Minutes of Special Governance Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Governance Committee Meeting

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6/3/2017

Minutes of the Special Governance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 6 March 2017 at 4.47 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Ruzicka (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Cocker

Thomas

Reynolds

PRESENT: Alderman E R Ruzicka (Chairman), Aldermen P S Cocker, D C Thomas, A M Reynolds, the Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey, Aldermen, M Zucco, J R Briscoe, H C Burnet, T M Denison and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

The Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman
R G Christie.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Zucco

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Denison

Harvey

The Lord Mayor was co-opted to the Committee.

1. Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy

REYNOLDS

That the Lord Mayor be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Ruzicka
Cocker
Thomas
Reynolds

2. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(7) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

Aldermen are requested to indicate where they may have any pecuniary or conflicts of interest in respect to any matter appearing on the agenda, or any supplementary item to the agenda, which the committee has resolved to deal with.

No interest was indicated.

3. Transfer of Agenda Items

Regulation 15 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

A committee may close a part of a meeting to the public where a matter to be discussed falls within 15(2) of the above regulations.

In the event that the committee transfer an item to the closed portion, the reasons for doing so should be stated.

Are there any items which should be transferred from this agenda to the closed portion of the agenda, or from the closed to the open portion of the agenda?

No items were transferred.

4 Reports

4.1 Local Government Reform

File Ref: F17/20917

LORD MAYOR

That the recommendation contained in the report of the General Manager of 3 March 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Ruzicka
Cocker
Thomas
Reynolds
Lord Mayor Hickey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. In response to the Minister for Local Government publically releasing the Greater Hobart: Local Government Reform Feasibility Report, the Council endorse the following actions being undertaken by the General Manager:

1.1 Establish a dedicated webpage accessed via the ‘latest news’ section on the front page of the Council’s website which will include:

1.1.1 A factual introductory paragraph advising readers that the Minister for Local Government has released the final report and that the Council will continue to work closely with the State Government and surrounding councils;

1.1.2 A link to the Greater Hobart: Local Government Reform Final Feasibility Report;

1.1.3 A copy of the media release issued by the Minister for Local Government in relation to the final report;

1.1.4 A copy of the process and timeframes which the Minister released in February 2015. It should be noted that whilst the timelines have not been achieved, it is a step-by-step chronology of the process for voluntary amalgamations;

1.1.5 Email contact details for members of the public to make direct contact with the Council in the event that they have questions or issues they want to raise in response to the report.

1.2 A Facebook post be created directing people to the report on the Council’s website.

1.3 The Council advertise the report’s release in the Hobart Observer community newspaper and encourage members of the public to visit the Council’s website to view the report.

Delegation: Council

There being no further business the meeting closed at 4:55 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
28^th DAY OF MARCH 2017.

CHAIRMAN