2014-01-13 Deamalgamation Report Attachment

5.2 Noosa Council’s Elected Representatives
Elections for new councillors to represent the Noosa community were held on 9 November 2013.
No divisional boundaries were established so councillors will not be elected to represent specific
geographical areas; rather councillors will make decisions on a regional basis. The following
individuals were elected:

Mayor                                             Deputy Mayor
Noel Playford                                     Bob Abbot

Councillors
Tony Wellington
Joe Jurisevic
Frank Pardon
Frank Wilkie
Sandra Bolton

The councillors were officially declared into office at a ceremony on 2 January 2014 held at the
Cooroy Memorial Hall. The first meeting of council was then held at council’s chambers in
Tewantin on the same day, where a number of important decisions were made, including the
following standing committees.

Council’s decision making process will be based around a structure of two standing committees
each comprising the Mayor and three councillors (Committees), a standing committee comprising
all councillors (General Committee), and the Ordinary Meeting.

The following standing committees were established:
     The Infrastructure and Services Committee comprising the Mayor, Cr Bob Abbot, Cr Sandy
      Bolton and Cr Frank Pardon; and
     The Planning and Organisation Committee comprising the Mayor, Cr Tony Wellington, Cr
      Frank Wilkie and Cr Joe Jurisevic;
     The General Committee comprising the Mayor and all Councillors;

The roles of the Infrastructure and Services Committee, the Planning and Organisation Committee,
and the General Committee are:

1.   To make recommendations to Council on:
         The formulation of program policies, objectives, priorities and levels of service and the
          course of action for specific issues and matters presented to the relevant committee for
          determination;
         Issues arising from the monitoring and review of the operation and performance of the
          Council’s programs.
2.   To provide oversight and guidance to staff on policies and issues relating to the programs
     under their Department’s jurisdiction.

The areas of responsibility assigned to the Infrastructure and Services Committee include those
programs and responsibilities assigned by the interim organisation structure to the Community
Infrastructure Department, and the Community and Development Department, with the exception
of Planning and Development programs.



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