2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   10 NOVEMBER 2020




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            10 NOVEMBER 2020

           31.8 To suspend Standing Orders or relevant provisions thereof (insert reason) -
                 a)   May be moved by any Councillor in order to permit some action that otherwise would be
                      prevented by a procedural rule;
                 b)  | Amotion to suspend a rule shall specify the purpose of such a suspension.
           31.9 That the meeting stand adjourned -
                 a)   May be moved by a Councillor at the conclusion of debate on any matter on the business
                      paper or at the conclusion of a Councillor's time for speaking to the matter, and shall be
                      put without debate;
                 b) | Such a procedural motion will specify a time for the resumption of the meeting and on
                      resumption of the meeting the Council shall continue with the business before the
                      meeting at the point where it was discontinued on the adjournment.
           31.10 That the meeting of Council be closed or opened to the public in accordance with the provisions
                 of Section 254J of the Local Government Regulation 2012 —
                 a) | The motion must specify the nature of the matters to be considered and these matters
                      must be in accordance with Section 254J of the Local Government Regulation 2012 and
                      include an overview of what is to be discussed while the meeting is closed;
                 b)   If carried, all members of the public shall leave and not re-enter the room where the
                      meeting is being held until a procedural motion that the Council meeting be opened to
                      the public is carried;
                 c)   All debate in the course of a closed meeting shall be confidential;
                 d)   Council must not make a resolution (other than a procedural resolution to re-open the
                      meeting) in a closed session.

           32.   Points of Order
           32.1 Any Councillor may ask the Chairperson to decide on a ‘point of order’ where it is believed:
                 a)   that another Councillor has failed to comply with proper procedures;
                 b)   that the matter before the Council is in contravention of the Local Government
                      Act/Regulations or these Standing Orders; or
                 c)   that the matter is beyond the jurisdictional power of Council.
           32.2 Points of order cannot be used as a means of contradicting a statement made by the Councillor
                 speaking.
           32.3. Upon the question of order suddenly arising during the process of a debate, a Councillor may
                 raise a point of order, and thereupon the Councillor against whom the point of order is raised,
                 shall immediately cease speaking.
           32.4 Where a ‘point of order’ is moved, consideration of the matter to which the motion was moved
                 shall be suspended. The Chairperson shall determine whether the point of order is upheld.
           32.5 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Standing Orders to the contrary, all motions or
                 points of order at any time arising shall, until decided, suspend the consideration and decision
                 of every other matter.

           33. Voting on a Motion
           33.1 Before any matter is put to the vote, the Chairperson may direct the motion or amendment to
                 be read again by the Chief Executive Officer or other Council employee who is taking the
                 minutes of the meeting.

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