Council Responsibilities

The council may perform the following functions:

(a) the establishment and maintenance of parks, gardens and recreational areas and the carrying out of landscaping and other associated works;

(b) the establishment and maintenance of sports facilities, swimming pools, libraries and museums, cinemas, community halls, public toilets and ablution blocks;

(c) the provision of services for the collection and disposal of garbage, the provision and maintenance of particular places where garbage may be dumped, the control of litter generally, the provision and maintenance of sanitation, sewerage, drainage and water supply facilities and the removal of health hazards;

(d) the establishment and operation of any commercial agency for reward;

(e) the provision of adult education and vocational and other training;

(f) the provision and maintenance of housing for residents and their families on such terms and conditions as the council thinks fit;

(g) the management of community employment programs;

(h) the promotion and provision of community welfare, health and care facilities for all age groups;

(i) the prevention and control of substance abuse;

(j) the provision and maintenance of cemeteries;

(k) the control, prohibition or impounding of animals;

(l) the development and maintenance of roads within the community government area (including the provision of street lighting and traffic control devices) and, for reward, the development and maintenance of roads outside the community government area;

(m) the provision and maintenance of airstrips, wharves, barge landings and related facilities;

(n) the hiring out, for reward, of any vehicle, plant, appliance or equipment belonging to the council and the repair and maintenance, for reward, of any vehicle, plant, appliance or equipment not owned by the council;

(o) the contracting of works projects (including the provision of services and the maintenance of capital works and undertakings within or outside the community government area;

(p) the establishment and operation of commercial enterprises;

(q) the establishment and maintenance of a firefighting service, including the acquisition of property and equipment and training of personnel for the service, and the protection of the community government area from fire;

(r) the promotion and development of tourist attractions, the provision and maintenance of tourist facilities and the production and selling of artifacts and souvenirs;

the management and control of sites of historic interest, and the support and encouragement of artistic, cultural and sporting activities; and the control of public places.

 
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