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This article covers '''councillors of the [[City of Boroondara]]''' who make up the council that governs the city. | This article covers '''councillors of the [[City of Boroondara]]''' who make up the council that governs the city. | ||
== Powers and duties == | == Powers and duties == | ||
The ''Local Government Act 1989'' of the [[wikipedia:Parliament of Victoria|Victorian Parliament]] sets out the statutory roles of councillors: | |||
{{quote| | |||
|text=(a) to participate in the decision-making of the Council; and | |||
(b) to represent the local community in that decision-making; and | |||
(c) to contribute to the strategic direction of the Council through the development and review of key strategic documents of the Council, including the Council Plan. | |||
|author=Local Government Act 1989<ref name="LGAct1989">Parliament of Victoria. ''Local Government Act 1989, Section 65''. Austlii. http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/consol_act/lga1989182/s65.html, accessed: 26 October 2018</ref> | |||
}} | |||
The practical duties of councillors include: | |||
*Attending council meetings | |||
*Fielding inquiries and comments from constituents | |||
*Representing Council at official functions and events | |||
Councillors are empowered with a vote to use at council meetings and other bodies with delegated authority. They may exercise this vote when making decisions. They are also able to witness statutory declarations and other miscellaneous powers.<ref name="LGAct1989" /> | |||
Individually, councillors have little authority on their own. They are only able to make decisions affecting council as a collective body with a majority decision. | |||
== Selection process == | == Selection process == | ||
== Remuneration == | == Remuneration == | ||
As of December 2022, councillors receive an allowance $37,565 per annum. Boroondara is in the third category of councils set by the state government which stipulates a base allowance of $37,565. The [[Mayors of Boroondara Council|mayor's]] annual allowance is significantly higher at $124,469 in recognition of the significantly increased workload compared to that of an ordinary councillor. The [[Deputy mayors of Boroondara Council|deputy mayor's]] allowance is double that of councillors at $62,235. All positions carry an additional 9.25% of [[wikipedia:Pension|superannuation guarantee]]. <ref name="AllowancesVicGovSite">'Allowances for Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councillors'. Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal. State Government of Victoria. https://www.vic.gov.au/allowances-mayors-deputy-mayors-and-councillors, accessed: 22 May 2023</ref> | |||
An annual adjustment of 2.5% to account for inflation has been set by the Victorian Minister for Local Government.<ref>Know Your Council. ''Councillor renumeration [sic]''. 2017. http://knowyourcouncil.vic.gov.au/guide-to-councils/how-councils-work/the-system-of-government, accessed: 6 July 2018</ref> | |||
== Councillors by ward == | == Councillors by ward == | ||
=== 1996 to | === 2020 to present === | ||
A new ward, [[Riversdale Ward|Riversdale]], was introduced at the [[Boroondara council election, 2020|2020 election]] following the [[2019 Boroondara subdivision review]]. This brought the total number of councillors to eleven. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!colspan="5" |Councillors (grey shading indicates election year)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=City of Boroondara|title=Past and present councillors|url=https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/about-council/councillors-and-meetings|accessdate=2021-02-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Victorian Electoral Commission|title=Boroondara City Council profile|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/local-councils/boroondara-city-council|accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
!Ward | |||
!style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 2020|20]] | |||
!21 | |||
!22 | |||
!23 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Bellevue Ward|Bellevue]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Jim Parke]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Cotham Ward|Cotham]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Felicity Sinfield]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Gardiner Ward|Gardiner]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Victor Franco]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Glenferrie Ward|Glenferrie]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#C0E9D0; text-align: center;" | [[Wes Gault]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Junction Ward|Junction]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Di Gillies]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Lynden Ward|Lynden]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Lisa Hollingsworth]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Maling Ward|Maling]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Jane Addis]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Maranoa Ward|Maranoa]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Cynthia Watson]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Riversdale Ward|Riversdale]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Susan Biggar]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Solway Ward|Solway]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Garry Thompson]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Studley Ward|Studley]] | |||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Nick Stavrou]] | |||
|} | |||
{{colorbox|#dcebff}}[[wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] <br /> | |||
{{colorbox|#C0E9D0}}[[wikipedia:Australian Greens|Greens]] <br /> | |||
=== 1996 to 2020 === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!colspan=" | !colspan="25" |Councillors (grey shading indicates election year)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=City of Boroondara|title=Past and present councillors|url=http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/your_council/councillors-wards/past-present-councillors|accessdate=2016-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Victorian Electoral Commission|title=Boroondara City Council profile|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/BoroondaraProfile.html|accessdate=2016-07-16}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Ward | !Ward | ||
!style="background-color: silver;" |96 | !style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 1996|96]] | ||
!97 | !97 | ||
!98 | !98 | ||
!style="background-color: silver;" |99 | !style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 1999|99]] | ||
!00 | !00 | ||
!01 | !01 | ||
!02 | !style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 2002|02]] | ||
!03 | !03 | ||
!style="background-color: silver;" |04 | !style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 2004|04]] | ||
!05 | !05 | ||
!06 | !06 | ||
!07 | !07 | ||
!style="background-color: silver;" |08 | !style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 2008|08]] | ||
