Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                 17 OCTOBER 2024


            supplied regarding Council’s Revised Standing Orders & Other Related Polices
            & Procedures.
            Carried unanimously.


   9.2.     REVISED STANDING ORDERS & OTHER RELATED POLICIES &
            PROCEDURES
            - DEFERRED FROM THE ORDINARY MEETING DATED 19 SEPTEMBER
            2024

            Motion
            Moved:       Cr Amelia Lorentson
            Seconded: Cr Jessica Phillips
            That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General
            Committee Meeting dated 16 September 2024 regarding the amendment of Noosa
            Council's Standing Orders and other relevant policies and procedures and
            A. Adopt the updated Standing Orders for Council Meetings Policy (provided at
            Attachment 1) and repeal current Standing Orders Policy (adopted 19 November
            2020) with the following amendments to the updated Standing Orders, Section 18
            –– Notified Motions amended to read:
            Section 15 – Deputations
            Reject proposed amendments and replace with original wording as follows:
            17.1 A deputation wishing to attend and address an Ordinary meeting of Council
            shall apply in writing to the CEO not less than seven (7) business days before the
            meeting.
            17.2 The CEO, on receiving an application for a deputation shall notify the
            Chairperson who shall determine whether the deputation may be heard. The CEO
            shall inform the deputation of the determination in writing. Where it has been
            determined the deputation will be heard, a convenient time shall be arranged for
            that purpose, and an appropriate time period allowed.
            17.3 Where it has been determined that a deputation be heard, the deputation and
            topic of the presentation must be included in the public agenda for the meeting.
            17.4 For deputations comprising three or more persons, only three persons shall
            be at liberty to address Council unless the Councillors at the meeting determine
            otherwise by resolution. A deputation shall be given adequate opportunity to
            explain the purpose of the deputation, generally no longer than 15 minutes unless
            decided otherwise by the meeting.
            17.5 The Chairperson may terminate an address by a person in a deputation at
            any time where:
            a) the Chairperson is satisfied that the purpose of the deputation has been
            sufficiently explained to the Councillors at the meeting;
            b) the time period allowed for a deputation has expired;
            c) the person uses insulting or offensive language or is derogatory towards
            Councillors or staff members;
            d) a member of the deputation other than the appointed speakers interjects or
            attempts to address the Council;