of responsibility to Council. Committees also provide the community an opportunity to address Councillors on matters of interest. You can find out more about the Committees at the links below.

 

Committees meet on the Monday before the next scheduled Council meeting to discuss and prepare their recommendations.

 

Committees start at 2pm and run in the following order:

 

1.           Corporate, Finance, Properties and Tenders Committee

2.           Business and Economic Development Committee

3.           Housing For All Committee

4.           Cultural and Creative Committee

5.           Resilient Communities Committee

6.           Transport, Heritage, Environment and Planning Committee

 

The Committees meet regularly and members of the public are welcome to participate.

 

Speaking to Committees

 

Members of the public can address Councillors at Committee meetings. Find out how to ensure your voice is heard by our Councillors.

 

Committee Policies and Procedures

The structure and functions of Committees are standing policy of Council.

All correspondence to Committees shall be handled through normal Council processes.

All Committees shall be advisory to Council and have no independent role, except where specific authorities are delegated to them by Council.

Matters dealt with in Committee shall be submitted to Council without recommendation only when the Chairperson so determines.

The Chairpersons of Standing Committees shall have a casting vote in the event of an equality of voting.

 

Code of Meeting Practice

 

Find out how we conduct our meetings

 

Council

Council generally meets on a three-weekly cycle on Mondays. Council meetings start at 5pm and are held in the Council Chamber at Sydney Town Hall. Extraordinary meetings are called when needed.

Planning Committee

The Central Sydney Planning Committee involves City of Sydney representatives but is a separate decision-making body to Council.

The Central Sydney Planning Committee determines applications for major developments with an estimated cost of more than $50 million.

Local planning panels are independent committees appointed by councils to determine certain development applications.

The City of Sydney Local Planning Panel was established by Council resolution on 19 February 2018.

Traffic Committee

The Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee involves City of Sydney representatives but is a separate decision-making body to Council.

The Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee (LPCTCC) considers the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists in the City of Sydney.