MINUTES OF THE Special Meeting of Parramatta City Council HELD IN THE Council Chambers, CIVIC PLACE, PARRAMATTA ON Monday, 20 December 2010 AT 6:52 pm
The Lord Mayor, Councillor J Chedid in the Chair and Councillors P B Barber, A Bide, G J Elmore, P Esber, J D Finn, P J Garrard, A Issa OAM, M A Lack, C X Lim, S D Lloyd, P K Maitra, M D McDermott (Deputy Lord Mayor), L E Wearne and A A Wilson.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO TRADITIONAL LAND OWNERS
The Lord Mayor, Councillor J Chedid acknowledged the Burramatugal Clan of The Darug, the traditional land owners of Parramatta and paid respect to the elders both past and present.
FOUNDATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Lord Mayor also acknowledged the colonial heritage of Parramatta and recognised the contribution of the early settlers in laying the foundations of this great and historic city.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest at this Special Council Meeting.
MINUTES OF THE LORD MAYOR
Rescission Motions
MOTION (Esber)
That Standing Orders be suspended to enable consideration to be given to an urgent motion regarding the lifting of restrictions placed on Mr Bruce Berry in relation to his contact with Council.
Note
The Chief Executive Officer advised that a report on this matter would be placed before the Council Meeting to be held on 14 February 2011.
12074 The Lord Mayor ruled, in view of the advice received in relation to the upcoming report, the motion was not of an urgent nature.
RESUMPTION OF STANDING ORDERS
12075 RESOLVED (Esber/Elmore)
That Standing Orders be resumed.
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Members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting of the Closed Session and access to the correspondence and reports relating to the items considered during the course of the Closed Session be withheld. This action is taken in accordance with Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act, 1993 as the items listed come within the following provisions:- |
1 Rescission Motion - Report Required under section 339 of the Local Government Act 1993 in respect of contractual conditions of senior staff. (D01784677) - This report is confidential in accordance with section 10A (2) (a) of the Local Government Act 1993 as the report contains personnel matters concerning particular individuals.
2 Rescission Motion - Service Review . (D01802060) - This report is confidential in accordance with section 10A (2) (a) of the Local Government Act 1993 as the report contains personnel matters concerning particular individuals.
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REFERENCE F2010/00455 - D01802060 REPORT OF N/A |
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That the resolution of the Council Meeting held on 13 December 2010, regarding, the Service Review namely:-
“(a) That all restructures, reviews of position be suspended until after the Council’s Restructure Review Committee next meets in early 2011. (b) That this is to ensure that all departments are considered in the restructure review and that the organisation’s business case for current plans in IT and HR are also considered by the Council so as to be able to approve necessary budgets going forward. (c) That this applies to all parts of the organisation inclusive of the IT department and its staff. (d) That the current IT business plan be presented to the Service Review Committee before the end of the year for consideration. (e) Further, that the Restructure Committee report back to Council as to any restructure recommendations and any possible effects those recommendations may have on the IT Department.”
be and is hereby rescinded.
RESOLVED (Lim/Wilson) (a) That the Council’s Restructure Review Committee continue as planned. (b) That the current IT business plan be presented to the Service Review Committee before the end of the year for consideration. (c) That progress reports be produced by the CEO no less than every fortnight for all Councillors’ consideration in Closed Committee for normal Council Meetings and also in confidential during the Christmas, New Year and Australia Day period until Council meetings resume. (d) That the progress reports include the following elements for discussion:- 1 Reforms in terms of structure, staff including numbers and budgets; 2 Service output changes; and 3 Projected financial and/or performance improvements. (e) Further that any urgent matters relating to the Service Review and/or department structures be brought to the Lord Mayor’s attention immediately and formally.
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The meeting terminated at 7.41 pm.
THIS PAGE AND THE PRECEDING 6 PAGES ARE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2010 AND CONFIRMED ON 14 FEBRUARY 2011.
Lord Mayor