Unique IDOR-0001DescriptionThis documentation describes the organisation Sydney City Council as an entire corporate body, components (agencies) of which include: Sydney City Council 1842+ (AG-0100), which is the elected Aldermen or appointed Commissioners as a legislative and executive body and its Committees; and the administrative bodies (departments etc) into which the bureaucracy of the Council has been arranged over time.

The formal title of the organisation was:
- Municipal Council of Sydney (1842-1948)
- Council of the City of Sydney (1949+).

Since 1993 the preferred style has been City of Sydney.

The chief elected officer is styled the Mayor (1842-1902) or Lord Mayor (1902+). The chief executive officer is the Town Clerk (1842-1993) or General Manager (1993+).

The original boundaries of the City of Sydney were drawn to reflect the earlier Sydney Police District. They extended from Sydney harbour (Port Jackson) (North) to Cleveland St (South) and from Boundary Rd (East) to City Road (West).

The boundaries of the City of Sydney have changed frequently, beginning in 1870 when Moore Park was brought within the Council's administration. The largest expension was in 1949 when the City absorbed surrounding suburban municipalities. Most of these areas were lost in 1968, and briefly restored in 1981. In 1989 the City of Sydney was reduced in area to the central business district (CBD), plus Pyrmont and part of Ultimo and minor surrounding areas such as a fragment of Surry Hills as a result of the creation of South Sydney City Council.

In 2003 and 2004 the majority of the areas excised to create South Sydney City Council were returned to the City of Sydney.

For detailed treatment of boundary changes, and electoral arrangements including Wards, see Hilary Golder: Sydney's Elections, a short electoral history of Sydney City Council 1842-1992 (Sydney, the Council, 1995), LIB-00019892.

Until 1949 the City of Sydney functioned under special legislation, separately from municipal legislation applying to all other local governments in New South Wales. From 1949 the City was brought under the Local Government Act 1919 and the City of Sydney Acts were repealed. However a new City of Sydney Act (1988) with multiple subsequent amendments was passed to redraw the city boundaries and change the electoral system.CreationSydney Corporation Act 1842 Established the Municipal Council of Sydney with the same boundaries as the former police district.

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Start date1st November 1842Relationship legacy dataPRECEDED BY: South Sydney City Council OR-0012 (06/02/2004) - For all remaining areas
PRECEDED BY: South Sydney City Council OR-0012 (08/05/2003) - For areas transferred back to the City of Sydney
PRECEDED BY: Leichhardt Municipal Council OR-0019 (08/05/2003) - Glebe transferred from Leichhardt to City of Sydney.
PRECEDED BY: South Sydney City Council OR-0012 (06/02/2004) - Re-amalgamated with the City 2003-2004
PRECEDED BY: South Sydney Municipal Council OR-0011 (01/01/1982)
PRECEDED BY: Erskineville Municipal Council OR-0010 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Alexandria Municipal Council OR-0009 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Darlington Municipal Council OR-0008 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Newtown Municipal Council OR-0007 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Waterloo Municipal Council OR-0006 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Paddington Municipal Council OR-0005 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Redfern Municipal Council OR-0004 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Glebe Municipal Council OR-0003 (01/01/1949)
PRECEDED BY: Camperdown Municipal Council OR-0002 (01/01/1909)
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Preceding organisationCamperdown Municipal CouncilGlebe Municipal CouncilRedfern Municipal CouncilPaddington Municipal CouncilWaterloo Municipal CouncilNewtown Municipal CouncilDarlington Municipal CouncilAlexandria Municipal CouncilErskineville Municipal CouncilSouth Sydney Municipal CouncilSouth Sydney City CouncilLeichhardt Municipal Council

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