Councils often decide this to simplify local government operations. Campaspe Shire councillors review this every six months.
There are exceptions to the powers councillors can give to the chief executive.
Limits include delegating power, electing mayors, appointing chiefs, making laws, approving budgets, and borrowing money.
The motion passed unanimously, moved by Cr Leanne Pentreath and seconded by Cr Adrian Weston.
“This is standard practice ... otherwise ... (the chief executive has) to come back to council frequently, and business as usual is held up,” Cr Pentreath said.
"If a contract exceeds a value of a million dollars ... the CEO has to bring it back into council for review.
“It’s also written in there that the standard practice is that anything that is an operational expenditure, such as wages or the fire levy, which can be fairly expensive, must not exceed $4 million. This allows business as usual and the organisation to carry on with what it’s expected to do.”