Wanneroo loosens rules for elected members attending meetings online

The revised Electronic Attendance at Meetings Policy adds the Mayor to an authority-to-determine provision and removes clauses restricting some electronic-attendance arrangements.

Council: City of Wanneroo

Meeting: 31 August 2026, 6:00 PM


BRIEF

Wanneroo’s Policy Review Committee has endorsed revised rules for elected members attending meetings electronically. The changes add the Mayor to an authority-to-determine provision and remove restrictions on some electronic-attendance arrangements, while retaining legislative meeting requirements. The review followed an early-review request from Cr Bedworth and consultation with WALGA.


KEY FACTS

- The City of Wanneroo Policy Review Committee endorsed a revised Electronic Attendance at Meetings Policy on 31 August 2026.

- The Mayor was added to an authority-to-determine provision.

- Clauses restricting certain electronic-attendance arrangements were removed.

- The review followed an early-review request from Cr Bedworth.

- Administration consulted WALGA and the City’s Legal and Governance Services team.

- The next Policy Review Committee meeting is scheduled for 2 November 2026.


SOURCES

https://wanneroo.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/08/PRCCC_31082026_MIN_AT.PDF

https://minutesradar.com/news/wanneroo-infocouncil-policy-review-committee-31-aug-2026-6-00-pm-31-aug-2026-6-00-pm-minutes-wanneroo-loosens-rules-for-elected-members-att-d63ba6bb7f/


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