Council Meetings
Snowy Valleys Council is made up of nine publicly elected Councillors.
Council meets at least once a month. Members of the public are welcome to attend Council meetings as observers. Meetings are recorded and also streamed live on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/c/snowyvalleyscouncil
Public Forum
Individuals wishing to address Council can do so at the Public Forum held immediately prior to the meeting. An application must be made in writing 48 hours before the meeting. Refer to the Public Forum Guidelines and application form for more details.
Code of Meeting Practice
All Council Meetings are governed by a code of meeting practices. The SVC Code of Meeting Practice provides details of the procedures and standards for the conduct of Council business at meetings. Snowy Valleys Council Code of Meeting Practice(PDF, 448KB)
Agendas for monthly ordinary Council meetings, along with any extraordinary Council meetings, are available to the public prior to each meeting.
Operational arrangements 2026/2027 Christmas/New Year period - Council recess
In accordance with Section 377 of the Local Government Act 1993, authority has been delegated to the Mayor and General Manager or, in their absence, to the persons acting in these roles, during the period of Council recess to jointly exercise the powers, authorities, duties and functions of Council which cannot reasonably be deferred to the first Ordinary Council meeting following the Council recess. Commencing at midnight 10 December 2026 and concluding at the time of commencement of the first Ordinary Council meeting held immediately after the end of the recess period (Thursday 18 February 2027), noting that any such decisions are to be unanimous and circulated to Councillors for their information and will be reported to the first Ordinary Council meeting following the recess period.