253Requirements before policy concerning expenses and facilities can be adopted or amended

#### 253 Requirements before policy concerning expenses and facilities can be adopted or amended 253 Requirements before policy concerning expenses and facilities can be adopted or amended > > (1) A council must give public notice of its intention to adopt or amend a policy for the payment of expenses or provision of facilities allowing at least 28 days for the making of public submissions. > > > (2) Before adopting or amending the policy, the council must consider any submissions made within the time allowed for submissions and make any appropriate changes to the draft policy or amendment. > > > (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a council need not give public notice of a proposed amendment to its policy for the payment of expenses or provision of facilities if the council is of the opinion that the proposed amendment is not substantial. > > > (4) (Repealed) > > > (5) A council must comply with this section when proposing to adopt a policy in accordance with section 252(1) even if the council proposes to adopt a policy that is the same as its existing policy. > > **s 253:** Subst 2000 No 112, Sch 3 \[14\]; 2005 No 59, Sch 1 \[4\]. Am 2016 No 38, Sch 1 \[13\] \[14\].