Information for Public Inspection

Instruments of delegation available for public inspection.

Under the Local Government Act 2020, Section 306:

Within 40 days of election day, a person who was a candidate in the election must give an election campaign donation return to the Chief Executive Officer. An election campaign donation return must -

1. be in the prescribed form; and 
2. contain the prescribed details in respect of any gifts received during the donation period by or on behalf of the candidate, to be used for or in connection with the election campaign, the amount or value of which is equal to or exceeds the gift disclosure threshold.

Copies of Election Donation Return forms will be included in Candidate Information Kits and will be made accessible on this page when they become available.

Within 14 days after the deadline for lodgement of completed Campaign Donation Returns by candidates, summaries of each return lodged will be made available on Council’s website and will include the following information:

a) the name of the candidate
b) if a gift is included in the return, the name of the person who made the gift, and the value of the gift received from that person

This information will remain on Council's Internet site until the close of the roll for the next general election.

The 2020 Campaign Donation Returns Summary can be accessed here(PDF, 160KB) .

Copies of completed Campaign Donation Returns will be available for inspection only upon application at Council’s office for 4 years. To make an appointment to view completed Campaign Donation Returns, please contact the Governance team on 9205 2200.

A register of delegations kept under section 11 of the Local Government Act 2020.

Mayoral and Councillor allowance 

On 7 March 2022, in accordance with section 23A of the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019 (Vic) (VIRTIPS Act), the Tribunal made the Allowance payable to Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councillors (Victoria) Determination No. 01/2022.

The Determination applies to all Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councillors (Council members) in all Victorian Councils. 

The Determination sets a base allowance for each Council member. The value of the base allowance payable to a Council member varies depending on the role (Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Councillor) and the Council allowance category assigned to the Council as specified in the Determination. Hume City Council under this classification system is ranked the fourth highest Council in the State (excluding the City of Melbourne), in Category 3. Council's high ranking is due to the municipality’s large population to Councillor ratio, its location within a significant growth corridor, its cultural diversity and the economic challenges for its residents. 

The figures effective from 18 December 2023 (for a Category 3 Council) are:

• Mayors: $130,390 p.a.
• Deputy Mayors: $65,195 p.a.
• Councillors: $39,390 p.a.
  
  

Councillor Expenses

The Council Expenses Policy provides a broad overview of how Council provides assistance and support to the Mayor and Councillors in carrying out their role and official duties.

As part of Council's commitment to open government, Council has decided that details of Councillor expenses be released on a regular basis and be accessible on Council's website.

Councillors are each provided with a laptop, wireless internet access (9G maximum per month), iPhone, iPad, multi-function printer, fax and scanner and Cabcharge Card (expenditure is shown in attachments below).

For full details of costs incurred by Councillors and Council Staff while travelling interstate and overseas on Council business, please refer to the following Interstate and Overseas Travel Register, published on a quarterly basis.

Committees can assist Council in its decision making processes and its consultation and liaison with the local community. We are committed to working in partnership with the community and local businesses and organisations in our activities and decision making. We recognise the knowledge and skills that these groups have to contribute to achieving Council's vision of building a progressive and prosperous city.

Committees and partnerships

Hume Sustainability Taskforce

Hume City Council's community environmental advisory committee and a forum.

Friends of Aileu Community Committee

A joint volunteer working group between Merri-bek City Council and Hume City Council that helps the people of Aileu in Timor-Leste.

Under Section 133 of the Local Government Act 2020, a specified person must lodge an initial personal interests return with the Chief Executive Officer containing the matters prescribed by the regulations. 

In addition, where a specified person continues to be a specified person, they must lodge a biannual personal interest return with the Chief Executive Officer containing the matters prescrived by the regulations twice yearly by the end of each prescribed period, being the period from 1 March to 31 March, and 1 September to 30 September. 

Included here, are the summaries of both the Initial Personal Interest Returns, and the most recent Biannual Personal Interest Returns as submitted to the Chief Executive Officer (to be uploaded once available).

Council currently has two community asset committees under Section 65 of the the Act to manage two community halls. These community asset committees are delegated the function, duties and powers to oversee the operation of their relevant facility. Provided below, is a copy of each of those delegated powers for each Section 65 Committee.

Minutes from special committee meetings held in the last 12 months, other than those relating to a part of a meeting that was closed to the public are listed below.

Foresters Hall Westmeadows

Instrument of Delegation(PDF, 2MB)

Committee Meeting Documents 

16 July 2020   Minutes

Gladstone Park Community Centre

Instrument of Delegation(PDF, 2MB)

Committee Meeting Documents

21 July 2020 Minutes(PDF, 339KB)

19 May 2020  Minutes(PDF, 2MB)

A document containing details of all leases involving land which were entered into by Council, including the tenant and the terms and the value of the lease.

The register of authorised officers can be accessed in person at the Broadmeadows Customer Service Centre.