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■ Council meetings at Nillumbik will operate under a revised set of rules following adoption of new meeting procedures last week.

Councillors voted to retain the prayer at the start of the meeting, but will investigate multi-faith options.

Some of the Governance Rules – Meeting Procedures changes include:

■ Councillors being able to attend and participate at Council meetings electronically (which became necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic)

■ Provisions for Public Question Time and Notice of Motion to provide greater clarity

■ Greater flexibility to enable members of the public to address Council meetings

■ Amendments to processes to support access, equity and inclusion

■ Clearer language and defi- nitions. A review of Council’s meeting procedures was prompted by a change to the Local Government Act 2020

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to hold virtual meetings.

The draft Governance Rules - Meeting Procedures were released for community consultation in March before their endorsement last month.

All councils are required to have a set of rules that govern how council meetings are conducted.

Councillors agreed to retain the Prayer at the start of meetings, however directed officers to review processes to allow for multi-faith prayer participation to ensure Council remains inclusive and respectful of all people and different faiths.

Mayor Cr Ben Ramcharan said the Governance Rules were well written and a vast improvement on the previous rules.

Council's Meeting Procedure Local Law was revoked in full on December 22 last year.