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Brisbane City Council

This article is about Brisbane's local council authority. For the city itself, see Brisbane. For the state government, see Queensland Government.

Brisbane City Council
City council overview
Formed30 October 1924 (1924-10-30)[1]
JurisdictionBrisbane, Australia
EmployeesIncrease 8,233 (2019)[2][3]
Annual budgetIncrease $4 billion (2022–23)[4]
City council executives
  • Adrian Schrinner, Lord Mayor of Brisbane[6]
  • Krista Adams, Deputy Mayor of Brisbane[7]
  • Colin Jensen, Chief Executive Officer[8]
  • Ainsley Gold, Executive Officer to the CEO[8]
Key document
Websitewww.brisbane.qld.gov.au Edit this at Wikidata
ASN18255 Edit this at Wikidata
31st Council
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of Arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1924 (1924)
Preceded byCity of Brisbane
City of South Brisbane
Leadership
Deputy Mayor
Krista Adams, Liberal National
Leader of the Opposition
Jared Cassidy, Labor
Chair of Council
Sandy Landers, Liberal National
Deputy Chair of Council
Steven Huang, Liberal National
Structure
Seats27 elected representatives including Lord Mayor and 26 Ward Councillors
Political groups
  • Majority (19)
  •   Liberal National (19)
  • Opposition (8)
  •   Labor (5)
  •   Greens (2)
  •   Independent (1)
Committees10
Length of term
4 years
SalaryA$164,156 (2021)[a]
Elections
Instant-runoff voting
First election
21 February 1925
Last election
16 March 2024
Next election
TBD
Motto
Meliora Sequimur
Meeting place
Brisbane City Hall, King George Square, Brisbane

Brisbane City Council (BCC) is the democratic executive local government authority for the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. The largest City Council in Australia by population and area, BCC's jurisdiction includes 26 wards and 27 elected councillors covering 1,338 km2 (517 sq mi).[b][10][6] BCC is overseen by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Adrian Schrinner, and the Council of Brisbane (all councillors of the City of Brisbane) and the Civic Cabinet (Councillors that chair one of eight standing committees within BCC).[7] The council's CEO is Colin Jensen, supported by EO Ainsley Gold.[8]

  1. ^ "City of Brisbane Act 1924". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2018-2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Brisbane City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2017-2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Brisbane City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Brisbane announces steep rates hike on Airbnb accommodation to tackle rental crisis". ABC News. 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "City of Brisbane Act 2010". Queensland Legislation. 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner". Brisbane City Council. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Know Your Civic Cabinet" (PDF). Brisbane City Council. April 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Organisational chart". Brisbane City Council. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ^ Stone, Lucy (31 May 2022). "Brisbane councillors to receive second pay rise in nine months after 2.5 per cent increase recommended". ABC News.
  10. ^ "Councillors and wards". Brisbane City Council. 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.


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