Ordinary minutes, 15 June 2023

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                    15 JUNE 2023


        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 (via Teams)



        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 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.

        Acting CEO Larry Sengstock assumed the role of Chair for the purposes of dealing with the
        conflict of interest declaration by Cr Wilkie.


         Council 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)


        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, Cr Stockwell, 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 $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 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 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.


         Council Resolution
         Moved:      Cr Joe Jurisevic