NOTICE OF Special Council MEETING

 

 

 

The Special Meeting of Parramatta City Council will be held in the Council Chamber, Fourth Floor, 2 Civic Place, Parramatta on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 at 6:45pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Robert Lang

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 Parramatta – the leading city at the heart of Sydney

 

30 Darcy Street Parramatta NSW 2150

PO Box 32 Parramatta

 

Phone 02 9806 5050 Fax 02 9806 5917 DX 8279 Parramatta

ABN 49 907 174 773  www.parracity.nsw.gov.au

 

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COUNCIL CHAMBERS

 

 

The Lord Mayor Clr Paul Garrard -  Woodville Ward

Dr. Robert Lang, Chief Executive Officer - Parramatta City Council

 

 

 

 

Sue Coleman – Group Manager City Services

 

 

 

Assistant Minutes Clerk – Joy Bramham

 

 

Gregory Smith –  Group Manager Corporate

 

 

Minutes Clerk – Grant Davies

 

Sue Weatherley–Group Manager Outcomes & Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clr Paul Barber – Caroline Chisholm Ward

 

 

Clr Lorraine Wearne,

Lachlan Macquarie Ward

 

Clr Mark Lack – Elizabeth Macarthur Ward

 

 

Clr John Chedid – Elizabeth Macarthur Ward

 

Clr Glenn Elmore – Woodville Ward

 

 

Clr Scott Lloyd – Caroline Chisholm Ward

 

Clr Pierre Esber– Lachlan Macquarie Ward

 

 

Clr Andrew Wilson – Lachlan Macquarie Ward

 

Clr Prabir Maitra – Arthur Phillip Ward

 

 

Clr Andrew Bide – Caroline Chisholm Ward

 

Clr Julia Finn – Arthur Phillip Ward

Clr Michael McDermott - Elizabeth Macarthur Ward

Clr Antoine (Tony) Issa, OAM – Woodville Ward

Clr Chiang Lim, Deputy Lord Mayor  – Arthur Phillip Ward

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Special Council                                                                                       29 September 2010

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ITEM                                                         SUBJECT                                              PAGE NO

 

1       APOLOGIES

2        DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3        Minutes of Lord Mayor  

4        Governance and Corporate

4.1     Election of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor for ensuing 12 Month Term    

 

 

 

 

 

   


Special Council                                                                                       29 September 2010

 

 

Governance and Corporate

 

29 September 2010

 

4.1    Election of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor for ensuing 12 Month Term


Ordinary Council 29 September 2010                                                                                    Item 4.1

GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE

ITEM NUMBER         4.1

SUBJECT                   Election of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor for ensuing 12 Month Term

REFERENCE            F2004/07851 - D01661614

REPORT OF              Manager - Council Support         

 

PURPOSE:

 

This report outlines the required procedure to elect a Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

(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 advised of the result of the election.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

1          Council at its meeting held on 30 September 2009 elected Councillor Paul Garrard as Lord Mayor and Councillor C X Lim as Deputy Lord Mayor for the ensuing 12 months.

 

            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 (blue) 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 6.45 pm on 29 September 2010.

 

CONCLUSION

 

8       This matter is placed before Council to outline the required procedure for the election of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graeme Riddell

Manager – Council Support

13 September 2010

 

 

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