Request to Speak at Community Consultation

Anyone who would like to address the Council Meeting on matters that are included in the Business Paper for a Council Meeting may do so at Public Forum (previously referred to as 'Community Consultation')

Please complete the below form by 4:30pm the day prior to the Council Meeting. You will be contacted the morning of the Council Meeting to advise the outcome of your application.

Speakers must read the Code of Meeting Practice - Public Forum Guidelines (PDF 337.9KB) (Section 4, Page 5) before registering and addressing Council.

Please Note:

All Public Forum sessions will be recorded and livestreamed. Recordings will be placed on Council's website for a period of 12 months.
Council accepts no responsibility for any defamatory statements made by speakers.
Consideration of items for which requests to address the Council Meeting have been received and will commence at 6pm.
If you have any documentation to support your presentation, please provide two copies to the Minute Clerk prior to the meeting.
Audio Visual presentations must be received by 4:30pm the day prior to the meeting.
Each speaker will be allowed three minutes to address the Council Meeting, an extension of time may be granted if deemed necessary by the Chairperson.
When asked by the Chairperson of the meeting, please proceed to the Council podium and address Council. At the conclusion of your address, you will be asked to return to your seat.
Members of the public may quietly enter and leave the open session of the Meeting at any time.
Public Forum is limited to six registered speakers per item with no more than three in support of the recommendation and three in opposition to the recommendation.

SPEAKER DETAILS

First Name*

Last Name*

Street Address*

Suburb*

State*

Postcode*

Phone Number*

Email Address*

Do you consent to Tamworth Regional Council updating their records with the information provided above?*

ITEM DETAILS

Meeting Date*

Item Number in the Business Paper*

Title of Item in the Business Paper*

Are you speaking on behalf of an Organisation or Group?*

Do you:*

Support the recommendation

Oppose the recommendation

Interest of the Speaker (e.g. affected person, neighbour, applicant, applicant’s representative, interested person.)

Statement of the points to be covered during the address

COVID-19

All guests are to comply with the current Public Health Orders and Government directed COVID-19 requirements in place at the time that the Council Meeting is held.

Guests should not attend the Council Meeting if they are individuals who:

At the time of the Council Meeting or within the previous fourteen (14) days of the Council Meeting are experiencing or have experienced any symptoms associated with COVID-19, which include fever, cough, and shortness of breath (for a full list of symptoms as outlined by NSW Health, please visit Symptoms and testing | NSW Government);
Have travelled at any point in the previous fourteen (14) days either internationally or to a community in Australia that has been classified a COVID-19 case location by the Australian Federal Government or any Australian State Government; or
Believe that they may have been exposed to a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 or have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

For the latest COVID-19 updates please go to NSW Government Health.

Privacy Statement

Personal information supplied to or collected by Tamworth Regional Council will only be stored and processed by Council for lawful purposes directly related to the functions and activities of Council. Any personal information supplied will only be disclosed to a third party for the purpose of performing a lawful function or activity and for no other purpose. Disclosure of personal information to a third party will be in accordance with Tamworth Regional Council's Privacy Management Plan (PDF 331.7KB).

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