Agenda - Byron Shire Council - NSW Government
Agenda - Byron Shire Council - NSW Government
Agenda - Byron Shire Council - NSW Government
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BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL<br />
ORDINARY MEETING 9 MAY 2013 (25)<br />
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Report No. 12.3. Revised <strong>Council</strong> Meeting Schedule for 2013<br />
Executive Manager: Corporate Management<br />
Report Author: Ken Gainger, General Manager<br />
File No:<br />
#E2013/26690<br />
Theme:<br />
Corporate Management, <strong>Council</strong>lors<br />
Summary:<br />
This report is prepared to allow <strong>Council</strong> to consider a proposed revision to<br />
the schedule of <strong>Council</strong> meetings for 2013. The proposed schedule would<br />
commence from 8 August 2013 and work on the basis of holding an<br />
Ordinary Meeting every third Thursday. It also proposes the removal of the<br />
Strategic Planning Committee from the schedule.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>’s Code of Meeting Practice states, in part, that:<br />
“4.3 The scheduling of Ordinary meetings of <strong>Council</strong> may be<br />
changed by resolution of <strong>Council</strong>.”<br />
In future, should this schedule be adopted beyond 2013, the Code of<br />
Meeting Practice would require an amendment at part 4.1 which states:<br />
“4.1 Ordinary Meetings will be held:<br />
(a) on the second and fourth Thursdays of each of the<br />
months of February, April, June, August, October and<br />
December;<br />
(b) on the second Thursday of each of the months of March,<br />
May, September and November."<br />
Further, due to feedback received from <strong>Council</strong>lors, this report allows for<br />
adoption of a revised agenda delivery date. That is, agendas would be<br />
delivered to <strong>Council</strong>lors nine days before each Ordinary Meeting rather<br />
than seven days prior.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>'s Code of Meeting Practice states:<br />
"5.1 The General Manager of the <strong>Council</strong> must send to each<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor, at least seven days before each Ordinary meeting of<br />
the <strong>Council</strong>, a notice specifying the time and place at which,<br />
and the date on which, the meeting is to be held and the<br />
business proposed to be transacted at the meeting."<br />
RECOMMENDATION:<br />
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1. That <strong>Council</strong> adopts a three weekly meeting cycle for ordinary <strong>Council</strong> meetings<br />
commencing in August 2013 in accordance with the following revised schedule of<br />
Ordinary Meetings:<br />
8 August 2013<br />
29 August 2013<br />
19 September 2013<br />
10 October 2013<br />
31 October 2013<br />
21 November 2013<br />
Ordinary Meeting <strong>Agenda</strong> 09/05/13