THE HILLS SH IRE C O UN CIL

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Extraordinary Meeting of Council

Thursday, 25 August 2016

THE HI LL S SH IRE C O UN CI L

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EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL 25 AUGUST, 2016

ITEM SUBJECT PAGE

ITEM-1 ELECTION OF MAYOR 3

ITEM-2 ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR 5

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ITEM-1 ELECTION OF MAYOR

THEME: Proactive Leadership

OUTCOME: 3 Sound governance based on transparency and accountability.

STRATEGY: 3.1 Ensure Council is accountable to the community and meets legislative requirements and support Council’s elected representatives for their role in the community.

MEETING DATE: 25 AUGUST 2016

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

GROUP: GENERAL MANAGER

AUTHOR: GENERAL MANAGER

DAVE WALKER

RESPONSIBLE OFFICER: GENERAL MANAGER DAVE WALKER

REPORT

Section 227 of the Local Government Act 1993 requires Council to elect from among their number a person to the office of Mayor until September 2016. The method of election is set out in the Local Government (General) Regulation, 2005 – Schedule 7.

Nominations for the office of Mayor are required to be in writing and signed by two or more Councillors, one of whom may be the nominee. The nomination is not valid unless the nominee has indicated consent to the nomination in writing. The nomination is to be delivered or sent to the Returning Officer who is the General Manager. It may be handed to the Returning Officer at the meeting.

Nomination Forms have been sent to Councillors under separate cover and will also be available at the meeting.

The Returning Officer is to announce the names of the nominees at the Council Meeting at which the election is to be held.

If more than one Councillor is nominated, the Council is to resolve whether the election is to proceed by preferential ballot, by ordinary ballot or by open voting. The preferential and ordinary ballots are defined to be secret ballots.

IMPACTS Financial

This matter has no direct financial impact upon Council's adopted budget or forward estimates.

The Hills Future - Community Strategic Plan

The election of the Mayor contributes to the proactive leadership and governance of the Hills Shire.

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RECOMMENDATION

1. Council determine the method of election to apply for the election of the Mayor.

2. Council, in accordance with Section 227, elect one of its members as Mayor for the 2016/17 Mayoral term.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Nomination forms distributed under separate cover.

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PAGE 5 ITEM-2 ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR

THEME: Proactive Leadership

OUTCOME: 3 Sound governance based on transparency and accountability.

STRATEGY: 3.1 Ensure Council is accountable to the community and meets legislative requirements and support Council’s elected representatives for their role in the community.

MEETING DATE: 25 AUGUST 2016

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

GROUP: GENERAL MANAGER

AUTHOR: GENERAL MANAGER

DAVE WALKER

RESPONSIBLE OFFICER: GENERAL MANAGER DAVE WALKER

REPORT

Section 231 of the Local Government Act 1993 provides that Council may elect one of its members to act as Deputy Mayor either for the Mayoral term or for a shorter term.

The Deputy Mayor may exercise any function of the Mayor at the request of the Mayor or if the Mayor is prevented by illness, business or otherwise from performance in his/her office or if there is a casual vacancy in the office of the Mayor.

The election of the Deputy Mayor should follow the same procedure as detailed in the Report – Election of Mayor.

IMPACTS Financial

This matter has no direct financial impact upon Council's adopted budget or forward estimates.

The Hills Future - Community Strategic Plan

The election of the Deputy Mayor contributes to the proactive leadership and governance of the Hills Shire.

RECOMMENDATION

1. In accordance with Section 231(2), Council determine that a Deputy Mayor be elected for the period of the Mayoral term.

2. Council determine the method of election to apply for the election of the Deputy Mayor.

3. Council elect one of its members as Deputy Mayor for the 2016/17 Mayoral term.

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ATTACHMENTS

1. Nomination forms distributed under separate cover.