Minutes of Special Governance Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Governance Committee Meeting

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24/10/2016

Special Governance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 24 October 2016 at 4.45 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, the Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey, M Zucco,
J R Briscoe, P T Sexton, H C Burnet, T M Denison and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Zucco

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Denison

Harvey

Alderman Denison arrived at the meeting at 4.56 pm during discussion of item 3.1.

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 Reports

3.1 University Cities Conference - Budapest

File Ref: F16/121092

deputy lord mayor

That: 1. The Council approve the City of Hobart’s participation in the Univercities Conference in Budapest from 20 - 22 November 2016, and a subsequent study tour to Freiburg and Cambridge.

2. Aldermen Briscoe and Burnet be nominated to attend the conference as the Council’s representatives.

3. The Council also approve the participation the General Manager and / or his nominee.

4. The estimated cost of $14,000 per Alderman be attributed across both the Economic Development - Sister Cities and City Government budget functions within 2016/2017 Annual Plan.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Ruzicka	Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Cocker
Thomas

There being no further business the meeting closed at 4.58 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
1^st DAY OF november 2016.

CHAIRMAN