Mayor of the Gold Coast

Mayor of the City of the Gold Coast
Incumbent
Tom Tate
since 28 April 2012 (2012-04-28)
StyleCouncillor
(Informal)
His Worship
(Formal)
Term length4 years
DeputyCr Donna Gates
WebsiteGold Coast Mayor

The Mayor of the City of the Gold Coast is presiding officer and public face of the Gold Coast City Council,[1] the local government body of the Gold Coast, Queensland. The current mayor is Tom Tate.

The mayor is charged with representing the city council and is popularly elected by residents of the City of Gold Coast local government area in local elections held every 4 years. The mayor presides over all council meetings; is the only councillor to not represent a specific Gold Coast electoral district;[2] and is the foremost representative of the Gold Coast City Council and its policies.[1]

The Gold Coast City Council reportedly maintains a budget of an estimated $1.83 billion annually,[3] among the highest of municipal governments in Australia. The mayor's office is located in the Southport Town Hall building in Southport, Queensland.[4]

  1. ^ a b Queensland Government. "Local Government Act 2009" (PDF).
  2. ^ Gold Coast City Council. "Mayors and Councillors". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
  3. ^ Gold Coast Bulletin. "The Gold Coast's most influential people".
  4. ^ Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate and chief of staff Wayne Moran quit council HQ for Southport