2019-08-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   6 AUGUST 2019


8                        REVIEW OF ISSUES RAISED IN NOTIFIED MOTION OF 20 JUNE 2019
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Chief Executive Officer, Brett de Chastel
                                    CEO’s Office

Index                               ECM/ Subject/ Council Meetings General

Attachments                         1.    Notice of Motion, 20 June 2019



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
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.


REPORT
This is one of the series of reports to Council arising from the decision of the Council on 20 June
2019 (ref. Ordinary Meeting Minutes, item 5, page 5) to defer consideration of a notice of motion.
The deferral resolution of Council at that time was as follows:
“That debate on the Notified Motion be deferred to the Ordinary Meeting on 15 August 2019 in
order to:
A.                       Receive a report from the Chief Executive Officer on videoing/live streaming of Council
                         meetings in accordance with the Council decision of 20 December 2018 (Ref. Item 6,
                         Page 16);
B.                       Receive a report from the Chief Executive Officer on a new set of Standing Orders for
                         Council in accordance with the Council decision of 20 December 2018 (Ref. Item 15,
                         Page 10);
C.                       Receive a report from the Chief Executive Officer on current and proposed legislative
                         changes to the Local Government Act by the State Government that will impact on
                         Council’s governance arrangements; and
D.                       Receive a report from the Chief Executive Officer on any other matters in the Notified
                         Motion that will enable Councillors to consider the costs, practical implications and legal
                         aspects of the issues raised in the Notice of Motion.”

This report addresses issues that are not addressed in the other three reports, together with
paragraph D above.

Introduction
The Notified Motion to the 20 June 2019 Ordinary meeting contained 12 different issues (refer to
Attachment 1). Many of these have been addressed in separate reports to this round of Council
meetings as outlined in paragraphs A, B and C of the deferral motion passed by Council on 20
June 2019.


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