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

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           Purpose of the model meeting procedures
           The purpose of the model meeting procedures is to set out certain procedures to ensure the local
           government principles are reflected in the conduct of council meetings, standing and advisory
           committee meetings as defined in the Local Government Regulation 2012 (LGR) and the City of
           Brisbane Regulation 2012 (COBR). However, model meeting procedures do not apply to meetings
           of the council’s audit committee.
           It is not intended that the model meeting procedures would deal with all aspects of meeting
           conduct but only those required to strengthen public confidence in council to deal with the conduct
           of councillors in meetings.
           Background
           As required under section 150F of the Local Government Act 2009 (the LGA) this document sets
           out:

           e   the process for how a chairperson of a council meeting may deal with instances of unsuitable
               meeting conduct by councillors, and
           e   the process for how suspected inappropriate conduct of a councillor referred to the local
               government by the Independent Assessor (IA) is to be dealt with at a council meeting.
           Application
           A council must either adopt the model meeting procedures or prepare and adopt other procedures
           for the conduct of its council meeting, standing and advisory committee meetings that are
           consistent with the model meeting procedures. If there is any inconsistency, then the council is
           taken to have adopted the model meeting procedures to the extent of the inconsistency.
           If a council chooses to continue using existing standing orders, the council must review them to
           ensure that they are consistent with the requirements of these model meeting procedures. To
           assist council, the Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs (DLGRMA)
           has published best practice standing orders that councils can choose to adopt.
           A council must conduct its meetings in a manner that is consistent with either the model meeting
           procedures or its own meeting procedures.

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