Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                          12 JUNE 2023


         Protection Association who were submitters to the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management
         Plan which addresses management issues relevant to encroachments. Peter Butt donated
         $1666.66 to my 2020 Election Campaign where I was one of three candidates that ran as a
         group known as 'Future Noosa' (which is no longer an entity). As a result of my conflict of
         interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.

         Cr Finzel left the meeting room.

         Committee Resolution
         Moved:               Cr Tom Wegener
         Seconded:            Cr Clare Stewart
         That Cr Joe Jurisevic be appointed as Acting Chairperson of the meeting for this item for the
         purpose of considering the conflict of interest declaration by Cr Wilkie.
                                                                                   Carried Unanimously.

         In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wilkie provided the
         following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:

         I would like to declare a declarable conflict of interest for Item 6.3 Shire-Wide Encroachments
         Policy. In early 2020, I received an electoral donation of $750 from Susan Francis. Susan
         Francis is the partner of Barry Cotterell. Barry Cotterell is the President of the Peregian Beach
         Community Association (PBCA). The PBCA has made submissions requesting council address
         illegal encroachments. I nor the PBCA stand to gain personally or materially through the
         introduction of this shire-wide policy, however I make this declaration out of dquo;an abundance
         of caution” given the possible scope and interpretation of Conflict of Interest rulings. I believe I
         can make an impartial decision in the public interest in this matter and leave it to the meeting to
         determine whether I stay in the meeting room.

         Committee Resolution
         Moved:               Cr Tom Wegener
         Seconded:            Cr Joe Jurisevic
         That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Wilkie and determine that it is in the
         public interest that Cr Wilkie participates and votes on this matter because Council believes
         that neither Cr Wilkie nor the PBCA stand to gain personally or materially through the
         introduction of this shire-wide policy and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the
         final decision is made in the public interest.

         For:          Cr Joe Jurisevic and Cr Tom Wegener
         Against:      Cr Clare Stewart
                                                                                                  Carried.
         (Cr Wilkie or Cr Stockwell did not vote on the above motion)

         Cr Wilkie assumed the Chair.

         In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the
         following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:

         I would like to declare a declarable conflict of interest for Item 6.3 Shire-Wide Encroachments
         Policy. In early 2020, I received an electoral donation of $500 from Susan Francis. Susan
         Francis is the partner of Barry Cotterell. Barry Cotterell is the president of the Peregian Beach
         Community Association (PBCA). The PBCA has made submissions requesting council address
         illegal encroachments. Neither I nor the PBCA stand to gain personally or materially through the
         introduction of this shire-wide policy however I make this declaration out of dquo;an abundance
         of caution” given the possible scope and interpretation of Conflict of Interest rulings. I believe I
         can make an impartial decision in the public interest in this matter and leave it to the meeting to
         determine whether I stay in the meeting room.