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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA    28 APRIL 2014




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    28 APRIL 2014

                                       Standing Orders for meetings of Noosa Shire Council 2014

           (h) Officers’ Reports;
           (i) Confidential matters;
           (j) Next Meeting and Closure.
       (7) Business not on the agenda shall not be considered at any local government
           meeting unless such meeting resolves to admit such business.
   7   Notice of meeting
       The Chief Executive Officer shall within such time as the local govemment determines
       by resolution, prepare or have prepared an agenda for each local government meeting.
       Agendas shall be made available to Councillors as early as practical to allow Councillors
       sufficient time to consider items on the agenda and posted on Council's website at the
       time the agenda is provided to Councillors.
   Conduct of meetings
   8   Commencement of business
       (1) The local govemment shall commence business at the time appointed for holding
           the meeting, or as soon (but before the expiration of 30 minutes) thereafter as a
           sufficient number of members is present to constitute a quorum.
       (2) Business shall not be conducted at a meeting unless a quorum is present.
       (3) A member shall be deemed to be present at a meeting only when that member is
           within the room in which the meeting is being held.
   9   Procedure at meetings
       (1) The procedure for dealing with business must be in accordance with the Standing
           Orders or, in the absence of a Standing order governing a particular matter, as
           decided by the Chairperson of the meeting.
       (2) However, the local government may, by resolution -
           (a) suspend a Standing order; or
           (b) overrule a decision on a procedural question made by the Chairperson.

   10 Adjournment of meeting
       (1) The members present at a meeting may at any time adjoum the meeting by
           procedural resolution.
       (2) The Chairperson may adjoum the meeting without resolution in accordance with
           Section 33, or for other reasons as deemed appropriate by the Chairperson.
       (3) If at a meeting a quorum is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed
           for that meeting, the meeting may be adjoumed to a later hour of the same day or to
           any time not later than 14 days from the date of the adjournment by:
           (a) the members present; or
           (b) the majority of the members present; or
           (c) only one member if that member is the only member present; or
           (d) the Chief Executive Officer if no member is present.

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