Councillors will not longer be paid for meetings they do not attend.
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The decision was made at the May council meeting after five councillors supported the idea.
Narromine Shire mayor Craig Davies said the motion was not to deter people from council, but to ensure councillors performed their duties to the community.
"[Councillors] are there to represent the community and put forward the views of the residents of the community, and to get an understanding of what's going on in the meetings," Councillor Davies said.
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"If they're not there for the meetings then they're not in a position to do that.
"We're not trying to punish those who don't turn up, what we're doing is rewarding those who do turn up."
Section 5.1 of the Model Code of Meeting Practice states that "all councillors must make reasonable efforts to attend meetings of the council and of committees of the council of which they are members".
During this term of office (2 years, 8 months) Cr Davies said there had been a total of 25 councillor absences from their ordinary/extraordinary meetings.
"I've been on council for six and a half years and I've never experienced absentees to this extent, and we have other councillors who have been on for a lot longer than me, almost 18 and 20 years who believe that in their experience they've never seen this level of absenteeism," he said.
According to the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal Narromine Councillors received an annual fee of $11,860, while the mayor received $25,880.
"I took this seriously enough to ask the office of local government what their thoughts are, and also a management consultant who works for council, and the advice I got from them was quite a bit harsher than the action that we took," Cr Davies said.
"So in terms of what we've done we've placed less of an impost on those that don't turn up, than what was recommended.
"This doesn't include councillors who are on leave for compassionate reasons or have a sick certificate, but it's unacceptable that councillors miss meetings without a good reason and are still in a position to pick up $1000 for that month.
"If you can't do your job, you may have to consider your position or don't bother to re-elect or nominate."
Cr Davies said that the resolution set a precedent for the future of the council.
"It's also a message to other people who are contemplating becoming councillors in future years, that this council has taken a stance that will stay in place until it's rescinded by a future council," he said.
"Don't come into council with any misconceptions about being a councillor and being paid whether you turn up or not."