2022-11-17 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                       17 NOVEMBER 2022


The meeting commenced at 5.02pm


1.   ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
     Councillor C Stewart, Mayor
     Councillor F Wilkie
     Councillor K Finzel
     Councillor J Jurisevic
     Councillor A Lorentson (via Microsoft Teams)
     Councillor B Stockwell
     Councillor T Wegener

     Council Resolution
     Moved:           Cr Stewart
     Seconded:        Cr Wilkie
     That Council authorise Cr Lorentson to attend Ordinary Meeting dated 17 November 2022 via
     Microsoft Teams in accordance with Section 254K of the Local Government Regulation 2012.
                                                                         Carried unanimously.

     EXECUTIVE
     S Waters, Chief Executive Officer
     K Contini, Director Community Services
     D Iezzi, Director Executive Services
     K Rawlings, Director Environment & Sustainable Development (via Microsoft Teams0
     T Grauf, Acting Director Corporate Services
     L Sengstock, Director Infrastructure Services

     APOLOGIES
     Nil

     Council Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Stewart
     Seconded:         Cr Finzel
     That the operation of the Standing Orders or any relevant provision be suspended to allow
     Deputy Mayor Councillor Frank Wilkie to make a public admission as ordered by the Councillor
     Conduct Tribunal in regard to two findings of misconduct.
                                                                          Carried unanimously.

     As ordered by the Councillor Conduct Tribunal, pursuant to section 150AR(1)(b)(i) of the Act,
     Cr Wilkie made an admission that he engaged in misconduct on 2 occasions as defined in
     section 176(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, with regards to allegations made in 2019, that his conduct
     involved a breach of trust placed in him as a councillor, that it was inconsistent with local
     government principles in section 4(2)(a) of the Act “Transparent and effective processes, and
     decision - making in the public interest” and or section 4(2)(e) of the Act “ethical and legal
     behaviour of councillors and local government employees”, in that Cr Wilkie did not inform
     meetings on the 12 June 2018 and 21 June 2018 about his personal interest in matters as
     required by section 175E(2) of the Act. As ordered by the Office of the Independent Assessor,
     Cr Wilkie advised that he will complete training at his own expense to consist of identifying real
     or perceived conflicts of interest within 12 months of the Councillor Conduct Tribunal’s
     determination.



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