2014-03-25 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  25 MARCH 2014


Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest is a conflict between:
       •   an officer’s or Councillor’s personal interests (including personal interests arising from
           their relationships or club memberships, for example); and
       •   the public interest;
that might lead to a decision that is contrary to the public interest.2

Donations
A voluntary gift of product, service or cash without expectation of return.

Grant
Funds provided to a recipient through a formal program for a specified purpose, directed at
achieving goals and objectives consistent with Council policy, where the recipient is selected on
merit against a set of criteria. Funding is subject to entering a written agreement with Council
that outlines accountability requirements.
Grant Guidelines
The grant guidelines will include:
   • Aim of the grant
   • Criteria
   • Assessment information
   • How to apply
   • How to acquit
   • Terms and Conditions
   • Glossary

Individual
An individual is classified as a singular entity, as distinguished from a group, who carries on
activities for a community purpose and benefit.

In-Kind Support
In-kind support includes paid and volunteer labour, administrative support, rent-free
accommodation or donations of materials, equipment or services.

Naming Rights
The right to name property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for
financial consideration.

Not for profit incorporated community organisation
A community organisation that operates as a legal entity with a primary purpose of providing
services to the community. An organisation is non-profit if it is not carried on for the direct or
indirect profit or gain of its members, both in its operations and winding up.

Public Interest
For the purpose of this policy, public interest refers to ‘the welfare of the general public in
contrast to the interest of an individual or group’.



2
    Local Government Act 2009, s173, p. 154


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