2019-08-06 S&O Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 2 - Draft New Standing Orders for Noosa Council

Standing Orders
1.     Purpose and Application of Standing Orders
1.1    The purpose of these Standing Orders is to set out the arrangements that govern the conduct
       of business and proceedings at Council and Council Committee meetings.
1.2    These Standing Orders apply to all meetings of Council and any Standing Committees.
1.3    Any provision of these Standing Orders may be suspended by resolution of the relevant
       meeting of Council.
1.4    A separate resolution is required for any such suspension of a provision of the Standing Orders
       and must specify the purpose of each suspension.
1.5    If, at a Council meeting, a matter arises which is not provided for in the Standing Orders the
       matter shall be determined by the Chair subject to any contrary resolution of the meeting.


Council Meetings
2.     Times of Ordinary and Standing Committee Meetings
2.1    The Council may, by resolution, fix dates and times for its Ordinary and Standing Committee
       Meetings. 1
2.2    If there is no resolution fixing the date and time for an Ordinary or Standing Committee Meeting,
       the Chief Executive Officer must fix the date and time for the meeting.
2.3    Before the Chief Executive Officer fixes the date and time for an Ordinary or Standing
       Committee Meeting, the Chief Executive Officer must, if practicable, consult with the Mayor
       about the proposed date and time for the meeting.


3.     Times of Special Meetings
3.1    The Chief Executive Officer must call a special meeting of the Council if -
       a)     the special meeting is required by a resolution of the Council; or
       b)     a written request for the special meeting is lodged with the Chief Executive Officer under
              Section 3.2.
3.2    A written request for a special meeting of Council must -
       a)     be signed by the Mayor or three or more Councillors; and
       b)     specify the purpose of the special meeting; and
       c)     propose a day and time for the holding of the special meeting.
3.3    The Chief Executive Officer may call a special meeting to discuss any matter the Chief
       Executive Officer considers should be brought before Council.
3.4    The Chief Executive Officer calls a special meeting by giving written notice of the date and the
       time of the meeting, and the business to be conducted at the meeting, to each Councillor. 2




1 The local government must meet at least once in each month (See section 257 (1) of the Local Government Regulation
2012).
2 Written notice of each meeting or adjourned meeting of a local government must be given to each councillor at least 2

days before the day of the meeting unless it is impracticable to give the notice (See section 258 (1) of the Local Government
Regulation 2012). A special meeting is a meeting at which the only business that may be conducted is the business stated
in the notice of meeting (See section 258 (3) of the Local Government Regulation 2012).

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