2018-12-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 DECEMBER 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 11 DECEMBER 2018

                                               Standing Orders for meetings of Noosa Shire Council

             (i) Confidential matters;
             (j) Next Meeting and Closure.
         (7) Business not on the agenda shall not be considered at any local government meeting
             unless such meeting resolves to admit such business.
    7    Notice of meeting
         The Chief Executive Officer shall within such time as the local government determines by
         resolution, prepare or have prepared an agenda for each local government meeting.
         Agendas shall be made available to Councillors as early as practical to allow Councillors
         sufficient time to consider items on the agenda and posted on Council’s website at the
         time the agenda is provided to Councillors.
    Conduct of meetings
    8    Commencement of business
         (1) The local government shall commence business at the time appointed for holding the
             meeting, or as soon (but before the expiration of 30 minutes) thereafter as a sufficient
             number of members is present to constitute a quorum.
         (2) Business shall not be conducted at a meeting unless a quorum is present.
         (3) A member shall be deemed to be present at a meeting only when that member is
             within the room in which the meeting is being held.

    9    Procedure at meetings
         (1) The procedure for dealing with business must be in accordance with the Standing
             Orders or, in the absence of a Standing order governing a particular matter, as
             decided by the Chairperson of the meeting.
         (2) However, the local government may, by resolution -
             (a) suspend a Standing order; or
             (b) overrule a decision on a procedural question made by the Chairperson.

    10 Adjournment of meeting
         (1) The members present at a meeting may at any time adjourn the meeting by
             procedural resolution.
         (2) The Chairperson may adjourn the meeting without resolution in accordance with
             Section 33, or for other reasons as deemed appropriate by the Chairperson.
         (3) If ata meeting a quorum is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed for
             that meeting, the meeting may be adjourned to a later hour of the same day or to any
             time not later than 14 days from the date of the adjournment by:
             (a) the members present; or
             (b) the majority of the members present; or
             (c) only one member if that member is the only member present; or
             (d) the Chief Executive Officer if no member is present.

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