State Council
State Council is our governing body. It is made up of representatives from each member council.
State Council’s powers include:
- determining the Rules of the Association
- electing the president and other members of the Board
- determining our strategic direction
- appointing the auditor.
Decision-making
State Council meets twice a year, or more if needed. Members can submit business to be considered by State Council in accordance with the MAV Rules.
Representatives vote on matters before State Council.
Meeting of the State Council - Friday 14 October 2022
A meeting of the State Council will be held on Friday 14 October 2022 at Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Road.
Agenda and Business Paper
- The Agenda and Business Paper for Meeting of the State Council – Friday 14 October 2022 (PDF - 937KB)
If you have any queries, please contact the MAV on (03) 9667 5528 or email governancesupport@mav.asn.au.
Submitting motions
In accordance with the MAV Rules, the submission of motions closed on Friday 16 September 2022. Early motions, received by midnight on Thursday 8 September 2022, were distributed to MAV representatives on Friday 9 September 2022.
Submitters may amend their motions up to three weeks before the State Council meeting by emailing governancesupport@mav.asn.au the amended motions no later than 5pm on Friday 23 September 2022.
Motions may be submitted via the link on the Governance page of the MAV Members extranet. (MAV members only, sign-in or join our Extranet with you “@vic.gov.au” email address to access).
Registration
To attend the meeting of the State Council – Friday 14 October 2022, please register here by 5 pm on Tuesday 4 October 2022.
Each council will be allocated two seats on the floor of State Council. If the MAV Representative or Substitute Representative is unable to attend, your council may resolve to appoint another councillor to attend the meeting and vote. For a non MAV Representative or Substitute Representative to be entitled to vote, a Nomination of a Substitute Representative Form must be completed and forwarded to the MAV prior to the State Council meeting, preferably no later than 48 hours prior.
CEOs are welcome to attend. If unable to do so the Council’s Mayor or a senior officer may attend in the CEO’s place. Any more than two attendees for each council will be allocated seating in the Gallery and unfortunately will not be catered for.
Previous State Council Resolutions
2022 State Council Resolutions
- State Council Resolutions – June 2022 (PDF - 333KB)
- State Council Strategic Directions - June 2022 (PDF - 1.3 MB)
2021 State Council Resolutions
Please note that due to COVID restrictions only one State Council meeting was held in 2021.
2020 State Council Resolutions
- Please note that due to Covid restrictions, there were no State Council meetings held in 2020.
2019 State Council Resolutions
- State Council Resolutions - October 2019 (PDF - 25KB)
- State Council Resolutions - May 2019 (Word - 173KB)
2018 State Council Resolutions
See all motions adopted at the May and October 2018 State Council meeting:s
- State Council Resolutions - October 2018 (Word - 111KB)
- State Council Resolutions - May 2018 (Word - 108KB)
2017 State Council Resolutions
See all motions adopted at the May and October 2017 State Council meetings:
- State Council Resolutions - October 2017 (Word - 102KB)
- State Council Resolutions - May 2017 (Word - 99KB)
You can also listen to a recording of the full October 2017 State Council meeting.
2016 State Council Resolutions
See all motions adopted in the May and September 2016 State Council meetings:
- State Council Resolutions - May 2016 (Word - 96KB)
- State Council Resolutions - September 2016 (Word - 91KB).
You can also listen to a recording of the full September 2016 State Council meeting.