NOTICE OF SPECIAL
Council MEETING
The Meeting of
Parramatta City Council will be held in the Council Chamber, Fourth Floor,
Dr. Robert Lang
Chief Executive
Officer
Phone 02 9806 5050 Fax 02 9806 5917 DX 8279
ABN 49 907 174 773
www.parracity.nsw.gov.au
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2 DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST
3 City Leadership and Management
3.1 Election
of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor for ensuing 12 Month Term
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City Leadership and Management
3.1 Election of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor
for ensuing 12 Month Term
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Item 3.1 |
CITY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM NUMBER 3.1
SUBJECT Election
of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor for ensuing 12 Month Term
REFERENCE F2004/07851 - D01028628
REPORT OF Service Manager - Council Support
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PURPOSE: This report
outlines the required procedure to elect a Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor. |
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(a) That Council determine the method of voting for election of Lord
Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor. That is, if more than one Councillor is nominated, whether the elections of
Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor are to proceed by preferential ballot, by
ordinary ballot or by open voting. (b) That Council elect a Lord Mayor for
the ensuing 12 months. (c) That Council elect a Deputy Lord
Mayor for the ensuing 12 months. (d) That the Director-General of the
Department of Local Government and Secretary of the Local Government and
Shire Associations be advised of the result of the election. (e) Further, that surrounding Councils be
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BACKGROUND
1. This
report provides background information regarding matters to be considered by
Council at its first meeting following the General Local Government Election held
on
Election of Lord Mayor and
Deputy Lord Mayor
2 Sections 225
and 227 of the Local Government Act provide that an area must have a Mayor who
is elected by the Councillors from among their number unless there is a decision
in force which provides for the election of the Mayor by the electors.
3 The role of
the Lord Mayor is:-
* to exercise, in cases of necessity,
the policy-making functions of the governing body of the council between
meetings of the council;
* to exercise such other functions of
the council as the council determines;
* to preside at meetings of the council;
* to carry out the civic and ceremonial
functions of the mayoral office.
4 A Lord Mayor
elected by Councillors holds this office for one (1) year. Such office:-
(a) commences on the day the person elected
to the office is declared to be so elected, and
(b) becomes vacant when the person's
successor is declared to be elected to the office, or on the occurrence of a
casual vacancy in the office.
5 Section 231 provides that:-
"(1) The
councillors may elect a person from among their number to be the deputy mayor.
(2) The person
may be elected for the mayoral term or a shorter term.
(3) The deputy
mayor may exercise any function of the mayor at the request of the mayor or if
the mayor is prevented by illness, absence or otherwise from exercising the
function or if there is a casual vacancy in the office of mayor.
(4) The
councillors may elect a person from among their number to act as a deputy mayor
if the deputy mayor is prevented by illness, absence or otherwise from
exercising a function under this section, or if no deputy mayor has been
elected."
6 Clause 394
of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 provides that, if a Mayor or
Deputy Mayor is to be elected by the Councillors of an area, the election is to
be in accordance with Schedule 7 to that Regulation. For further reference a copy of Schedule 7 is
appended to this report as Attachment 1.
7 Nomination
Forms for Lord Mayor (green) and Deputy Lord Mayor (yellow) have been forwarded
with this report. It would be appreciated if the completed nomination forms
could be delivered or sent so as to reach the CEO/Returning Officer prior to
CONCLUSION
8 This matter is placed before Council to
outline the required procedure for the election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy
Lord Mayor.
9 It should be noted that Council at its
meeting held on 23 June 2008 gave consideration to the Remuneration Tribunal’s
determination in relation to fees for Councillor Remuneration and subsequently
confirmed that the Lord Mayoral and Councillors remuneration for the period 1
July 2008 to 30 June 2009 be set at the maximum level being $66,100 and $22,680
respectively.
Graeme Riddell
Service Manager –
Council Support
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