Policies, procedures, codes of practice and conduct and are fundamental components of Council’s good governance framework.

These documents are used to:

• Guide decision making by the elected Council and administration.
• Inform the public about Council's position on matters that may affect individuals, groups or the community.
• Explain processes through step-by-step instructions on how policies will be actioned in daily operations.
• Set behavioural expectations and standards.
• Provie technical guidance on how to carry out specific tasks or duties to ensure compliance with the local government legislative framework.

Codes

• Code of Conduct for Volunteers
• Code of Practice for Access to Council and Committee Meetings and Council Documents
• Code of Practice for Council and Committee Meeting Procedures

Policies

• Acting Chief Executive Officer Appointment
• Asset Capitalisation
• Asset Management
• Audit and Internal Control
• Banners
• Budget Management
• Building Fire Safety
• Busking
• By Law Enforcement Fines
• Caretaker Policy
• Community Engagement
• Community Gardens
• Community Grants Policy
• Community Loans Policy
• Complaints
• Complaints Resolution Procedure
• Corporate Purchase Card Policy
• Council Emergency Management
• Council Members Allowances and Benefits
• Council Member Behavioural Management Policy
• Council Members Training and Development
• Debtor Management
• Development Application Hard Copy Fee Concession/Waiver (PDF 160.6 KB)
• Enforcement
• Expenditure Policy
• Flags
• Fraud Corruption Misconduct and Maladministration Prevention Policy
• Funding
• Gawler East Development Infrastructure Funding
• Gawler Heritage Collection Policy
• General Waste Upgrade Exemption
• Heritage Development
• Hire of Council Owned Facilities Policy
• Hire of Council Owned Facilities Procedure
• Hire of Gawler Civic Centre Venues Policy
• Information Technology Support for Council Members
• Internal Review of a Council Decision
  • Internal Review of a Council Decision Procedure
• Land Divisions Indentures Bonds Bank Guarantees
• Landscaping Verge Areas by Residents
• Library Service
• Licensed Premises - Liquor Licence and Gaming
• Light Fleet Plant and Heavy Vehicle Replacement and Management
• Management of Unsealed Rural Roads
• Management of Unsealed Urban Roads
• Managing Unreasonable Complainant Conduct Policy
• Managing Unreasonable Complainant Conduct Procedure
• Mayor Seeking Legal Advice
• Media
• Mobile Food Vendors
• Naming of Public Places
• Naming of Roads
• Order Making
• Outdoor Dining
• Procurement
• Prudential Management
• Public Art Policy
• Public Interest Disclosure Procedure
• Rate Rebate
• Rates Financial Hardship
• Requests For Services
  • Requests For Services Procedure
• Resource Sharing
• Records Management
• Risk Management
• Safe Environment
• Sale or Disposal of Land and Assets Policy
• Sport and Active Recreation
• Sporting and Community Clubs/Organisations Agreement Schedule for Sharing Facilities Leases Exclusive Right of Possession
• Sporting and Community Clubs/Organisations Agreement Schedule for Ground Leases Exclusive Right of Possession
• Sporting and Community Clubs/Organisations Agreement Schedule for Structural Leases Exclusive Right of Possession
• Strategic Rating
• Supplementary Election Policy
• Town of Gawler Brand
• Treasury Management
• Tree Management Policy
• Tree Management Procedure
• Unsolicited Proposals Policy
• Volunteer Management