Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                      16 SEPTEMBER 2024


            For:     Crs Frank Wilkie, Brian Stockwell and Karen Finzel
            Against: Crs Jessica Phillips, Amelia Lorentson and Nicola Wilson
            The motion was Carried on the casting vote of the Chair.

            Amendment No. 3
            Moved:           Cr Brian Stockwell
            Seconded:        Cr Frank Wilkie
            That Item C, 6 (which will become 5) be amended to read:
            5. 6 Deputations on specific development applications or other statutory
            applications under Council Officers' assessment are not allowed. Deputations will
            only    be     permitted    on    applications    reported   to   Council    for
            determination. Deputations on specific development applications or other
            statutory applications before Council are not permitted.
                             Crs Brian Stockwell, Frank Wilkie, Nicola Wilson and Karen
            For:
                             Finzel
            Against:         Crs Amelia Lorentson and Jessica Phillips
            Carried.

            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:                Cr Amelia Lorentson
            Seconded:             Cr Jessica Phillips
            That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General
            Committee Meeting dated 16 September 2024 regarding the amendment of
            Noosa Council's Standing Orders and other relevant policies and procedures and

               A. Adopt the updated Standing Orders for Council Meetings Policy (provided
                  at Attachment 1) and repeal current Standing Orders Policy (adopted 19
                  November 2020) with the updated Standing Orders, Section 18 – Notified
                  Motions amended to read:
                  "18.8 Councillors are encouraged to lodge Notices of Motion which:
                  a) relate to the objectives, roles and function of Council as outlined in the
                  annual Operational and Corporate Plan;
                  b) are clear in intention;
                  c) are not identical or substantially similar to a Notified Motion that has
                  been considered by the Council and lost in the preceding six months;
                  d) are not outside the powers of Council;
                  e) do not relate to an operational service request or a matter that can be
                  handled under delegation;
                  f) are not matters subject to a Council decision-making process which has
                  commenced but is not yet complete.";

               B. Adopt the new Petition Procedure (provided at Attachment 2);

               C. Adopt the new Deputation Procedure (provided at Attachment 3) subject
                  to the amendment of items 1, 3, and 6, and the deletion of item 5 as follows:

                   1. 15 minutes in total will be allocated at each Meeting for members of the
                   community to present deputations. A maximum of 5 minutes will be
                   allocated per deputation with an extension of time allowed upon request to
                   the meeting chair and by consent of the councillors with a maximum of 3
                   deputations per meeting allowed.