2019-08-15 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                      15 AUGUST 2019


5   REVIEW OF ISSUES RAISED IN NOTIFIED MOTION OF 20 JUNE 2019
    Motion
    Moved:           Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:        Cr Wellington
    That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services & Organisation
    Committee Meeting dated 6 August 2019 and request the Chief Executive Officer to include
    on Council’s website, details of all reference groups, focus groups, stakeholder forums,
    roundtables, advisory committees and the like that have been established by Council including
    details of Council appointments to such groups.

    Amendment No. 1
    Moved:           Cr Jackson
    Seconded:        Cr Wilkie
    That the following words be added to the motion:
    “and all group members.”

    Cr Jackson called for a division on the voting. The amendment was carried 5/0.
    For:        Crs. Jackson, Wilkie, Stockwell, Jurisevic and Wellington
    Against:    -

    Amendment No. 2
    Moved:           Cr Jackson
    Seconded:        Cr Wilkie
    That the following words be added to the motion:
    “and agree to commence to record formal minutes for committees and make them publicly
    available from September 2019.”

    Cr Jackson called for a division on the voting. The amendment was lost 1/4.
    For:        Cr Jackson
    Against:    Crs. Wilkie, Stockwell, Jurisevic and Wellington

    Amendment No. 3
    Moved:           Cr Jackson
    That the following words be added to the motion:
    “and agree to make all informal councillor meetings on council matters open to the public,
    including councillor workshops, briefings and discussion forums, unless declared to be closed
    for reasons listed in Section 275 of the Local Government Regulation 2012.”
    The amendment lapsed for want of a seconder.

    Amendment No. 4
    Moved:           Cr Jackson
    That the following words be added to the motion:
    “Request the CEO to ensure notes are kept of informal councillor meetings.”

    The amendment lapsed for want of a seconder.

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