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Minutes of the Waverley Council (Extraordinary) Meeting held on Tuesday, 10 June 2008

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 PRESENT

Councillor Strewe (Mayor) (Chair)

Councillors Betts, Clayton, Copeland, Kay, Ridyard, Sloan and Wakefield.

At the commencement of proceedings at 6.05pm, those present were as listed above with the exception of Cr Wakefield who arrived at 6.14pm.

S-0806.A         APOLOGIES

Apologies were received and accepted from Councillors Kanak, Main, Moscatt and Newhouse.  Late apologies were received and accepted from Cr. Wakefield.

S-0806.DI       DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

The Chair called for declarations of interest and the following was received:

1.             All Councillors declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item S-0806.1 - Appointment of new General Manager  (A08/0509).

S-0806.1

Appointment of new General Manager  (A08/0509)

Report dated 5 June 2008 from the General Manager about the recruitment process and proposed appointment of the new General Manager.

MOTION / UNANIMOUS DECISION  (Strewe / Betts)

That Council:

1.             Appoint Mr Tony Reed for a period of 5 years to the position of General Manager of Waverley Council under the terms and conditions of the Department of Local Government’s Standard Contract of Employment for General Managers of Local Councils in NSW.

2.             Authorise the Mayor to finalise the remuneration package for the position in line with market advice provided by the Local Government and Shires Associations, finalise and sign all documentation.

3.             Authorise the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to apply the Council Seal to the finalised contract.

All Councillors declared a non-pecuniary interest in this Item.

S-0806.RM     SUBMISSION OF RESCISSION MOTIONS

Note from the General Manager:  Rescission motions received before the close of a meeting will stay action to implement Council's decision until the rescission motion has been determined.  This is in line with section 372 of the Local Government Act and Council's Code of Meeting Practice.

Rescission motions must be submitted to the General Manager, or in the absence of the General Manager a member of Council's Governance Unit, and announced before the close of the meeting.  The date and time of receipt will be noted on all rescission motions.

Rescission motions received after the close of a meeting will not stay action on implementing Council's decision.

The Chair called for the submission of any rescission motions and none were received.

THE MEETING CLOSED AT 6.25PM.

                                                                  SIGNED AND CONFIRMED                   MAYOR

                                                                  17 JUNE 2008

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