Meeting minutes

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                   12 NOVEMBER 2024


4.          DEPUTATIONS

            Nil.




5.          REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE


     5.1.          COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE – 2025

                   Committee Recommendation
                   Moved:                  Cr Nicola Wilson
                   Seconded:               Cr Karen Finzel
                   That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services &
                   Organisation Committee Meeting dated 12 November 2024 and
                      A. Approve the Council Meeting schedule for January-December 2025 as set
                          out in Attachment 1 to the Report; and
                      B. Note Council's commitment to community engagement, and in particular
                          holding Ordinary Meetings in the community. Times and venue of ordinary
                          meetings may be changed by council resolution in order to
                          facilitate this.

                   Carried unanimously.



     5.2.          PEREGIAN BEACH SURF LIFESAVING CLUB - FUNDING REQUEST AND
                   UPDATE ON OPERATIONS

                   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 Community Grant Application, as
                   Leigh McCready, who worked as a volunteer in my 2020 “Future Noosa” election
                   campaign is the current 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.

                   Committee Recommendation
                   Moved:             Cr Jessica Phillips
                   Seconded:          Cr Nicola Wilson
                   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.
                   Cr Finzel did not vote on the above motion.