2014-02-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             25 FEBRUARY 2014


2.   COUNCIL   POLICY:    DEVELOPMENT     ASSESSMENT    –                        ROLES        AND
     RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNCILLORS AND COUNCIL OFFICERS

Author           Interim Director, Alan (Fox) Rogers
                 Community & Development

Index            ECM / Subject / Governance and Executive / Organisational Policies

Attachments      1.    Council Policy: Development Assessment –                      Roles    and
                       Responsibilities of Councillors and Council Officers

                 2.    Sunshine Coast Council Policy Statement: Development
                       Assessment – Roles and Responsibilities of Councillors and
                       Council Employees



PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to present a proposed Council Policy on roles and responsibilities of
Councillors and Council Officers in development assessment to Council for consideration and
adoption. In adopting this policy, Council acknowledges that it sets out, for both Councillors and
Officers, the standards expected for the development assessment process in Noosa Shire
Council.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report makes recommendation that Council repeal the previous Sunshine Coast Council
Policy Statement: Development Assessment – Roles and Responsibilities of Councillors and
Council Employees that transferred to the Noosa Council under the De-amalgamation Regulation
and adopt the proposed Noosa Council Policy: Development Assessment – Roles and
Responsibilities of Councillors and Council Officers for Noosa Council.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council policy which translated to the Noosa Shire under the
transition provisions is set out in Attachment 2.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report by the Interim Director Community & Development to the Planning &
Organisation Committee dated 25 February 2014 and:

A.   Repeal the Policy Statement: Development Assessment – Roles and Responsibilities of
     Councillors and Council Employees that transferred to the Noosa Council from the
     Sunshine Coast Regional Council under the Local Government (De-amalgamation
     Implementation) Regulation as set out in Attachment 2; and

B.   Adopt Noosa Council’s Policy on Development Assessment - Roles and Responsibilities of
     Councillors and Council Officers as set out in Attachment 1 of the report.




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