Mayor & Councillors
Councillors are elected by persons eligible to vote in Dorset and are representatives for the whole community. The next Local Government Election will be held in 2022.
2018-2022 Council
Rear | Cr Jerrod Nichols, Cr Jan Hughes, Cr Murray Lade, Cr Leonie Stein, Cr Mervyn Chilcott
Front | Cr Edwina Powell, Deputy Mayor Dale Jessup, Mayor Greg Howard, Cr Wendy McLennan
Code of Conduct
Please find below the Dorset Council Councillor Code of Conduct with includes the Complaint Lodgement Form. This was amended and adopted by Council on 15 April 2019. Please note the cost of a code of conduct complaint for the 2019/20 financial year is $81.00.
Dorset Council Councillor Code of Conduct - April 2019
Local Government Code of Conduct - Information for Complainants Information Sheet - July 2019
Local Government Councillor Code of Conduct Complaint Lodgement Form (Word Version)
Councillor Gifts and Donations Register
As of 1 August 2018, the Local Government Act 1993 requires Council to keep a register of gifts and donations received by Councillors. Gifts and donations to be reported include any of the following with a value of $50 or more:
- an item;
- a service;
- a loan of money;
- a loan of property; or
- any other benefit
This includes a series of gifts or donations received by the same Councillor from the same donor where the total value in a financial year is $50 or more. EG: a $10 lunch bought for a Councillor each week over a period of time. Dorset Council's Councillor Register can be viewed below:
Councillor Gifts and Donations Register
Mayor Greg Howard
Deputy Mayor Dale Jessup
Councillor Mervyn Chilcott
Councillor Edwina Powell
Councillor Murray Lade
Councillor Leonie Stein
Councillor Jan Hughes
Councillor Jerrod Nichols
Councillor Wendy McLennan
