Attending a meeting of council

2026 Meeting Dates

Annual Electors' Meeting
Tuesday, 1 December 2026

Public questions and statements can be raised in person at each Council meeting. All public questions and statements must be submitted by 5pm the day before the meeting using the forms below.

Questions are limited to two per person at a maximum of 150 words each. Preamble should be avoided except to ensure that the context of the question is clear. Please ensure that your question is genuine; if you would like to argue for or against an item on the agenda, please submit your argument as a statement rather than as a question.
 
Statements are limited to one A4 page or 500 words and should be able to be read within three minutes.
 
Statements and questions should not be offensive or defame or denigrate any elected member, staff member, or member of the public. Any reference to individuals should be avoided.

Before submitting a question or statement, please read the Public Question Time Procedure and Public Statement Procedure. Questions and statements that do not meet the City’s guidelines may not be accepted.

Please submit your question or statement by emailing your submission to publicquestions@subiaco.wa.gov.au

When submitting a petition, petitions must:

• be addressed to the Mayor

• be made by electors of the district

• state the request on each page of the petition

• contain the names, addresses and signatures of the elector(s) making the request, and the date each elector signed

• contain a summary of the reasons for the request

• state the name and address of the person who can give notice to the petitioners. 

Petitions can be presented to the City of Subiaco or be presented by a councillor at a council meeting. Upon receipt, petitions will be forwarded to the relevant officer to consider and report on.

Where a petition does not relate to or conform to the above, it may be treated as an ‘informal’ petition at the Chief Executive Officer's discretion.

Approved deputations will only be received in special circumstances and must be approved by Council via a decision at a prior meeting.

An approved deputation:

• Is not to exceed five people, only two of whom may address the council, although others may respond to specific questions from elected members if asked.

• May address the council for a maximum of 15 minutes, unless otherwise determined by council.

Council must not decide on the matter until the deputation has completed its presentation.

The City follows the requirements under sections 5.28 and 5.29 of the Local Government Act 1995 to convene a Special Electors Meeting. 

Eligibility Criteria

In order to proceed with scheduling a Special Electors Meeting a formal request adressed to the Mayor must be received. The formal request must meet the following criteria:

• As per regulation 16 of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996, the request must be made using Form 1; and

• The request must be made by the lessor of either 300 electors or 5% of the total number of electors OR by 1/3 of the number of Council members; and

• The request must specify the matter to be discussed at the meeting.

Scheduling a Special Electors Meeting

The Mayor shall schedule the Special Electors Meeting within 35 days of receiving an eligible request. One the day of the Meeting is confirmed by the Mayor, the CEO will provide at least 14 days local public notice.

Meeting Procedure

In accordance with sections 5.30 and 5.31 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Part 3 of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 the procedure to be followed at a Special Electors Meeting is to be determined by the presiding member.

Each elector present at the Meeting is entitled to one vote on each matter (as specified by Form 1). All decisions are to be made by a simple majority. 

Consideration by Council

All decisions made at a Special Electors Meeting will be considered by Council at the next Ordinary Council Meeting or, if that is not practicable:

• At the following Ordinary Council Meeting, or

• A Special Council Meeting called for that purpose. 

Council is not bound by decisions made at a Special Electors Meeting. If Council makes a decision in response to a decision made at a Special Electors Meeting, the reasons for the decision will be recorded in the minutes of the council meeting.