This change provides a process on how Councillors can request to attend Council Meeting remotely and who approves this request.

For the purpose of implementing the Minister's Good Practice Guideline (MGPG-3) Virtual Meetings to allow a more flexible and modern approach to conducting Council Meetings, as per Local Government Act 2020 Governance Resources.

The updated Rules were open for comment from Tuesday July 26 to Monday August 8, 2022. No submissions were received so the change will be adopted as is.