2022-02-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             14 FEBRUARY 2022


7    COUNCILLOR REPRESENTATION ON COUNCIL OF MAYORS WORKING GROUPS

Author           Acting Chief Executive Officer, Larry Sengstock
                 CEO’s Office

Index            ECM/ Subject / 27.61 Council of Mayors

Attachments      1.    Invitation letter from Council of Mayors for Working Groups


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Council of Mayors (SEQ) meets on a regular basis and addresses issues affecting south-east
Queensland. The Mayors of those member councils work together to advocate to other levels of
government on SEQ Council needs. The Council of Mayors (CoMSEQ) also operate various
working groups which provide an opportunity for Councillors to get involved in policy development
and major projects that have an impact on SEQ. The Council of Mayors have written to Council
inviting nominations for Noosa Councillors and staff to be involved in such working groups.
This report seeks to formalise the appointments of Noosa Shire Councillors to the following three
working groups that CoMSEQ have requested to date:
1.   SEQ2032 Legacy Working Group
2.   SEQ Waste Working Group
3.   SEQ Economic Development Working Group

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Acting Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee
Meeting dated 14 February 2021 and
1.   Appoint Cr Stewart as Council’s representative on the SEQ 2032 Legacy Working Group;
2.   Appoint Cr <insert name> as Council’s representative and Cr <insert name> as the proxy for
     the SEQ Waste Working Group;
3.   Appoint Cr <insert name> as Council’s representative and <insert name> as the proxy for
     the SEQ Economic Development Working Group.

REPORT
The purpose of this report is to nominate representation on the following Council of Mayors Working
Groups, which aim to encourage regional collaboration and coordination across a number of key
project areas.
•    SEQ 2032 Legacy Working Group
     Identify, collaborate and work on regional legacy and advocacy priorities for SEQ ahead of
     the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
     As nominations were required urgently for this group, the Mayor, CEO and Director of
     Infrastructure were selected as the nominees for this Group. This report formalises that
     appointment.
•    SEQ Waste Working Group
     The focus of this working group is to provide support in the implementation of the SEQ Waste
     Management Plan. It also provides a forum for councils to share learnings and engage with
     industry and government partners.
     Council are invited to nominate one primary Councillor with a proxy Councillor and one
     Council waste management officer. The staff appointment will be nominated by the CEO.

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