Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Governance Committee Meeting

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7/11/2016

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Governance Committee Meeting

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7/11/2016

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 Ruzicka (Chairman)

 Deputy Lord Mayor  Christie

 Cocker

 Thomas

 Reynolds

PRESENT: 
Alderman E R Ruzicka (Chairman), the Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie, Alderman A M Reynolds, the Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey, Aldermen M Zucco, H C Burnet and Alderman W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES:
Alderman P S Cocker.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Zucco

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Denison

Harvey

The Lord Mayor arrived at the meeting at 4.25 pm and was present for item 3.1

Reynolds

That Alderman Zucco be co-opted to the committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

3.1     Proposed 2017 Council and Committee Meeting Schedule and Temporary City Planning Committee Delegation

zucco                                                                                                      

That:     1.     The proposed 2017 Council and committee meeting schedule, marked as Attachment A to item 3.1 of the Special Open Governance Committee agenda of 7 November 2016, be adopted.

(i)     Two Aldermanic Workshops per month, to be held on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s between 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm, be factored into the schedule.

2.     In the event that any urgent matters arise which cannot be accommodated within the 2017 meeting schedule, special meetings be convened as required.

3.     The City Planning Committee be provided with the following delegation in order to facilitate the processing of planning permit applications during the Christmas period:

To determine all planning permit applications which would otherwise be determined by the Council, between 12 December 2016 and the first ordinary scheduled Council meeting in January 2017, in circumstances where it would not otherwise be possible to determine the application within the statutory time period required under Sections 57(6), 57(6A), 58(2) or 58(2A) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, and an extension of time cannot be obtained, unless an Alderman has requested the convening of a special meeting or meetings to determine the application.

(i)          In respect to the above committee meetings, any non-committee members who may attend be deemed ex-officio committee members for those particular meetings, in order to allow Aldermen the opportunity to vote on agenda items.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD