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Policies
The documents listed below are Council's adopted policies which guide Council's decisions and service delivery.
Assets
- Asset Management Policy (611.99 KB)
- Banner Pole Usage Policy (507.98 KB)
- Cemetery Policy (575.45 KB)
- Community Garden Policy (188.81 KB)
- Ministers Park LED Sign Usage Policy (170.4 KB)
- Ministers Park Tree Planting Policy (3.71 MB)
- Private Use of Motor Vehicles (30.79 KB)
- Provision of Works & Services to Outside Bodies (560.01 KB)
- Vandalism Reporting Policy (639.85 KB)
Corporate Matters
- Complaint Management Policy (194.7 KB)
- Copyright Policy (162.21 KB)
- Council Services and Facilities - Christmas and New Year Policy (542.9 KB)
- Events Policy (549.58 KB)
- Filming Protocol (4.24 MB)
- Flying of Flags (246.77 KB)
- Hall of Fame Policy (149.19 KB)
- Maitland City Council Sponsorship Policy (223.95 KB)
- Maitland City Service Awards Policy (177.82 KB)
- Media Policy (154.49 KB)
- Receipt of Petitions Policy (2.18 MB)
- Risk Management Policy (195.4 KB)
- Social Media Policy (156.65 KB)
- Unreasonable Complainant Conduct Policy (240.41 KB)
- Welcome to & Acknowledgement of Country (135.77 KB)
Community
- Acquisitions for Maitland Regional Gallery (20.29 KB)
- Australia Day Awards Program Policy (138.58 KB)
- Collections Policy for Maitland Regional Gallery (16.27 KB)
- Conduct of Maitland City Library Service (21.74 KB)
- Exhibitions Programs for Maitland Regional Gallery (18.55 KB)
- Library Collection Management Policy (40.69 KB)
- Loan of Works Policy for Maitland Regional Gallery (12.04 KB)
- Maitland City Library Public Internet Access Policy (23.61 KB)
- Maitland Public Art Policy (2.17 MB)
- Section 356 - Community Grants Program Policy (3.85 MB)
Governance
- Applications for Development and/or Construction Certificates - Councillors & Staff (175.28 KB)
- Code of Conduct (516 KB)
- Code of Meeting Practice (746.15 KB)
- Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy (560.95 KB)
- Councillor Record Keeping Policy (562.88 KB)
- Designated Persons Duties of Disclosure (539.46 KB)
- Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy (185.54 KB)
- Privacy Management Plan (632.5 KB)
- Procurement Policy (186.18 KB)
- Public Interest Disclosures - Internal Reporting Policy (271.02 KB)
- Records Management (570.57 KB)
- Right to Information Policy (573.27 KB)
Human Resources & Work, Health & Safety
- Child Protection Policy (577.83 KB)
- Equity, Diversity and Respect Policy (573.82 KB)
- Work Health & Safety Policy (539.9 KB)
- Workplace Surveillance Policy (581.55 KB)
Planning and Environment
- Activating Laneways Policy (173.15 KB)
- Building Line & Fencing - Radburn Estate Thornton (75.48 KB)
- Clothing Bins (28.64 KB)
- Community Stalls at Flagship Events Policy (1012.25 KB)
- Contaminated Land Policy - Land Use Planning (308.96 KB)
- Control of Burning Policy (147.02 KB)
- Domestic Waste Collection Service / Issue of Mobile Garbage Bins (15.01 KB)
- Farm Code (24.94 KB)
- Food Safety Policy (382.85 KB)
- Integrated Resource Recovery & Waste Management Strategy (330.04 KB)
- Keeping of Animals (49.08 KB)
- Management of Feral and/or Infant Animals Policy (626.79 KB)
- Material Public Benefit / Works in Kind (41.63 KB)
- Mobile Food in Public Places Policy (1.08 MB)
- Mobile Garbage Bins (14.32 KB)
- Model Asbestos Policy (1.09 MB)
- Noxious Weeds (568.94 KB)
- On-Site Sewage Management Policy (621.12 KB)
- Planning Agreements Policy 2006 (62.96 KB)
- Plant and Equipment Replacement Policy (191.53 KB)
- Regulation and Compliance Policy (376.22 KB)
- Road & Locality Naming (46.2 KB)
Rates and Finance
- Adjustment of Rates Following a Change in Category of Land (21.91 KB)
- Debt Recovery (Rates Charges) (196.48 KB)
- Hardship (Rates Charges) (195 KB)
- Investment Policy (644.85 KB)
- Loans to Not for Profit Organisations (2.12 MB)
- Pensioner Concession (181.3 KB)
Recreation
- Alcohol Policy - Sportsgrounds Facilities & Reserves (66.65 KB)
- Bowling Clubs - Lease of Public Reserves (15.4 KB)
- Buskers' Code of Conduct (1.49 MB)
- Closure of Sporting Facilities (181.42 KB)
- Coaching at Olympic Pool (15.3 KB)
- Compulsory Keep Watch Wristbands at Council’s Aquatic Facilities Policy (556.14 KB)
- Fees & Charges Policy - Sportsgrounds, Facilities & Reserves (303.94 KB)
- Fitness Groups and Personal Trainers Policy (590.9 KB)
- Naming and Renaming Of Buildings Parks and Reserves (49.79 KB)
- Smoke Free Outdoor Area Policy (47.19 KB)
- Sponsorship Signage Within Recreation Facilities Policy (199.01 KB)
Roads
- Activities on Public Roads (564.32 KB)
- Kerb Guttering & Footpath - Charges (89.27 KB)
- Management of Trees on Public Land (569.35 KB)
- Roadside Environment Policy (520.48 KB)
- Roadside Tributes (564.34 KB)
- My Neighbourhood
- My Council
- About Council
- Governance and transparency
- News and updates
- Work with us
- Planning and reporting
- Long term planning
- Annual report
- Publications, plans and strategies
- Central Maitland Interpretation Plan
- Aberglassyn Structure Plan
- Manual of Engineering Standards
- Activity Centres and Employment Clusters Strategy
- Central Maitland Structure Plan
- Gilleston Heights Structure Plan
- Hunter River Branxton to Green Rocks flood study (2010)
- Hunter River Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan (2015)
- Lochinvar Structure Plan
- Maitland Centres Study (2009)
- Maitland Integrated Land Use and Transport Study
- Maitland Rural Lands Strategy (2005)
- Thornton Structure Plan
- Maitland Bike Plan
- Discussion paper: Strengthening relationships with young people
- Rutherford Youth Protocol
- Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP)
- Citizen Engagement Strategy
- Community Facilities and Services Strategy
- Maitland Recreation and Open Space Strategy
- Works and major projects
- Our Services
- Waste and recycling
- Building and development
- Planning information and advice
- Building and renovating
- The application process
- Planning strategies
- Property certificates
- Planning maps
- Development contributions
- Planning application forms and certificates
- Community
- Community services
- Citizenship ceremonies
- Cemeteries
- Grants and Sponsorship
- Education programs
- Service awards
- Environment
- Roads, traffic and transport
- Business
- Doing business in Maitland
- Developing our Economy
- Why invest in Maitland
- Easy to do Business In Maitland
- Business precincts
- Supporting local business
- Regulation and compliance
- Submitting a Tender to Council
- Play & Explore