2014-04-28 General Committee Meeting Agenda Pages 65-200

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      28 APRIL 2014


         (5)    The price for purchasing the minutes must not be more than—
                (a) the cost to the local government of having the copy printed and made available
                     for purchase; and
                (b) if the copy is supplied to a purchaser by post—the cost of postage.

         (6)    This section does not apply to a committee which a local government has, by
                resolution, exempted from the requirement to take minutes of its proceedings.

         (7)    A local government may only exempt a committee under subsection (6) if the
                committee’s only function is to advise, or otherwise make a recommendation to, the
                local government.

         (8)    Also, a committee which has been exempted under subsection (6) must give the local
                government a written report of its deliberations and its advice or recommendations.

In practice, all of our Committees are simply making recommendations to the Council and we do
not formally record movers or seconders at Committee Meetings, nor do we pass resolutions
under delegated authority at Committee Meetings. Instead, we keep a record of the Committee
Meeting which details the recommendations of the Committee to the Council Meeting. We
should pass a resolution pursuant to section 272 (6) of the Local Government Regulation 2012 to
formalise this practice.


Previous Council Consideration
Nil.


Finance & Risk
Nil.

Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Nil.


Internal Consultation
The proposed Standing Orders have previously been reviewed by Councillors at a workshop.

Departments/Sections Consulted:

       Community Services                            Planning & Infrastructure
       Disaster Management & Public Order            Building & Plumbing Services
       Waste & Environmental Health                  DA Planning
       Community Facilities                          Strategic Land Use Planning
       Cultural Facilities                           Asset Design & Investigations
                                                     Asset Planning
                                                     Civil Operations
                                                     Environment

X      Executive Office                              Corporate Services
       Community Engagement                          Finance
       Customer Service                              ICT
       Executive Support                             Procurement & Fleet
       Governance                                    Property & Facilities
       Human Resources                               Revenue Services




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