Council Assessment Panel

Council Assessment Panel meetings are held in the Kingston Room, Brighton Civic Centre, 24 Jetty Road, Brighton and commence at 7pm.

There are four Independent Members and one Elected Member on the Council Assessment Panel. The Presiding Member is Independent Member Jenny Newman, and the other Independent Members are Graham Goss, David Bailey and Alison Vine. The representative of Council is Councillor Clancy.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend Council Assessment Panel meetings. Meetings are only closed when topics of a confidential nature are being discussed. While meetings are open to the public, it is not possible to join in the debate or speak to the Panel during the meeting unless a representation is arranged prior to the meeting.

Business papers and agendas for upcoming meetings, as well as the minutes of previous meetings, can be viewed here. Minutes of the meeting are available online and at the Brighton Civic Centre on the Friday following a meeting, while the papers and agendas are available on the Friday preceding a meeting.

Expressions of Interest for Independent Members of the City of Holdfast Bay’s Council Assessment Panel

The current term of Council’s Assessment Panel (CAP) is nearing completion, and the City of Holdfast Bay is looking to fill four Independent Member positions on the CAP, one of whom will be the Presiding Member. These Independent Members will sit together with one elected Council Member to comprise a five member panel.

The role of the CAP is to make decisions on planning applications delegated to it and to advise Council on development assessment trends and issues.

Independent Members will be compensated for their time and expertise by an appropriate level of remuneration. Members will be selected by Council, and it is anticipated that the new CAP will commence in late May 2019.

Expressions of interest, detailing experience, skills, knowledge and qualifications should be forwarded to Mr Justin Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, City of Holdfast Bay, PO Box 19, Brighton SA 5048 by 5pm on Monday 18 March 2019.

For more details please click hereExpression of Interest - Council Assessment Panel