Attendance & Apologies

Frank Wilkie0:00

Where motions are finalised as decisions of the local government. There's opportunity for us all to meet and discuss issues and questions you may have after formal proceedings. I'd like to thank the staff who went to considerable effort a venue that was available at this time, acquire the technology to ensure internet connection and live streaming capacity and organise the consultation material and make themselves available. So thank you staff. We hope to continue bringing these the community and venues across the Shire and we'll learn a lot from how things go tonight. The matters on the agenda tonight were debated and approved at the Planning & Environment Committee, Services & Organisation Committee last week and the General Committee Meeting on Monday only have the weight of recommendations until they are passed at tonight's statutory meeting. These lead-up committee meetings are generally where all the main discussion and debate takes place. Ordinary Meeting structure allows for public participation in the form of deputations, and we have one of those tonight, and formal questions which were submitted and won't be answered by staff. The nursing community is familiar with and have always respected formal meeting procedures and we're grateful for your attendance tonight. First item is attendance and apologies and I note that all Councillors are attending. But we do have Councillor Lorentson who is on leave in north Queensland and is attending via Microsoft Teams. Councillor Lorentson can you hear us? Of course, I can hear be black you loud and clear. Thank now you. We need to have a motion that will allow Councillor Lorentson to attend via Microsoft Teams. It's up on the screen there. I can't quite read that print from this distance. It says, "I move that in accordance with section 254 of the Local Government Regulation, Councillor Lorentson is approved to attend the meeting dated June 20, 2024 via Microsoft Teams." Can I have a seconder for that please? I'll second. That. Councillor Phillips, all in favour? It's carried unanimously. Can I have a mover for and a seconder of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on the 16th of May?