Ms Hancock expressed her concerns ahead of Monday's extraordinary meeting in a letter to Dubbo Regional Council acting mayor Stephen Lawrence and interim chief executive officer David Frost.

"The government will be watching closely as the council holds an extraordinary meeting," the letter read.

"I strongly urge councillors to act reasonably and get on with the job they were elected to do serving the local community."

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Ms Hancock warned that she expected councillors to be committed to the high standard of behaviour required of people in local government, and held "great concern" for councils that did not act in the best interests of the community.

"Your time and efforts as a councillor are best directed to this end, rather than to internal disputes," she said.

"Should I view council's actions at its meeting to be unreasonable then I will consider enacting further intervention options available to me."

Cr Lawrence said while Ms Hancock's letter was "concerning", he was confident the council was operating within the Local Government Act.

"She has statutory powers to deal with councils who become dysfunctional, and this council is not dysfunctional," Cr Lawrence said.

"This council is trying to do the right thing and respond to a whole range of circumstances and allegations ... We just want to move forward in a proper and transparent way, and I will be staying in contact with the state government and making sure they have confidence in what we're doing."

Shadow minister for Local Government Greg Warren said he had also been following matters in relation to Dubbo Regional Council in a letter to Mr Frost.

"Whilst I acknowledge all elements of public commentary on matters leading up to and subsequent to this situation, I feel now is the time to focus on the health of Ben and his subsequent recovery," he said.

"I offer my sincerest best wishes for his full recovery and that his family, friends, colleagues and the people of Dubbo know that my personal thoughts are with them during this very difficult time, as I continue to monitor updates on his condition."

An extraordinary meeting of council was called to address the reputation of council and protection of the community, after six councillors signed a public statement calling on Cr Shields to resign and members of the community who had concerns about their interactions with any councillor to come forward.

The council later announced Cr Shields would take indefinite medical leave, with deputy mayor Stephen Lawrence to step into the mayoral role.

At the extraordinary meeting of council on Monday, six councillors accepted a mayoral minute, put forward by Cr Lawrence, with eight recommendations to rectify the reputation of council and protection of the community.

A leave of absence was also granted for Cr Shields for two months until May 26.