Minutes of Special Governance Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Governance Committee Meeting

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8/05/2017

Special Governance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 8 May 2017 at 4.40 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), the Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie, Aldermen P S Cocker, D C Thomas, A M Reynolds, M Zucco, J R Briscoe, P T Sexton and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Zucco

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Denison

Harvey

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

No Aldermen were co-opted to the Committee.

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 2017 National General Assembly of Local Government, Canberra - 18-21 June 2017 - Aldermanic Nominations

File Ref: F17/44772

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That 1. The Council endorse the tentative attendance of the Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman Christie and Alderman Ruzicka together with the attendance of Alderman Reynolds and any other Aldermanic representation at the 2017 National General Assembly of Local Government, Canberra, to be held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory from 18 to 21 June 2017.

2. The cost of attendance estimated at $3300.00 per person, be attributed to the general Aldermanic conferences allocation within the City Government Function of the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Ruzicka
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Cocker
Thomas
Reynolds

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

2. The cost of attendance estimated at $3300.00 per person, be attributed to the general Aldermanic conferences allocation within the City Government Function of the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.

Delegation: Council

There being no further business the meeting closed at 4:42 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
30^th DAY OF may 2017.

CHAIRMAN