About Council

The front sign of the Lismore City Council Corporate Centre.

Overview

Councils serve to provide effective local and democratic government to the community.

Lismore City Council is composed of 11 elected Councillors, including a Mayor elected by the public, who will serve until September 2024.

Councils' powers are derived from the Local Government Act 1993 and other acts passed by the NSW parliament.

Councillors make decisions on policy, budget priorities, and services and works to be provided during the year, using the majority voting system, with the Mayor having a casting vote in case of a tie.

Councillors adopted the following Codes of Conduct in 2023.

Senior staff structure

There are three positions that make up the executive team of Council: the General Manager, the Chief Operations and Finance Officer and the Chief Corporate and Community Officer. Each executive oversees a team of managers who are responsible for the coordination of different functions within the organisation. 

General Manager Jon Gibbons.    

General Manager

Jon Gibbons

Brendan Logan.

Chief Operations and Finance Officer

(Deputy General Manager)

Dr Brendan Logan

Eber Butron.

Chief Corporate and Community Officer

(Deputy General Manager)

Eber Butron

What we do

Councils' functions are outlined in the Local Government Act 1993 and include:

  • providing adequate, equitable and appropriate services and facilities to the community,
  • exercising community leadership, promoting cultural diversity and advocating for and planning for the needs of children,
  • managing, developing, protecting, restoring, enhancing and conserving the environment of the area,
  • considering the long-term and cumulative effects of its decisions, acting as custodian and trustee of public assets and facilitating the involvement of councillors, members of the public, facility and service users, and council staff in the development, improvement and coordination of local government,
  • raising funds for local purposes, keeping the community and state government informed about its activities and acting consistently and without bias in the exercise of regulatory functions and being a responsible employer.

Pecuniary Interest Register

Council’s Code of Conduct and the Information and Privacy Commissions Guidelines require the Pecuniary Interest Returns that are completed by Councillors and Designated staff annually to be published on Council's website.

Pecuniary Interest Returns

The following personal information has been redacted pursuant to S6(4) and 14(2) table 3(a) of the GIPA Act. See also clause 3.5 of Guideline 1 from each of the Pecuniary Interest Returns :

  • Councillors and Designated Staff members’ place of residence; and
  • Councillors and Designated Staff members’ signature details.

Digitally signed documents

Outgoing correspondence from Lismore City Council that requires a signature will be digitally signed in accordance with best-practice recordkeeping and governance procedures. For more information please read our Corporate Procedure – Signing Outgoing Correspondence(PDF, 164KB).

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