!09 | !09 | ||
!10 | !10 | ||
!11 | !11 | ||
!style="background-color: silver;" |12 | !style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 2012|12]] | ||
!13 | !13 | ||
!14 | !14 | ||
!15 | !15 | ||
!style="background-color: silver;" |[[Boroondara council election, 2016|16]] | |||
!17 | |||
!18 | |||
!19 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Bellevue | |[[Bellevue Ward|Bellevue]] | ||
| colspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | [[Eric Risstrom]] | | colspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | [[Eric Risstrom]] | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | ''1.'' | | style="text-align: center;" | ''1.'' | ||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Luke Tobin]] | | colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Luke Tobin]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Brad Miles]] | | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Brad Miles]] | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Jim Parke]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Cotham | |[[Cotham Ward|Cotham]] | ||
| colspan="8" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Geoff Hayes]] | | colspan="8" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Geoff Hayes]] | ||
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Lachlan Williams]] | | colspan="3" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Lachlan Williams]] | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[David Bloom]] | | colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[David Bloom]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Judith Voce]] | | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Judith Voce]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | ''5.'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Gardiner | |[[Gardiner Ward|Gardiner]] | ||
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Will Charlton]] | | colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Will Charlton]] | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="18" style="text-align: center;" | [[Coral Ross]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Glenferrie | |[[Glenferrie Ward|Glenferrie]] | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Nigel Kirby]] | | colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Nigel Kirby]] | ||
| colspan="9" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Meredith Butler]] | | colspan="9" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Meredith Butler]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Phil Meggs]] | | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Phil Meggs]] | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Steve Hurd]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Junction | |[[Junction Ward|Junction]] | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Lilian Weinberg]] | | colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Lilian Weinberg]] | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Martina Hayes]] | | colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Martina Hayes]] | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="18" style="text-align: center;" | [[Jack Wegman]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Lynden | |[[Lynden Ward|Lynden]] | ||
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Ian Wallace]] | | colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Ian Wallace]] | ||
| colspan="14" style="text-align: center;" | [[Heinz Kreutz]] | | colspan="14" style="text-align: center;" | [[Heinz Kreutz]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | ''6.'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Maling | |[[Maling Ward|Maling]] | ||
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Loreto Davey]] | | colspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | [[Loreto Davey]] | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | ''3.'' | | colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | ''3.'' | ||
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Dick Menting]] | | colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Dick Menting]] | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Jane Addis]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Maranoa | |[[Maranoa Ward|Maranoa]] | ||
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Chris Pattas]] | | colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Chris Pattas]] | ||
| colspan="8" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Nicholas Tragas]] | | colspan="8" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Nicholas Tragas]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Philip Mallis]] | | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Philip Mallis]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Cynthia Watson]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Solway | |[[Solway Ward|Solway]] | ||
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Keith Walter]] | | colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | [[Keith Walter]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#ffdcdc; text-align: center;" | ''4.'' | | colspan="4" style="background-color:#ffdcdc; text-align: center;" | ''4.'' | ||
| colspan="8" style="background-color:#ffdcdc; text-align: center;" | [[Kevin Chow]] | | colspan="8" style="background-color:#ffdcdc; text-align: center;" | [[Kevin Chow]] | ||
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Garry Thompson]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Studley | |[[Studley Ward|Studley]] | ||
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Paula Davey]] | | colspan="3" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Paula Davey]] | ||
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | [[Judith Voce]] | | colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | [[Judith Voce]] | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="16" style="background-color:#dcebff; text-align: center;" | [[Phillip Healey]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{colorbox|#dcebff}} [[wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] <br /> | {{colorbox|#dcebff}}[[wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] <br /> | ||
{{colorbox|#ffdcdc}} [[wikipedia:Australian Labor Party|Labor]] <br /> | {{colorbox|#ffdcdc}}[[wikipedia:Australian Labor Party|Labor]] <br /> | ||
''1.'' [[Gina Goldsmith]] <br /> | ''1.'' [[Gina Goldsmith]] <br /> | ||
''2.'' Phil Meggs <br /> | ''2.'' Phil Meggs <br /> | ||
''3.'' [[Dennis Whelan]] <br /> | ''3.'' [[Dennis Whelan]] <br /> | ||
''4.'' [[Mary Halikias-Byrnes]] <br /> | ''4.'' [[Mary Halikias-Byrnes]] <br /> | ||
''5.'' [[Felicity Sinfield]] <br /> | |||
''6.'' [[Lisa Hollingsworth]] <br /> | |||
=== 1994 to 1996 === | === 1994 to 1996 === | ||
The Cities of Camberwell, Hawthorn and Kew were officially amalgamated into the City of Boroondara on 22 June 1994. Three commissioners were appointed to run the council until elections could be held in 1996: David Glanville (Chairman), David Thomas and Marion McLeod. | |||
== References == | == References == |