Community Engagement and Consultation Policy Review

The City of Burnside is reviewing the Community Engagement and Consultation Policy and seeks community feedback on the draft document.

The City of Burnside has long held a strong commitment to open, participatory and transparent community engagement and a desire for the community to be informed of, to be consulted with, and be involved in, Council’s direction and decision making processes.

Community engagement is a planned process and is a key tool in understanding the community’s needs, expectations and opinions, providing information and improving Council’s research and business performance. It is undertaken to inform Council’s decision making. Council will seek to achieve understanding and involvement with those affected by our decision making through participation ranging from informing and consulting to involving the community.

Burnside Council has a Community Engagement and Consultation Policy that aims to achieve a best practice standard on all community engagement issues.

The City of Burnside has a structured approach to engagement. An Engagement Framework is included within the policy and outlines:

• the different levels of engagement, how Council will engage and what techniques we will use to engage.
• why Council engages
• the steps in the decision making process.

You can view the draft Community Engagement and Communications Policy, the Engagement Framework and the Community Engagement Promise in the Document Library on the right side of this page.