2015-03-31 P&O Committee - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Council Standing Orders

                                        Standing Orders for meetings of Noosa Shire Council 2014



       (h) That the meeting of the local government be closed or open to the public in
           accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Regulation 2012 (the
           Regulation) -
           (i)     by way of a motion specifying the reason for closure;
           (ii)    if carried, all members of the public shall leave and not re-enter the room
                   where the meeting is being held until a procedural motion that the local
                   government meeting be open to the public, is carried; and
           (iii)   all debate in the course of a closed meeting shall be confidential.
       (i) That the meeting stand adjourned.
   (2) A procedural motion is required to be seconded.


Voting on a motion
25 Method of taking vote
   (1) Before any matter is put to the vote, the Chairperson may direct the motion or
       amendment to be read again by the Chief Executive Officer or other Council
       employee who is taking the minutes of the meeting.
   (2) The Chairperson shall, in taking the vote on a motion or amendment, put the
       question first in the affirmative and then in the negative and may do so as often as
       necessary to form and declare an opinion as to whether the affirmative or the
       negative has the majority vote.
   (3) The local government shall vote by a show of hands or as directed by the
       Chairperson.
   (4) A member may, before a matter is put to the vote by the Chair, call for the vote to be
       taken by Division. If a member calls for a division, the names of those members
       present and how they voted shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
   (5) Members may request that their own names and how they voted be recorded in the
       minutes, for voting other than by division.
   (6) The Chairperson shall declare the result of a vote or a division as soon as it has
       been determined.

26 Altering or rescinding motions
   (1) A resolution of a local government meeting may not be altered or rescinded at a
       subsequent meeting unless notice of motion is given in accordance with the
       requirements of these Standing Orders or an officer report has been included in the
       agenda.
   (2) Where a motion to rescind or alter a resolution is lost, a motion of the same or like
       effect shall not be moved until at least three (3) months after the date on which the
       first-mentioned motion to rescind or alter was lost unless a notice of the motion shall
       be signed by the majority of the members of the local government.




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