Minutes of the ordinary Council meeting - 25 September 2012
Minutes of the ordinary Council meeting - 25 September 2012
Minutes of the ordinary Council meeting - 25 September 2012
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Tuesday 19 March 2013<br />
Tuesday 16 April 2013<br />
Tuesday 21 May 2013<br />
Tuesday 18 June 2013<br />
Tuesday 16 July 2013<br />
Tuesday 20 August 2013<br />
Tuesday 17 <strong>September</strong> 2013<br />
Tuesday 15 October 2013<br />
Tuesday 19 November 2013<br />
Tuesday 17 December 2013<br />
2 That <strong>the</strong> April 2013 <strong>meeting</strong> be held at Frederickton and <strong>the</strong> October<br />
2013 <strong>meeting</strong> be held at Hat Head.<br />
RECOMMENDATION IMPLICATIONS<br />
Environmental: Nil<br />
Policy or Statutory: Section 365 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> LG Act requires <strong>Council</strong> to hold at least 10<br />
<strong>Council</strong> <strong>meeting</strong>s a year, each time in a different month.<br />
Social: Setting dates allows for advertising <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dates so <strong>the</strong> public can know in<br />
advance when <strong>Council</strong> will be <strong>meeting</strong>. <strong>Council</strong> invites <strong>the</strong> public to attend its<br />
<strong>meeting</strong>s and has taken two <strong>meeting</strong>s each year to village areas.<br />
Economic (Financial): Costs to hold <strong>meeting</strong>s are budgeted for under Goal 5.<br />
Extra staff time is involved in taking <strong>meeting</strong>s to <strong>the</strong> villages.<br />
REPORT DETAILS<br />
<strong>Council</strong>‟s current procedure is that its <strong>ordinary</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>meeting</strong>s be held on <strong>the</strong><br />
third Tuesday <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> month commencing at 9.00am. <strong>Council</strong>‟s current procedure<br />
has also been to hold two <strong>meeting</strong>s per year (April and October) in a village area <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> shire. The rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>meeting</strong>s are held at <strong>the</strong> Civic Centre.<br />
Meetings outside Kempsey<br />
<strong>Council</strong>‟s practice since 2009 has been for two <strong>Council</strong> <strong>meeting</strong>s each year to be<br />
taken to <strong>the</strong> village areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Shire, usually held in <strong>the</strong> community halls. So far<br />
<strong>meeting</strong>s have been held in Stuarts Point, Bellbrook, South West Rocks, Crescent<br />
Head, Willawarrin, Gladstone and Kundabung. April and October were selected to<br />
avoid temperature extremes <strong>of</strong> winter and summer. A village was not selected for<br />
<strong>the</strong> October <strong>2012</strong> <strong>meeting</strong> as it would be only <strong>the</strong> second <strong>meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> newly<br />
elected <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r villages yet to host a council <strong>meeting</strong> are Frederickton, Hat Head and<br />
Smithtown.<br />
5.5 Procedure on Payment <strong>of</strong> Expenses and Provision <strong>of</strong> Facilities<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Mayor and <strong>Council</strong>lors<br />
5312 PJH<br />
SUMMARY<br />
Kempsey Shire <strong>Council</strong> FULL TEXT <strong>Minutes</strong> Ordinary Meeting <strong>25</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Page 87
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