Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                  21 NOVEMBER 2024




   11.4.    GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT - 18 NOVEMBER 2024

            ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

            COMMITTEE MEMBERS
            Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair)
            Cr Karen Finzel
            Cr Amelia Lorentson
            Cr Jessica Phillips
            Cr Tom Wegener
            Cr Frank Wilkie
            Cr Nicola Wilson

            EXECUTIVE
            Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock
            Acting Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh (via Microsoft Teams)
            Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray
            Director Strategy & Environment Kim Rawlings
            Director Corporate Services Trent Grauf

            APOLOGIES
            Nil.

            COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

            5.1. PEREGIAN BEACH SURF LIFESAVING CLUB - FUNDING REQUEST AND
            UPDATE ON OPERATIONS (REFERRED FROM SERVICES &
            ORGANISATION DATED 12 NOVEMBER 2024)

            In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel
            provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest
            in this matter:
            I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in
            relation to the Peregian Beach Surf Life Saving Club, as Leigh McCready, who
            worked as a volunteer in my 2020 “Future Noosa” election campaign is the
            President of the Peregian Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. As Mrs McCready is not a
            close associate or related party and has never given me a gift or a loan, I believe
            a reasonable person would agree that I able to make an impartial decision on the
            matter. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will
            respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the
            decision.
            Council Resolution
            Moved:           Cr Frank Wilkie
            Seconded:       Cr Brian Stockwell
            That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Finzel and determine
            that Cr Finzel 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.
            Crs Finzel and Lorentson did not vote on the above motion.


            In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson
            provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest
            in this matter: