{"id":34722,"date":"2020-09-17T00:15:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T14:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=34722"},"modified":"2020-09-16T16:21:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T06:21:02","slug":"city-caretaker-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/city-caretaker-period\/","title":{"rendered":"City to enter caretaker period next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE City of Greater Geelong council will enter the caretaker period on Tuesday next week as the council election begins.
\nTo comply with the Local Government Act, the council will start the caretaker period at the time nominations close on nomination day (in this case, noon on Tuesday, September 22) and end it at 6pm on election day (October 24).
\nThe city’s director of governance, strategy and performance Rebecca Leonard said Geelong’s councillors could continue to fulfil their duties during the election period in line with the city\u2019s Election Period Policy, Councillor Code of Conduct and Local Government Act 2020.
\n“Our updated Election Period Policy was approved by Council on September 1 and details the procedures that apply during the election period.
\n“The Policy ensures the fairness of the election, guides appropriate use of City resources and prevents inappropriate decision-making.”
\nShe said during the election, councillors were prohibited from making decisions that could affect voting in the election or could unfairly commit the incoming council to a major course of action or could have reasonably been made aftaer the election.
\n“There are also limitations on community engagement and council events during this period.”
\nAccording to the Election Period Policy, the types of decisions to not be considered include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n