March 2012 Ordinary Busines Paper - Narrabri Shire Council - NSW ...

NARRABRI SHIRE COUNCIL FEBRUARY 2012 ORDINARY MINUTESMOTIONMotion moved by Councillor Bolton/Clements that the Minister for Local Government giveconsideration to amending the Local Government Act to allow formal meetings of Council to takeplace where Councillors cannot attend in disaster declared Shires to be conducted using suitableelectronic media.ON BEING PUT TO THE MEETING THE MOTION WAS DECLARED CARRIED.16/2012 RESOLVED on the motion moved by Councillor Bolton/Clements that the Minister forLocal Government give consideration to amending the Local Government Act to allow formalmeetings of Council to take place where Councillors cannot attend in disaster declared Shires to beconducted using suitable electronic media.MOTIONMotion moved by Councillor O’Regan/Clements that we move at the “B” Division conference thatthe Shires Association call an emergency meeting when the Draft EP & A Act is finalised and thatall Council’s have at least a three month scrutiny period before it is presented to the State Governorfor approval.ON BEING PUT TO THE MEETING THE MOTION WAS DECLARED CARRIED.17/2012 RESOLVED on the motion moved by Councillor O’Regan/Clements that we move at the“B” Division conference that the Shires Association call an emergency meeting when the Draft EP& A Act is finalised and that all Council’s have at least a three month scrutiny period before it ispresented to the State Governor for approval.18/2012 RESOLVED on the motion moved by Councillor Sevil/Clements that Council nominatethe following Councillors to attend the 2012 “B” Division Meeting in Inverell along with theMayor and General Manager:Cr SevilCr O’ReganCr ClementsAnd that Council delegates offer to host the 2013 B Division meeting in Narrabri.CR BOLTON DECLARED A NON PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ITEM 10.1.5.19/2012 RESOLVED on the motion moved by Councillor Sevil/Clements that Council defer item10.1.5 until after lunch.10.1.6 GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORTSubject:Constitutional Recognition of Local Government – contribution offunds20/2012 RESOLVED on the motion moved by Councillor Bolton/Clements that the Councilallocate funds in the 2012/13 budget to cover the special levy for the ALGA National AdvertisingCampaign.REPORT OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD IN THE NARRABRI SHIRE COUNCILCHAMBERS, 46-48 MAITLAND STREET, NARRABRI, ON TUESDAY, 21 ST FEBRUARY 2012.GENERAL MANAGERMAYORPage 17 of 555 of the March 2012 Ordinary Business Paper