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

                                       Standing Orders for meetings of Noosa Shire Council 2014



        (h) Officers’ Reports;
        (i) Confidential matters;
        (j) Next Meeting and Closure.
    (7) Business not on the agenda shall not be considered at any local government
        meeting unless such meeting resolves to admit such business.

7   Notice of meeting
    The Chief Executive Officer shall within such time as the local government determines
    by resolution, prepare or have prepared an agenda for each local government meeting.
    Agendas shall be made available to Councillors as early as practical to allow Councillors
    sufficient time to consider items on the agenda and posted on Council’s website at the
    time the agenda is provided to Councillors.

Conduct of meetings
8   Commencement of business
    (1) The local government shall commence business at the time appointed for holding
        the meeting, or as soon (but before the expiration of 30 minutes) thereafter as a
        sufficient number of members is present to constitute a quorum.
    (2) Business shall not be conducted at a meeting unless a quorum is present.
    (3) A member shall be deemed to be present at a meeting only when that member is
        within the room in which the meeting is being held.

9   Procedure at meetings
    (1) The procedure for dealing with business must be in accordance with the Standing
        Orders or, in the absence of a Standing order governing a particular matter, as
        decided by the Chairperson of the meeting.
    (2) However, the local government may, by resolution -
        (a) suspend a Standing order; or
        (b) overrule a decision on a procedural question made by the Chairperson.

10 Adjournment of meeting
    (1) The members present at a meeting may at any time adjourn the meeting by
        procedural resolution.
    (2) The Chairperson may adjourn the meeting without resolution in accordance with
        Section 33, or for other reasons as deemed appropriate by the Chairperson.
    (3) If at a meeting a quorum is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed
        for that meeting, the meeting may be adjourned to a later hour of the same day or to
        any time not later than 14 days from the date of the adjournment by:
        (a) the members present; or
        (b) the majority of the members present; or
        (c) only one member if that member is the only member present; or
        (d) the Chief Executive Officer if no member is present.



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