MINUTES

 

Special Council Meeting

 

15 May 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Special Council Meeting Minutes                                                                              15 May 2018

Table of Contents

1          Declaration of Opening / Acknowledgement of Country. 3

2          Apologies / Members on Leave of Absence. 3

3          Public Question Time and Receiving of Public Statements. 3

4          Declarations of Interest 3

5          Development Services. 4

5.1             Delegated Authority Register - Local Planning Scheme No. 2 [ABSOLUTE MAJORITY DECISION REQUIRED] 4

6          Chief Executive Officer 6

6.1             Appointment of a CEO Performance Review Consultant 6

8          Closure. 7

 

 


Special Council Meeting Minutes                                                                              15 May 2018

MINUTES OF CIty of Vincent
Special Council Meeting
HELD AT THE
Administration and Civic Centre
244 Vincent Street, Leederville

ON
Tuesday, 15 May 2018 AT 6pm

 

PRESENT:                 Presiding Member Mayor Emma Cole   Presiding Member

                                 Cr Susan Gontaszewski                         South Ward

                                 Cr Alex Castle                                        North Ward

                                 Cr Joanne Fotakis                                 North Ward

                                 Cr Jonathan Hallett                                South Ward

                                 Cr Dan Loden                                        North Ward

                                 Cr Jimmy Murphy                                  South Ward

                                 Cr Joshua Topelberg                             South Ward

IN ATTENDANCE:     Len Kosova                                           CEO

                                 Kerryn Batten                                        Director Corporate Services

                                 John Corbellini                                     Director Development Services

                                 Andrew Murphy                                     Director Engineering

                                 Tim Evans                                             Manager Governance and Risk

                                 Emma Simmons                                    Governance & Council Support Officer

 

Media:                       Nil

Public:                      Approximately 4 members of the public.

 

1            Declaration of Opening / Acknowledgement of Country

The Presiding Member, Emma Cole, declared the meeting open at 6.02pm and read the following Acknowledgement of Country statement:

 

“The City of Vincent would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging”.

 

2            Apologies / Members on Leave of Absence

Cr Roslyn Harley

3            Public Question Time and Receiving of Public Statements

Nil

 

4            Declarations of Interest

4.1          Chief Executive Officer, Mr Len Kosova, declared an Impartiality Interest in Item  6.1 – Appointment of a CEO Performance Review Consultant. The extent this interest being that the report relates to the appointment of a performance review consultant for the position of CEO which he currently holds.

 


 

5            Development Services

5.1          Delegated Authority Register - Local Planning Scheme No. 2

TRIM Ref:                  D18/57510

Author:                     Jordan Koroveshi, Coordinator Policy & Place

Authoriser:                John Corbellini, Director Development Services

Attachments:             1.       Attachment 1 - Existing Delegated Authority Register 2017-2018 (Planning Delegations)  

2.       Attachment 2 - Summary of Existing and Proposed Delegated Functions  

3.       Attachment 3 - Planning Delegations under Local Planning Scheme 2 (with tracked changes)  

4.       Attachment 4 - Planning Delegations under Local Planning Scheme 2 (Final)   

Recommendation:

That Council:

1.       RESCINDS the existing delegations 6.1 to 6.13 as shown in Attachment 1; and

2.       DELEGATES BY ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the local government functions listed in Attachment 4, pursuant to s. 5.24 of the Local Government Act 1995 and cl. 82 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.

 

Moved: Cr Topelberg, Seconded: Cr Gontaszewski

That the recommendation be adopted.

 

Proposed Amendment

Moved: Cr Hallett, Seconded: Cr Fotakis

That Recommendation 2 be amended as follows:

2.       DELEGATES BY ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the local government functions listed in Attachment 4, pursuant to s. 5.24 of the Local Government Act 1995 and cl. 82 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015, subject to Delegation No 6.2 condition and reporting requirement No 12 being amended as follows:

“12. This delegation does not extend to applications to amend or cancel a development approval that was determined by Council, except if it is an application to extend the period within which the development must be substantially commenced; and”

amendment carried (8-0)

For:             Presiding Member Mayor Cole, Cr Gontaszewski, Cr Castle, Cr Fotakis, Cr Hallett, Cr Loden,   Cr Murphy and Cr Topelberg

Against:      Nil

(Cr Harley was an apology for the Meeting.)

 

 

Council Decision Item 5.1

Moved: Cr Topelberg, Seconded: Cr Gontaszewski

That Council:

1.       RESCINDS the existing delegations 6.1 to 6.13 as shown in Attachment 1; and

2.       DELEGATES BY ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the local government functions listed in Attachment 4, pursuant to s. 5.24 of the Local Government Act 1995 and cl. 82 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015, subject to Delegation No 6.2 condition and reporting requirement No 12 being amended as follows:

“12. This delegation does not extend to applications to amend or cancel a development approval that was determined by Council, except if it is an application to extend the period within which the development must be substantially commenced; and”

 

carried by Absolute Majority (8-0)

For:             Presiding Member Mayor Cole, Cr Gontaszewski, Cr Castle, Cr Fotakis, Cr Hallett, Cr Loden,  Cr Murphy and Cr Topelberg

Against:      Nil

(Cr Harley was an apology for the Meeting.)

 

 

 

 


 

6            Chief Executive Officer

6.1          Appointment of a CEO Performance Review Consultant

TRIM Ref:                  D18/67870

Author:                     Emma Cole, Mayor

Authoriser:                Michael Quirk, A/Chief Executive Officer

Attachments:             1.       Confidential Attachment 1 - Summary of Quotations Received - Confidential  

2.       Confidential Attachment 2 - Submissions Received for CEO Performance Review - Confidential   

Recommendation:

That Council APPOINTS Price Consulting Pty Ltd to conduct the Chief Executive Officer’s Performance Reviews for 2017/18 and 2018/19 in accordance with Policy 4.2.16 – CEO Annual Performance Review.

 

Council Decision Item 6.1

Moved: Cr Loden, Seconded: Cr Gontaszewski

That the recommendation be adopted.

carried Unanimously (8-0)

For:             Presiding Member Mayor Cole, Cr Gontaszewski, Cr Castle, Cr Fotakis, Cr Hallett, Cr Loden,   Cr Murphy and Cr Topelberg

Against:      Nil

(Cr Harley was an apology for the Meeting.)

 

 


 

7            Closure

There being no further business, the Presiding Member, Mayor Emma Cole, declared the meeting closed at 6.32pm with the following persons present:

 

PRESENT:                 Presiding Member Mayor Emma Cole   Presiding Member

                                 Cr Susan Gontaszewski                         South Ward

                                 Cr Alex Castle                                        North Ward

                                 Cr Joanne Fotakis                                 North Ward

                                 Cr Jonathan Hallett                                South Ward

                                 Cr Dan Loden                                        North Ward

                                 Cr Jimmy Murphy                                  South Ward

                                 Cr Joshua Topelberg                             South Ward

 

IN ATTENDANCE:     Len Kosova                                           CEO

                                 Kerryn Batten                                        Director Corporate Services

                                 John Corbellini                                     Director Development Services

                                 Andrew Murphy                                     Director Engineering

                                 Tim Evans                                             Manager Governance and Risk

                                 Emma Simmons                                    Governance & Council Support Officer

 

Media:                       Nil

 

Public:                      Nil

 

These Minutes were confirmed by the Council as a true and accurate record of the Special Meeting of the Council held on 15 May 2018.

 

 

 

Signed: ............................................................................ Mayor Emma Cole

 

 

 

Dated this ………………………………… day of …………………………………………………2017