VPRS 22826 Committee Minute Book, Wallan Greenhill Reserve

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This series comprises meeting minutes recorded of the Wallan Greenhill Reserve committee of Broadmeadows (Road District 1857-1871; Shire 1871- 1956; City 1956-1994) (VA 2395).

Minutes of council meetings were created in accordance with section 145 of the Municipal Institutions Act 1863 (pg. 239) and with subsequent legislation relating to local government including the Local Government Act 1958 (pg. 135). Many local government bodies in existence prior to 1863 maintained records of their meetings in the form of minutes.

The committee system is employed by most Victorian councils. The Local Government Act 1903 (No.1893) removed the requirement that separate committee minutes be kept and introduced the requirement that committees' reports to council be included in the council minutes. In some cases, the minutes of committees are recorded in the council minute books, either in lieu of or in addition to committee reports. Where committee minutes were maintained in separate volumes they constitute a separate series from the council minutes.

It is unclear as to whether the committee existed prior to 1922 or after 1963.

Prior to coming into PROV's custody, this volume was held by the Kilmore Historical Society.