Council Policies

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Council Policies

Policies are instruments which give direction to processes as ratified by Council.

Further policies will be added to this section on ratification by Council. All Policies are available as Adobe Acrobat Files.

Policies

Policies
Planning Scheme Policies
Cairns Water Policies

	Policies
	1:02:01 - Private Use of Council Vehicles (40KB)
	1:02:02 - Conference/Meeting Attendance - Councillors
	1:02:03 - Councillor/Staff Interaction Protocol
	1:02:04 - Remuneration, Provision of Support & Payments to Elected Representatives
	1:02:05 - Borrowings Policy for Year Ended June 2008
	1:02:06 - Independent Rate Relief Tribunal
	1:02:07 - Rates Based Financial Assistance for Non- Profit Recreation, Sporting & Community Groups
	1:02:08 - Revenue Policy 2007/08
	1:02:09 - Public Availability of Confidential Council Information
	1:02:10 - Security - The Council Administration Building
	1:02:11 - Minimum Levy - Rates & Charges
	1:02:12 - Premium
	1:02:13 - Investment
	1:02:14 - Workplace Health & Safety Commitment
	1:02:15 - Internal Audit
	1:02:16 - Audit Committee
	1:02:17 - Media
	1:02:18 - Establishment of Entities Controlled by Council
	1:02:19 - Statement of Affairs - Freedom of Information Act 1992
	1:02:20 - Policy No.changed refer to 1:05:04
	1:02:21 - Venue Use & Management - Cairns Civic Theatre
	1:02:22 - Model Code of Conduct for Councillors
	1:02:23 - Procurement
	1:02:24 - Public Submissions - Petitions
	1:02:25 - Mayoress of Cairns Community Chest
	1:02:26 - Revenue Statement 2007/2008
	1:02:27 - Dividend Policy for Year Ended 2008
	1:02:28 - Debt Recovery
	1:02:29 - Financial Policy - Rates Discount
	1:02:30 - Community Service Obligation
	1:02:31 - Reserves
	1:02:32 - Revenue - Contributions & Donations
	1:02:33 - Interest Earned on Constrained Works Reserves Funds
	1:02:34 - Employee Entitlements
	1:02:35 - Full Cost Pricing
	1:02:36 - Taxation Policy
	1:02:37 - Internal Works Recovery
	1:02:38 - Risk Management
	1:02:39 - Information Security
	1:02:40 - Council - Terms of Reference
	1:02:41 -Sports, Arts, Culture and Community Services Committee -Terms of Reference
	1:02:42 - Finance & Administration Committee Terms of Reference
	1:02:43 - Entertainment Guidelines
	1:02:44 - Intellectual Property Rights
	1:02:45 - Tenures Policy for Not-for-Profit Recreation, Sporting & Community Groups
	1:02:46 - Leasing Guidelines
	1:02:47 - Competitive Neutrality Complaints
	1:02:48 - Fitness for Work
	1:02:49 - Mayoral Discretionary Fund
	1:02:50 - Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) & Workforce Diversity
	1:02:51 - Cairns City Council Exchange & Secondments
	1:02:52 - General Complaints Management Process
	1:02:54 - Advertising
	1:02:55- Fraud
	1:02:56 - Information Privacy
	1:02:57 Interest On Trust Funds
	1:02:58- Standing Orders for Council Meetings
	1:03:01 - Cemetery Fees
	1:03:02 - Pole/Banner
	1:03:03 - Sponsorship of Council Activities & Assets
	1:03:04 - Naming of Parks/Reserves
	1:03:05 - 50:50 Contribution for Road Shoulder Sealing, Kerb & Channel, Street Landscaping & Footpath Works
	1:03:06 - Bushfires - Management
	1:03:07 - Private Fences &/or Landscaping Encroaching on Council Land
	1:03:08 - Kerbside House Numbering
	1:03:09 - Asset Capitalisation
	1:03:10 - Roadside Vending
	1:03:11 - Natural Disaster Reserve for all Non-Cairns Water Assets
	1:03:12 - Busking
	1:03:13 - Works & Services Committee - Terms of Reference
	1:03:14 - Major Plant & Equipment for the Purposes of the Local Government Finance Standard 2005
	1:03:15 - Esplanade Management
	1:03:16 - Naming of Bridges
	1:03:17 - Adornment of Graves
	1:04:01 - Cairns Libraries CCTV System Operational Guidelines
	1:04:02 - Grafitti Management Policy
	1:04:03 - Community Centres & Halls
	1:04:04 - Code of Conduct for Contracted Security Providers
	1:04:05 - Closed Circuit Television Surveillance System
	1:04:06 - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
	1:04:07 - Cairns Closed Circuit Television Operations
	1:04:08 - Vegetation on Council's Road Verges: Planting, Removal & Maintenance
	1:04:09 - Marlin Coast Landscape Master Plan
	1:04:11 - Freeholding of Land at Woolanmaroo South (Russell Heads)
	1:04:12 - Cairns City Library Service Collection Development
	1:04:13 - Cairns City Library Service - Internet
	1:04:14 - Liquor Licensing
	1:04:15 - Creative Cairns - Building Arts & Cultural Industry
	1:04:16 - Community Partners Financial Assistance Grants Program
	1:04:20 - Submission of a "Well Made" Development Application
	1:04:30 - Cayley Street Drain - Drainage Infrastructure
	1:04:35 - General Usage of Hoarding, Scaffolding & Gantry on Roads
	1:04:36 - Access
	1:04:37 - Asset Management
	1:04:38 - Registration/Microchipping for Aged Pensioner's Dog & Guide, Hearing & Assistance Dogs for Life
	1:04:39 - Structures Within The Road Reserve Including Subdivision in Strata
	1:04:40 - Planning and Environment Committee - Terms of Reference
	1:04:41 - Cairns Cultural Diversity Unique - Changing - Productive - Vibrant - People
	1:04:42 - Youth
	1:04:43 - Protection Of The Natural Environment
	1:04:44 - Public Art
	1:04:45 - Business & Residential Parking Permits
	1:04:46 - Sport & Recreation Financial Assistance Grants Program
	1:04:47 - Directional Signs
	1:04:48 - Youth Arts
	1:04:49 - Carbon Emissions Reduction Policy
	1:04:50 - Cairns Southern Corridor Reserve
	1:05:01 - Community Engagement
	1:05:02 - Council's Role in Regional Economic Development
	1:05:03 - Pole / Banner Policy
	1:05:04 - Civic Reception Area - Spence Street Building
	1:05:05 - Visual Style Guide And Writer's Style Guide

