Meeting papers

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                           6 OCTOBER 2026



Ordinary Meeting Minutes 16 October 2025
That Council
A. Note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services & Organisation Committee Meeting
   dated 7 October 2025;
B. Approve the Council Meeting schedule for January-December 2026 as set out in Attachment 1
   to the Report; and
C. Note Council's commitment to community engagement, in particular holding Ordinary Meetings
   in the community, and therefore times and venue of Ordinary Meetings adopted in Attachment 1
   may be changed by via Council Resolution in order to facilitate this.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes 19 March 2026
That Council
A. Note the report by the Executive Officer to the General Committee dated 16 March 2026
   regarding the review of the Noosa Council Meeting Structure;
B. Adopt Option 2, as detailed in the Report, as the Council Meeting Structure, with implementation
   to commence from 1 May 2026;
C. Appoint all Councillors as Committee Members and appoint Councillors on an agreed rotating
   schedule, with Councillor Stockwell retaining the chair for the first period on the schedule
   commencing from 1 May 2026.
D. Approve the Council Meeting Schedule for May 2026 - December 2026 as provided in
   Attachment 1 to the Ordinary Meeting Minutes dated 19 March 2026 – Updated Meeting
   Schedule May 2026 - December 2026.
E. Review the new meeting structure in 12 months to ensure that it is delivering its intended
   benefits.


Finance
Provision exists within the budget to meet standard expenses associated with the conduct of Council
Meetings.


Risk & Opportunities
Section 254B of the Local Government Regulation 2012 (the Regulation) requires Council to publish,
at least once per year, a notice of the days and times of its Ordinary Meetings and Standing
Committee Meetings. Section 257 of the Regulation requires local governments to meet at least
once per month. There is a risk that Council would be in breach of the Regulation if it elected to alter
the frequency of meetings to less than once per month, and/or if it elected not to adopt and publish
an annual meeting schedule.


Human Rights
Human Rights Compatibility Statement
In developing this report, the subject matter has been considered in accordance with the
requirements of the Queensland Human Rights Act 2019. It is considered that the subject matter
does not conflict with any human rights and supports a human rights approach to decision making
by Council. Council representatives will endeavour to act and make decisions under this report in a
manner that is compatible with human rights. This report should be read in conjunction with
Council’s Human Rights Policy.




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