Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                            12 JUNE 2023


         following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
         I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as Leigh
         McCready, a Director of Tourism Noosa, was involved with my 2020 election campaign with
         Future Noosa as a volunteer, 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 Amelia Lorentson
         Seconded:            Cr Tom Wegener
         That Cr 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.
         Cr Stockwell and Wilkie did not vote.

         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, Cr Wilkie, inform the meeting that I would like to declare a declarable conflict of interest for
         Item 5.2 Environmental Grants for the Noosa Environmental Education Hub grant. 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 supports the Peregian Beach Bushcare group. The Peregian Beach
         Bushcare group will feature in work being showcased to school students by the Noosa
         Environmental Education Hub. I nor the PBCA nor the Peregian Beach Bushcare Group stand
         to gain personally or materially through this grant to NEEH and 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 Amelia Lorentson
         Seconded:            Cr Joe Jurisevic
         That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Wilkie and determine must leave the
         meeting and not participate in the consideration and vote on this matter because a reasonable
         person would not trust that the final decision is made in the public interest.

         For:          Nil
         Against:      Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Jurisevic and Cr Lorentson
                                                                                                         Lost
         (Cr Wilkie and Stockwell did not vote on the above motion )

         Committee Resolution
         Moved:               Cr Joe Jurisevic
         Seconded:            Cr Tom Wegener
         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 he nor the PBCA nor the Peregian Beach Bushcare Group stand to gain personally
         or materially through this grant to NEEH that it is in the public interest that Cr Wilkie participates
         and votes on this matter because Council believes that a reasonable person would trust that
         the final decision is made in the public interest.
                                                                                      Carried Unanimously.

         (Cr Wilkie and Cr Stockwell did not vote on the above motion)