Council expenditure disclosure
September 11, 2020
This list tracks how accommodating councils are with their councillor expenditure disclosure.
Northern Metropolitan
Banyule: nothing evident on their website.
Darebin: The Labor-controlled Darebin City Council in the inner north around Martin Ferguson's Federal seat of Batman was the first to receive some attention where a question was asked on disclosure reform at a public council meeting in September. Acting mayor Gaetano Greco said they'd made the system more rigorous by involving the audit committee which has a majority of independent members. However, there was still no public disclosure.
Hume: excellent disclosure of expenses reported quarterly. Schedule of Councillor Expenses for the period from 01 April to 30 June 2010
Melbourne: the City of Melbourne will publish Councillor Expenses, the Travel Register and the non-City of Melbourne passengers register no later than 1pm on the last Friday of the month after the end of each quarter of the financial year. Councillor and Staff Travel Expenses from 01 December 2008 to 30 September 2010.
Moreland: they relented three years ago and agreed to annual web disclosure, after John Kavanagh, an independent councillor who is a DLP candidate on November 27 and the brother of DLP upper house member Peter Kavanagh, nagged his Labor comrades.
Nillumbik: documents are available for inspection by appointment only at the Civic Centre, Civic Drive, Greensborough. Documents may be viewed but not removed or copied. They cannot be emailed or faxed out. Please contact the Governance Unit on 9433 3269 to arrange an inspection of documents such as details of current allowances fixed for the Mayor and Councillors.
Whittlesea: nothing evident on their website.
Yarra: nothing evident on their website.
Other Metropolitan Councils
Ballarat: nothing evident on their website.
Bayside: nothing evident on their website.
Booroondarra: individual councillors expenses are reported every quarter, and our reporting and expenses policy has gone to the audit committee, which has three independent members, including the chair.
Brimbank: nothing evident on their website.
Casey: nothing evident on their website.
Frankston City: nothing evident on their website.
Glen Eira: To assist Councillors perform their duties, Council has developed a Councillor Civic Support and Expenses Policy . Expenses disclosure is avialable on the site but has not been updated for some time. December 2008 to November 2009 expenses.
Greater Bendigo: nothing evident on their website.
Greater Dandenong: under the councillor information section, there is the ATA (Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability) charter introduced by Mayor Yesil and adopted in 2008/09, detailing councillor attendance at council meetings, council briefing meetings as well as all costs, including equipment.
Greater Geelong: nothing evident on their website.
Kingston: nothing evident on their website.
Knox: nothing evident on their website.
Manningham: had a lengthy debate earlier this year and, frankly, finished up with a pretty poor outcome. The officers bought the line that disclosure would lead to embarrassing media stories and reputational damage, so the only change that received majority support was to annually publish the total aggregate claim by all councillors against an overall budget.
Maroondah: they have this Councillor Expenses/Entitlements Policy which seeks to identify Councillor entitlements and expenses that may be incurred while Councillors are undertaking their duties, but there is nothing available on the site highlighting any expenses.
Melton: councillor expenses available annually on their site. Councillor Expenses 2010-2011.
Moonee Valley: nothing evident on their website.
Port Phillip: nothing evident on their website.
Stonnington: nothing evident on their website.
Whitehorse: nothing evident on their website.
Wyndham: nothing evident on their website.
Yarra Ranges: nothing evident on their website.
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