Minutes

 

Unconfirmed

 

Special Council Meeting

5:30pm, 07 October, 2014

Council Chambers


 

 

Unconfirmed Minutes of Special Council Meeting

 

 

held on Tuesday 07 October, 2014

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

Item  1              Attendance   1

Item  2              Apologies and Leave of Absence   1

Item  3              Public Question Time   1

Item  4              Reports   2

Item  5              Confidential  2

SCR01-10/14  Appointment of Director Community Development  2

Item  6              Date of Next Meeting   3

Item  7              Closure   3

 

 


Minutes

 

Mayor Roberts declared the meeting open at 5:35pm.

Please refer to agenda for details of full reports and attachments.

Item  1       Attendance

TRACEY ROBERTS, JP                            Mayor

 

Councillors:

 

DOT NEWTON, JP                                      Central Ward

DIANNE GUISE                                           Central Ward

FRANK CVITAN, JP                                    Central Ward

BOB SMITHSON                                          Coastal Ward

GLYNIS PARKER                                       Coastal Ward

RUSSELL DRIVER                                     Coastal Ward

NORMAN HEWER                                      North Ward

LINDA AITKEN                                             North Ward

BRETT TREBY                                             South Ward

DOMENIC ZAPPA                                       South Ward

 

Officers:

 

DANIEL SIMMS                                           Chief Executive Officer

FIONA BENTLEY                                        Director, Community Development

MUSTAFA YILDIZ                                       Manager Governance and Legal

GEORGIE MONKHOUSE                          Manager Human Resources

AMBER COOPER                                       Senior Governance Officer

YVETTE HEATH                                          Minute Officer

 

Visitors:

 

PETER CASEY                                            Principal Consultant, Beilby Consulting (Pty) Ltd

 

Item  2       Apologies and Leave of Absence

SABINE WINTON                                        Coastal Ward

HUGH NGUYEN                                          South Ward

ANH TRUONG                                             South Ward LOA 24 Sept to 18 Oct incl

DENIS HAYDEN                                         South Ward LOA 29 Sept to 31 Oct incl

 

There were nil members of the public and one member of the press in attendance.

Item  3       Public Question Time

Nil


 

Item  4       Reports

Declarations of Interest by Elected Members, including the nature and extent of the interest. Declaration of Interest forms to be completed and handed to the Chief Executive Officer.     

Item  5       Confidential

Moved Cr Aitken, Seconded Cr Hewer

 

That Council move into a Confidential Session to discuss these items under the terms of the Local Government Act 1995 Section 5.23(2).

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

The meeting was closed to the public at 5.35pm and all recording ceased.  The public and Administration staff left the Chambers with the exception of the Chief Executive Officer, the Manager Human Resources, Governance Officer (minute officer) and the Principal Consultant from Beilby Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

 

Moved Cr Cvitan, Seconded Cr Aitken

 

That the meeting be reopened to the public.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

The meeting was reopened to the public and all recording recommenced at 5.37pm.

 

Mayor Roberts read aloud the recommendation.

SCR01-10/14    Appointment of Director Community Development

File Ref:                                              5642V02 – 14/280922

Responsible Officer:                           Chief Executive Officer

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       1        

This report is to be dealt with in confidential session, under the terms of the Local Government Act 1995 Section 5.23(2), as follows:

(a)          a matter affecting an employee or employees

 

Moved Cr Newton, Seconded Cr Driver

Amended with the consent of the Mover and Seconder

That Council:-

 

1.       ACCEPT the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer to appoint Ms Fiona Hodges as detailed in the CEO Report to the position of Director Community Development commencing on a date yet to be affirmed 1 December 2014.

 

2.       EXTEND its appreciation to the City's Director of Community Development, Mrs Fiona Bentley, for the high level of service and dedication she has provided to the City of Wanneroo.                                     

 

 

Carried Unanimously

 

Item  6       Date of Next Meeting

The next Elected Members’ Briefing Session has been scheduled for 6.00pm on Tuesday, 7 October 2014, to be held at Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 23 Dundebar Road, Wanneroo.

Item  7       Closure

There being no further business, the Mayor closed the meeting at 5:40pm.

 

In Attendance

 

TRACEY ROBERTS, JP                            Mayor

 

Councillors:

 

DOT NEWTON, JP                                      Central Ward

DIANNE GUISE                                           Central Ward

FRANK CVITAN, JP                                    Central Ward

BOB SMITHSON                                          Coastal Ward

GLYNIS PARKER                                       Coastal Ward

RUSSELL DRIVER                                     Coastal Ward

NORMAN HEWER                                      North Ward

LINDA AITKEN                                             North Ward

BRETT TREBY                                             South Ward

DOMENIC ZAPPA                                       South Ward