Council Meetings  deal with policy matters and other issues which the Committees are not delegated to make decisions on. Generally development applications are not dealt with at Council meetings.

Development & Environmental Services Committee Meetings  deal with the following functions of Council: building and development applications, approvals and the like; local environmental plans, development control plans, local approval policies, non-statutory planning, building and development codes, policies and the like; environmental services; and monitoring services, including orders and notices relating to unlawful building work and development.

Community Services Committee Meetings deal with the following functions of Council: Children's Services; Communication and Cultural Services; Community Facilities; Community Development including Ethnic, Aged, Disabled and Youth services; and Library Services.

Corporate Services Committee Meetings  deal with the following functions of Council: finance; employee services and industrial relations; administrative services; computer services; and legal services.

Technical Services Committee Meetings  deal with the following functions of Council: Engineering Services including Roads and Traffic management; Property Services (including Waste); Parks & Reserves; Business Units (Public Works).