LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 2.17

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 2.17

2.17 .         Members of council where mayor or president elected by electors

        (1)         If the method of filling the office of mayor or president is election by electors, the council is to consist of —

            (a)         the mayor or president; and

            (b)         a number of councillors that is —

                  (i)         not less than the minimum number of councillors under subsection (3); but

                  (ii)         not more than the maximum number of councillors under subsection (4).

        Note for this paragraph:

                For the council of the City of Perth, the number of councillors is 8 — see the City of Perth Act 2016 section 9.

        (2)         One of the councillors is to hold the office of deputy mayor or deputy president in conjunction with their office as a councillor.

        (3)         For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i), the minimum number of councillors is as follows —

            (a)         if the district’s population is not more than 75 000 — 4 councillors;

            (b)         otherwise — 8 councillors.

        (4)         For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(ii), the maximum number of councillors is as follows —

            (a)         if the district’s population is not more than 5 000 — 6 councillors;

            (b)         if the district’s population is more than 5 000 but not more than 75 000 — 8 councillors;

            (c)         otherwise — 14 councillors.

        (5)         This section is subject to section 2.18A(5).

        [Section 2.17 inserted: No. 11 of 2023 s. 13.]