Brisbane City Council is guided by two core future planning documents: Brisbane's Future Blueprint, and Brisbane Vision 2031. Council also does more frequent but smaller scale community consultations through the Your City Your Say platform.
''Brisbane Future Blueprint''
Brisbane's Future Blueprint is a community-developed document, released in June 2018, outlining what the City Council's goals should be. One in five households in Brisbane, representing every suburb, responded to the community consultation, totalling over 100,000 responses. More than 15,000 unique suggestions to improve Brisbane were put forward. The Blueprint provides for eight principles and 40 specific actions to make Brisbane a "friendly and liveable city":
Protect the Brisbane backyard and our unique character
Ensure best practice design that complements the character of Brisbane
Empower and engage residents
Get people home quicker and safer with more travel options
Give people more choice when it comes to housing
''Brisbane Vision 2031''
Brisbane Vision 2031 is the City Council's long-term plan for developing Brisbane City. It outlines an additional eight principles to consider in developing Council policy and supplements the City Council's Corporate Plan 2016-17 and 2020-21.
The Lord Mayorof Brisbane holds a role as the Chief "Elected" Executive of the Brisbane City Council, parallel to the role of the Chief Executive Officer, which is held by a civilian employee of the Council. The Lord Mayor has a four-year term between elections, coinciding with general councillor elections. The current Lord Mayor of Brisbane is Adrian Schrinner of the Liberal National Party, supported by Krista Adams, the Deputy Mayor.
Council of Brisbane and the Civic Cabinet
The Council of Brisbane is the high-level administrative board of the City Council, composed of all elected councillors in the City of Brisbane. There are 27 councillors, 26 from electoral wards in Brisbane and the Lord Mayor. The Civic Cabinet, otherwise known as the Establishment and Coordination Committee, manages the Council's day-to-day tasks, and acts as a Board of Directors-style caucus. It is composed of the Chairs of Council's seven other standing committees:
Generally, the Lord Mayor is also the Chair of the Establishment and Coordination Committee, and as a result, is the Chair and member of the Civic Cabinet as well. Each Committee works alongside its relevant [|organisational divisions] to "consider Council policy, provide advice to Council and delivers results for the people of Brisbane."
Organisational divisions
Within BCC, there are six different organisational divisions representing the core tasks of the Council. Each division had its own Divisional Manager, who is accountable to the Council of Brisbane, the Civil Cabinet, and the CEO/EO. As of April 2020, the six divisions and their managers are:
City Administration and Governance - Pip Hold
Organisational Services - Bill Lyon
City Planning and Sustainability - Andrea Kenafake
1842-1880: Civilians start occupying Brisbane, making it the main site of commerce for the region.
3 October 1859: The first elections for the Mayor of Brisbane are held, following the declaration of Brisbane as a local government municipality named after the river on which it sits. John Petrie was unanimously elected out of 37 candidates.
1900s
1924: The Parliament of Queensland passes the City of Brisbane Act, creating a single City Council for all the City of Brisbane, rather than the previous 20 various authorities and boards.
1 October 1925: The new City Council is begins operation, under its first Mayor of Brisbane, William Jolly.
1 July 2010: The Legislative Assembly of Queensland passes the City of Brisbane Act 2010 as part of a state-wide review of local government legislation, formalising and consolidating state legislation about the City of Brisbane.
2010-2013: Brisbane City Hall reopens after significant restoration and renovation.
