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

10. Confirmation of Minutes of Meeting
10.1 The minutes of a preceding meeting whether an Ordinary or a Special meeting, not previously
     confirmed shall be taken into consideration, at every Ordinary meeting of Council, in order that
     such minutes may be confirmed.
10.2 No discussion shall be permitted with respect to such minutes except with respect to their
     accuracy as a record of the proceedings.


11. Mayoral Minutes
11.1 The Mayor may, by a signed minute, introduce a matter within the jurisdiction or official
     cognisance of the Council which is not on the agenda.
11.2 A Mayoral minute may be moved by the Mayor from the Chair without being seconded.
11.3 A motion proposed by Mayoral minute and adopted by the Council is a resolution of the local
     government.


12. Petitions
12.1 A Councillor may present a paper petition or electronic petition where the petition seeks to be
     presented to a meeting of Council and the petition substantially meets the relevant Council
     petition requirements provided for in section 12.4 and 12.5 below.
12.2 On presentation of a petition to a meeting of Council the only motion which may be moved is
     that:
      a)    The petition not be received as it is deemed invalid, or
      b)    The petition be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine
            appropriate action, or
      c)    The petition be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer or a standing
            committee for consideration and report back to a meeting of Council.
12.3 No debate on or in relation to a petition shall be allowed except the Councillor presenting the
     petition may speak to the petition for a period of not more than one minute.
12.4 In order for a paper petition to be eligible to be presented to Council, it must:
      a)    Include the name and contact details of the Principal Petitioner (i.e, one person who is
            the organiser and who will act as the key contact for the issue);
      b)    Clearly state the relevant grievance and action requested of Council;
      c)    Clearly state that the petition seeks to be presented to the Council;
      d)    Be respectful and not contain any offensive language or content;
      e)    Contain a minimum of 10 signatures; and
      f)    Clearly state the purpose of the petition on each page of the petition.
12.5 In order for an electronic petition to be eligible to be presented to Council, by way of a hard
     copy cover document, it must:
      a)    Identify the Principal Petitioner as defined under section 12.4 a);
      b)    Clearly state the relevant grievance and action requested of Council;
      c)    Clearly state that the petition seeks to be presented to the Council;
      d)    Clearly state how the parties to the petition were obtained i.e. via reply email confirmation
            or confirm click in a web interface;
      e)    Have attached a paper copy of the email or web interface referred to in item 12.5 d);
      f)    Be respectful and not contain any offensive language or content;
      g)    Have been responded to by a minimum of 10 persons who wish to be party to the petition;


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