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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

           (f) That the Chairperson’s ruling be dissented from -
               (i) | suspending further consideration of any matter until after the procedural
                    motion is determined;
               (ii) is spoken to firstly by the mover of the procedural motion then the
                    Chairperson and no other members may speak to the procedural motion;
               (iii) if carried, the ruling of the Chairperson does not apply; and
               (iv) if lost, the ruling of the Chairperson shall stand.
           (g) That the operation of the Standing Orders or any provision thereof be
               suspended -
               (i) | by any member to pemnit some action that otherwise would be prevented
                    by procedural rule; and
               (ii) | specifying the purpose of the suspension.
           (h) That the meeting of the local government be closed or open to the public in
               accordance with the provisions of the Loca! Government Regulation 2012 (the
               Regulation) -
               (i) | by way of a motion specifying the reason for closure;
               (ii) if carried, all members of the public shall leave and not re-enter the room
                    where the meeting is being held until a procedural motion that the local
                    government meeting be open to the public, is carried; and
               (iii) all debate in the course of a closed meeting shall be confidential.
           (i) That the meeting stand adjoumed.
       (2) A procedural motion is required to be seconded.
   Voting on a motion
   25 Method of taking vote
       (1) Before any matter is put to the vote, the Chairperson may direct the motion or
           amendment to be read again by the Chief Executive Officer or other Council
           employee who is taking the minutes of the meeting.
       (2) The Chairperson shall, in taking the vote on a motion or amendment, put the
           question first in the affirmative and then in the negative and may do so as often as
           necessary to form and declare an opinion as to whether the affirmative or the
           negative has the majority vote.
       (3) The local government shall vote by a show of hands or as directed by the
           Chairperson.
       (4) A member may, before a matter is put to the vote by the Chair, call for the vote to be
           taken by Division. If a member calls for a division, the names of those members
           present and how they voted shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
       (5) Members may request that their own names and how they voted be recorded in the
           minutes, for voting other than by division.
       (6) The Chairperson shall declare the result of a vote or a division as soon as it has
           been determined.

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