Minutes
SPECIAL Open COUNCIL
Monday, 12 November 2018
AT 5:00 pm
Council Chamber, Town Hall
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PRESENT, APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest
2 2018 Election - Motion Acknowledging the Receipt of All Declarations of Office Made
3 Council Committees - Appointment of Members and Chairmen
Special Report – General Manager
4 Risk and Audit Panel - Appointment of Aldermanic Members
5 Katowice Poland, United Nations Conference of Party 24 (Climate Change)
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PRESENT:
The Lord Mayor Alderman A M Reynolds,
The Deputy Lord Mayor H Burnet,
Aldermen M Zucco, J R Briscoe, P T Sexton, D C Thomas, W F Harvey, S Behrakis,
M Dutta, H Ewin and Z Sherlock.
APOLOGIES:
Alderman T M Denison.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE:
Nil.
Alderman Harvey left the meeting at 5.19pm after declaring an interest in item 5 and did not return.
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. Council Committees - Appointment of Members and Chairmen File Ref: F18/128660 |
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Sexton
That 1. The committees of the Hobart City Council comprise the membership contained in the attached report of the Lord Mayor
2. Aldermen Zucco and Briscoe fill the two vacant member positions on the City Infrastructure Committee.
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Zucco
That following committee chairmanships be adopted:
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VOTING RECORD
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briscoe
That Council’s committee structure and terms of reference be reviewed in July 2019, following the development of the Council’s new Strategic Plan.
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Harvey
That the Finance and Governance Committee consider the review of the committee chairmanships at the mid-term of the election cycle.
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AMENDMENT CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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SUBSTANTIVE MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Briscoe
That the terms of reference for the Finance and Governance Committee, as attached, be approved.
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Amendment
Sexton
That clause 1.2 of the terms of reference for the Finance and Governance Committee, be deleted.
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AMENDMENT CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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SUBSTANTIVE MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COUNCIL RESOLUTION: |
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That: 1. The committees of the Hobart City Council comprise the following membership and Aldermen Zucco and Briscoe fill the two vacant member positions on the City Infrastructure Committee:
2. The following committee chairmanships be appointed:
3. The committee structure and terms of reference be reviewed in July 2019, following the development of the Council’s new Strategic Plan.
4. The Finance and Governance Committee consider the review of the committee chairmanships at the mid-term of the elections cycle.
5. The Terms of Reference for the Finance and Governance Committee, as attached, be approved, with the deletion of clause 1.2.
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a. Memorandum of Lord Mayor ⇨ b. Appointment to Committees 2018 ⇨ c. Draft Finance and Governance Terms of Reference ⇨ |
4. Risk and Audit Panel - Appointment of Aldermanic Members File Ref: F18/125370; 13-1-2 |
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Sexton
That Aldermen Denison and Dutta be appointed to the Risk and Audit Panel for a period of two years.
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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a. Risk and Audit Panel - Appointment of Aldermanic Members ⇨ |
Alderman Harvey declared and interest in item 5 and retired from the meeting.
5. Katowice Poland, United Nations Conference of Party 24 (Climate Change) File Ref: F18/126874 |
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Dutta
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That the recommendation contained in the attached report of the General Manager be adopted. |
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Amendment
Ewin That Alderman Harvey attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties.
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Burnet
That Alderman Zucco be granted an additional one minute to address the meeting.
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Adjournment
Sexton
That the meeting be adjourned for five (5) minutes for the purpose of seeking additional information.
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Amendment
Sexton
That: 1.
The estimated cost of $4,000 for Alderman Harvey’s
attendance be attributed to the $6,000 allocation available to individual
Aldermen within their terms of office for expenditure on individual
participation in International Relations activities, as provided in section G
of the Aldermanic Development and Support policy, and as agreed by Alderman
Harvey. 2. Section ‘D’ and ‘G’ of the Aldermanic Development and Support policy be referred back to the Finance and Governance committee for clarification.
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AMENDMENT CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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SUBSTANTIVE MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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That: 1. The Council nominate Alderman Harvey to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties meeting 24 (COP24) to be held in Katowice, Poland from 8 to 12 December 2018. 2. Alderman Harvey be a speaker in a panel discussion. 3. The estimated cost of $4,000 for Alderman Harvey’s attendance be attributed to the $6,000 allocation available to individual Aldermen within their terms of office for expenditure on individual participation in International Relations activities, as provided in section G of the Aldermanic Development and Support policy, and as agreed by Alderman Harvey.
4. Section ‘D’ and ‘G’ of the Aldermanic Development and Support policy be referred back to the Finance and Governance committee for clarification.
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a Katowice Poland - Report of the General Manager ⇨ |
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.37pm to seek additional information in relation to item 5.
The meeting was reconvened at 5.42pm.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.50pm.
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
THIS
19th DAY OF november 2018.
CHAIRMAN