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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

  15 Committee reports
      (1) If, in a report of a committee, distinct recommendations are made, the decision of
          the local government may be taken separately on each recommendation.
      (2) A recommendation of a committee, or portion thereof, may be amended by the local
          govemment in any manner it may think fit, or may be referred back to the committee
          for further consideration.
      (3) A recommendation of a committee adopted by the local government is a resolution
          of the local govemment.
  16 Notified motion
      (1) A member may bring forward to a meeting a motion on any matter within the
          jurisdiction or official cognisance of the local govemment by giving notice in writing,
           in the approved form, to the Chief Executive Officer at least seven days before the
          meeting.
      (2) The Chairperson shall rule out of order a motion which does not comply with section
           16 (1) of these Standing Orders.
      (3) Notified motions shall be dated and recorded by the Chief Executive Officer as
          received.
      (4) Where a member who has given notice of a motion is absent or declines to move the
          motion, the motion may be —
           (a) moved by another member, or
           (b) deferred to the next meeting.
       (5) Where the notified motion is not moved or deferred, it shall not again be
          reintroduced without a subsequent notice of motion duly given as provided in section
           16 (1).
  17 Petitions
      (1) A member may present a petition where the petition seeks to be presented to the
          whole of Council, is legible, the purpose of the petition is on the top of each page,
          contains a minimum of 10 signatories and is worded in considerate language.
      (2) On presentation of a petition to the local goverment the only motion which may be
          moved is that:
           (a) The petition not be received, 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
              statutory committee for consideration and report back to the local government.
      (3) No debate on a petition shall be allowed except the member presenting the petition
          may speak to the petition for a period of not more than one minute.
  18 Presentations
      The   Chairperson   may   allow  the   local govemment     to  receive  or  provide
      acknowledgements, certificates, awards, appreciation from the community.
      The Chairperson may allow the local govemment to receive presentations from Council
      staff or other persons or entities.

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