Division 11 Councillor Natalie Willcocks has been elected chair of Logan City Council's City Governance Committee, and is looking forward to delivering the next budget in the new role.
Fellow first-term councillor Karen Murphy, from Division 12, was voted deputy.
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The committee makes recommendations on strategy and policy relating to council's corporate governance, finance, facilities and property, human resources, information technology and fleet.
The appointments, made at the general council meeting, were required after Lisa Bradley resigned from the chair role in November.
Cr Bradley said in an emotional speech at the time that democracy had been lost.
Cr Willcocks said she was honoured to be elected to the role in her first term after previously serving as deputy chair.
"We have already begun budget discussions for 2021/2022 and Councillor Murphy and I are looking forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively with the other councillors and council officers to deliver the budget," she said.
"The policy decisions this committee makes have long lasting impacts on the city's future and are an important part of our duties in these roles."
Cr Murphy said she was looking forward to working with councillors and staff in her new role as deputy chair.
The committee is one of four which meet regularly to make recommendations that are later presented to general meetings for endorsement through formal council resolutions.
The next committee meetings are scheduled for February 16 and 17. More information is available online at: logan.qld.gov.au/committees-and-meetings
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