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Introduction
This Community Engagement Strategy is based on input from the current Councillors, senior staff and from some managers. The collective belief is that the rise of digital information and communication technologies makes possible a new environment for community engagement and more use should be made of them to engage the community with the proviso that [...]
→ Read morePurpose
The purpose of this Community Engagement Strategy is to:
establish standard processes for community engagement
ensure those processes are implemented by Council staff and where relevant by external consultants employed by Council
ensure that relevant decision making takes account of outcomes acquired from such processes along with relevant legislative requirements and other Council policies
ensure where appropriate that the [...]
Scope
This Community Engagement Strategy relates to many activities undertaken by Council with the exception of notifications in relation to development applications and other related statutory notifications. Where legislative requirements or other council policies exist which address specific information/consultation processes, they take precedence, but the implementation of that legislation and those policies should be cognisant of [...]
→ Read moreBenefits
There are a number of benefits from having a Community Engagement Strategy, including:
commits Council to be open and accountable
helps Council plan services better to meet community needs and aspirations
helps Council prioritise services and make better use of resources
allows broader range of views to be expressed and more information to be assembled prior to making decisions
enables [...]
Terms used
Community Engagement
The processes through which the community and other interested parties are informed about and/or invited to contribute, through consultation or involvement, to proposals or policy changes relating to Council services, events, strategic plans, issues, projects and the like.
E-Engagement
Community Engagement carried out by electronic means.
Community
People who live, work, visit or invest in the Mosman Local [...]
Legislation
Council has a legislative requirement under the Local Government Act 1993 to ensure that community input is a part of the decision making process. Section 8 of the Act refers to Councils’ charter. Ten of the eleven points in the charter require community engagement:
to provide directly or on behalf of other levels of government, after [...]
→ Read moreCommunity Engagement Strategies - Overview
Community Engagement by Mosman Council is made up of one or more of three strategies:
Inform
Consult
Involve
Each has a specific goal, an accompanying promise to the community and a set of methodologies. An overview follows.
Strategy 1: Inform
Goal
To provide the community with appropriate information on Council itself, on governance and decision making mechanisms, on its services, events and [...]
Strategy 1: Inform
Goal
To provide the community with appropriate information on Council itself, on governance and decision making mechanisms, on its services, events, projects and many associated issues.
This is the primary form of community engagement. In order to be able to actively engage in the community and in Council’s decision making processes, the community requires information in a [...]
Strategy 2: Consult
Goal
To obtain community input on strategic plans, directions, issues, priorities and projects.
Council will ensure that Community consultation takes place around:
the 10 year Community Strategic Plan (MOSPLAN)
the development of new Council policies, strategies and service plans
the review and evaluation of existing Council policies, strategies and service plans
the planning and development of new services and infrastructure
the ongoing [...]
Strategy 3: Involve
Goal
To work on an ongoing basis with the community to ensure that community ideas, concerns and aspirations are listened to and understood and that community knowledge is harnessed for the benefit of all.
Community involvement enables the community to provide ongoing and in-depth input into community planning and into the development of solutions and resources that [...]
