2019-07-18 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                       18 JULY 2019


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
15 JULY 2019 - Crs. Frank Wilkie (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Ingrid Jackson, Joe Jurisevic, Frank
Pardon, Brian Stockwell and Tony Wellington

5    EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVATION LEVEL 1 OF PEREGIAN
     BEACH SURF CLUB
     Cr Wellington declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 175D of the
     Local Government Act 2009) due to local resident and former Committee member of Ocean Life Saving
     Association Inc and current Committee member of Peregian Beach Community Association, Barry
     Cotterell providing a $200 donation to his 2016 election campaign on 17/03/2016. Cr Wellington further
     advised that Mr Cotterell does not appear to be a current Committee member of Ocean Life Saving
     Association Inc (one of the EOI submitters) but he may have once held a position on that
     committee. Further, he advised that Mr Cotterell is not a submitter on the EOI process but he is
     president of the Peregian Beach Community Association which has some affiliation with Ocean Life
     Saving Association Inc. Cr Wellington also advised that as far as he is aware, there is no direct or
     indirect pecuniary benefit to Mr Cotterell arising from the Council decision in regard to the EOI. Cr
     Wellington also advised that he has not nor has ever been a member of Ocean Life Saving Association
     Inc, Peregian Beach Community Association or Surf Life Saving Queensland. Cr Wellington believed
     that he could consider this item impartially and in the public interest and requested to remain in the
     meeting room to participate in the debate and vote on this matter.

     Cr Wilkie declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 175D of the Local
     Government Act 2009) due to local resident and former Committee member of Ocean Life Saving
     Association Inc and current Committee member of Peregian Beach Community Association, Barry
     Cotterell providing a $200 donation to his 2016 election campaign on 12/02/2016. Cr Wilkie further
     advised that Mr Cotterell is the president of the Peregian Beach Community Association but that
     organisation did not provide any donation to his electoral campaign. He advised further that the
     Peregian Beach Community Association is not an applicant in the EOI process. Cr Wilkie advised that
     Ocean Life Saving Association Inc is an applicant in the current EOI process and Mr Cotterell is not an
     executive member of that organisation. Further, Cr Wilkie advised that Ocean Life Saving Association
     Inc did not make a contribution to his electoral campaign and that the Peregian Beach Community
     Association is noted on the Ocean Life Saving Association website as being a member of the Ocean
     Life Saving Association Alliance. Cr Wilkie also advised that he is not a member of the Peregian Beach
     Community Association, Ocean Life Saving Association Inc or Surf Life Saving Queensland. Cr Wilkie
     believed that he could consider this item impartially and in the public interest and requested to remain
     in the meeting room to participate in the debate and vote on this matter.

     Pursuant to section 175E(4) of the Local Government Act 2009, the remaining Councillors gave
     consideration to whether the conflicts were a real conflict or perceived conflicts and whether Cr
     Wellington and Cr Wilkie may participate in the meeting for the debate and vote on this matter or whether
     they must leave the meeting for the debate and vote on this matter.
     Council Resolution
     Moved:             Cr Jurisevic
     Seconded:          Cr Pardon
     That Cr Stockwell be appointed as Acting Chairperson of the meeting for this item for the purpose of
     considering the conflict of interest declarations by Crs Wellington and Wilkie.
                                                                                                 Carried.
     Crs Wellington and Wilkie did not vote on the above motion.

     Council Resolution
     Moved:              Cr Pardon
     Seconded:           Cr Glasgow
     That Councillors note the perceived conflict of interest declaration of Cr Wellington and resolve that this
     represents a perceived conflict of interest in this matter and Cr Wellington may remain in the meeting
     room to participate in the debate and vote on this matter.
                                                                                                      Carried.
     Crs Wellington and Wilkie did not vote on the above motion.

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