Meet Your Councillors
Mayor Kyle Yanner
Ph. 0407687914
Email. kyle.yanner@mornington.qld.gov.au
Portfolio. Native Title/Land Tenure, Environment and Animal Control/Pests, Finance/Asset Management (shared portfolio), Sport & Recreation, Community and Economic Development
Councillor Dwayne Rogers
Ph. 0407677619
Email. dwayne.rogers@mornington.qld.gov.au
Portfolio. Civil Operations (shared portfolio), Housing (shared portfolio)
Councillor Roxanne Thomas
Ph. 0407628173
Email. roxanne.thomas@mornington.qld.gov.au
Portfolio. Housing (shared portfolio), Culture and Arts/Cemeteries/Funerals
Councillor David Barnes
Ph. 0407677619
Email. david.barnes@mornington.qld.gov.au
Portfolio. Finance/Asset Management (shared portfolio), Audits, Workplace Health and Safety, Health, Council owned facilities
Deputy Mayor Bobby Thompson
Ph. 0407619728
Email. cr.thompson@mornington.qld.gov.au
Portfolio. Civil Operations (shared portfolio), Youth and Aged Care
The Role of the Council
The fundamental role of each councilor is to represent the current and future interests of the residents of Mornington Shire local government area.
All councilors, including the mayor, have the same responsibilities, but the mayor has some additional responsibilities (section 12, LGA). The responsibilities of councilors include:
- ensuring the local government discharges its responsibilities under the LGA, achieves its corporate plan, and complies with all applicable laws
- providing high-quality leadership to the local government and the community
- participating in local government meetings, policy development, and decision making for the benefit of the local government area
- being accountable to the community for the local government’s performance.
All councilors, including the mayor, have the same responsibilities, but the mayor has some additional responsibilities (section 12, LGA). The responsibilities of councilors include:
- ensuring the local government discharges its responsibilities under the LGA, achieves its corporate plan, and complies with all applicable laws
- providing high-quality leadership to the local government and the community
- participating in local government meetings, policy development, and decision making for the benefit of the local government area
- being accountable to the community for the local government’s performance.
The Role of the Mayor
In addition to the responsibilities of all councilors, the mayor has responsibilities of:
- leading and managing meetings as chairperson, including managing the conduct of participants at the meetings
- leading, managing, and providing strategic direction to the CEO to achieve the high-quality administration of the local government
- directing the CEO in accordance with a resolution, or a document adopted by resolution, of the local government
- conducting a performance appraisal of the CEO at least annually, in the way decided by the local government
- ensuring the Minister promptly receives requested information from the local government
- being a member of each local government standing committee
- representing the local government at ceremonial or civic events.
You can read more about the Council’s role and their responsibilities under the Local Government Act (2009)
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