SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES DATED 7 OCTOBER 2025 · 2025-10-07 Services & Organisation Committee Minutes

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                            7 OCTOBER 2025


7.5   COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE – 2026
      Committee Recommendation
      Moved:            Cr Karen Finzel
      Seconded:         Cr Frank Wilkie
      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.

      Carried.
      For:             Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Frank Wilkie
      Against:         Cr Nicola Wilson


7.6   CHANGE OF TIME & VENUE FOR ORDINARY MEETING DATED 20 NOVEMBER
      2025
      Committee Recommendation
      Moved:            Cr Nicola Wilson
      Seconded:         Cr Karen Finzel
      That Council
      A. Note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services and Organisation
         Committee Meeting dated 7 October 2025 regarding the Ordinary Meeting dated 20
         November 2025; and
      B. Pursuant to Section 257(3)(b) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, resolve to:
      1. Change the commencement time of the Ordinary Meeting dated 20 Nov 2025 to 5pm;
      2. Change the venue for the meeting to Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, 24 Boreen Parade,
         Boreen Point;
      C. Request that the Chief Executive Officer ensure suitable advertising is undertaken to
         promote this community based Council Meeting; and
      D. Note that Council plan to livestream the meeting and place a copy of the recording on
         Council's website.

      Carried.
      For:     Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Nicola Wilson, Cr Frank Wilkie
      Against: None


8     REPORTS FOR NOTING BY THE COMMITTEE
      Nil.

9     CLOSED SESSION
      Nil.

10    MEETING CLOSURE
      The meeting closed at 2.19pm.