Policies

Category: Recreation, Parks, Bushland and Reserves

This policy provides a clear direction for the restoration, maintenance and protection of the significant biodiversity values of Queens Domain.

Category: Corporate Governance

The objective of this policy is to ensure that the City's assessed significant business activities are operating in accordance with the requirements of the Tasmanian Government's Competitive Neutrality Policy, subject to any Community Service Obligation arrangements approved by Council in accordance with this policy.

Category: Community Services and Events

The City of Hobart recognises that our community has a right to be meaningfully engaged in decisions which affect them. This Community Engagement Policy sets out how we achieve that goal. It should be read alongside our Community Engagement Framework(PDF, 6MB), and the Communications and Engagement Guide.

This policy:

• states our commitment to community engagement and its role in good decision-making
• defines the principles guiding our approach to community engagement
• embeds best practice community engagement into our organisational processes
• outlines the scope of our engagement practice.

Category: Corporate Governance

This policy sets out the circumstances in which Council will undertake borrowings and manage its loan portfolio. The purpose of this policy is to provide clear direction on the authority of Council or Council officers to make borrowing decisions.

Category: Corporate Governance

The objective of this policy is to maximise the City's return on its investments, subject to the satisfaction of the criteria of safety and security, liquidity, and ethical nature.

Category: Corporate Governance

This policy outlines what is expected of elected members and staff of Council in relation to Australian Accounting Standard AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures (AASB 124).

Specifically, the policy outlines the disclosure requirements under AASB 124 of Key Management Personnel (KMP), which includes elected members. It also outlines the procedures Council will follow to collect, store, manage and report on related party relationships, transactions and commitments.

Under the Local Government Act 1993 and the Audit Act 2008 all local governments in Tasmania must produce annual financial statements that comply with Australian Accounting Standards.

Category: Corporate Governance

This policy sets out the benefits and entitlements available to elected members in support of their roles as elected representatives of the City of Hobart.

Category: Recreation, Parks, Bushland and Reserves

This Policy provides the City of Hobart (the City) a framework for the management of proposals for the establishment, maintenance, removal or relocation of memorials on land or assets owned, managed or leased by the City.

Category: Recreation, Parks, Bushland and Reserves

The purpose of this policy is to outline the framework for the charging of a compensation fee for the loss of public trees that are approved for removal for the benefit of private development.

Category: Parking Control

This policy defines the authority of the Manager Economic Development in considering parking concessions to Voluntary Organisations and the appeals mechanism available to an applicant.