2021-03-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 MARCH 2021




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               9 MARCH 2021

 e  Existing plaques or memorials are not considered precedence for approving a request

 PLAQUES ASSOCIATED WITH COUNCIL PROJECTS
 Plaques may be installed by Council on Council owned or managed land, buildings or structures to
 commemorate an opening of a new or refurbished Council building or facility. An application under
 this Policy is not required for the installation of such plaques, however, the Infrastructure Services
 department should be consulted and the plaque made in conformity with the specifications
 contained in the Plaques and Memorials Policy Guideline.
 Where project funding has been provided by an external agency, such as the State or Federal
 government, and acknowledgement of the funding in the form of a plaque is a requirement of the
 funding agreement, the form, layout and wording of the plaque will:
 e  bein accordance with the funding agreement,
 e  tothe extent possible, conform to the specifications contained in the Plaques and Memorials
    Policy Guideline
 e  take into consideration the Noosa Design Principles
 e  be developed in consultation with the Infrastructure Services Department.
 Plaques installed at the instigation of Council in relation to a Council project will be funded by
 Council or specified project funding. Notification of the installation of a plaque by Council will be
 provided to Council's Technical Officer — Asset Planning to be added to the Plaques and
 Memorials Register.
 SPECIAL MEMORIALS
 (a) Memorials to Council staff
 Council may choose to install a small plaque in recognition of a Council staff member who dies
 while in the employment of Council. Requests for plaques in this category should be made to
 Council's Technical Officer — Asset Planning. Generally, these plaques will be installed in the
 garden bed adjacent to the driveway to Level 2 of the Council building on Pelican Street. No other
 plaques or memorials will be installed in these garden beds.
 (b) RSL/War Memorials

 Requests for war memorials to be installed on public land will be considered in consultation with
 the relevant RSL Sub Branch and will include consideration of whether the event or individual(s)
 have already been recognized within the Shire.

 (c) Partnership Projects
 Partnership projects between Noosa Council and a community group or organisation that have a
 plaque or memorial element, will be subject to a separately developed project to determine
 elements including, but not limited to, scope, format, design, funding and timeframes which will be
 documented in a Memorandum of Understanding between the parties.
 APPLICATION AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

 Applications will be submitted on the appropriate application form and will include detailed
 information and documentation (e.g. newspaper articles) in support of the application.
 Applications for the installation of plaques and memorials will be processed and assessed by the
 Plaques and Memorials Working Team as specified in the Plaques and Memorials Policy Guideline.

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