Planning Scheme Policies
	4:03:01 - East Woree Development Strategy
	4:03:03 - Cairns CBD Streetscape Masterplan
	4:04:01 - Road Haulage
	4:04:02 - Contribution for Local Area Open Space Management
	4:04:03 - Acid Sulphate Soils
	4:04:04 - Nominations for the Inclusion or Removal of a Place from the Local Heritage Register
	4:04:05 - Trunk Infrastructure Contributions (22MB) Note: File may take some time to download due to its size
	4:04:06 - Reports & Information Council May Request
	4:04:07 - Planning Scheme FNQROC Development Manual

Cairns Water
	1:01:01 - Waterwise Ethics
	1:01:02 - Water Restrictions
	1:01:03 - Meter Installation
	1:01:04 - Metering of Cairns City Council Properties and Public Facilities
	1:01:05 - Usage of Metered Standpipes
	1:01:06 - Replacement of Water Mains in New Roadworks
	1:01:07 - Maintenance of Fire Hydrants
	1:01:08 - Fully Pay for Use Water Management for All Council Leases
	1:01:09 - Sewer Construction - Replacement of Trees
	1:01:10 - Effluent Storage Tanks Construction
	1:01:12 - Pre-Payment
	1:01:13 - Irregular Payment Policy for Residential Customers
	1:01:14 - Leakage Policy for Residential Consumers
	1:01:17 - Acceptance of Regulated Waste for Disposal
	1:01:18 - Removal of Materials from Landfills & Transfer Stations
	1:01:19 - Asbestos Disposal
	1:01:20 - Trade Waste Environmental Management Plan
	1:01:23 - Committee Terms of Reference
	1:01:24 - Rainwater Tank Installation
	1:01:25 - Cairns City Council Water Conservation Policy
	1:01:26 - Cairns Water Drinking Quality Policy
	1:01:27 - Cairns Water Recycled Water Policy
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