1.         DECLARATION OF OPENING/ANNOUNCEMENT OF VISITORS

The Shire President declared the Meeting open at 4.02 pm and extended a warm welcome to all Councillors, Staff and members of the Gallery.

 

 

2.         RECORD OF ATTENDANCE

Councillors – Councillor CW Fewster, AJ Jarvis (Deputy Shire President),         AR Alderson,  M Aspinall, RA Beale,  DC Brady,  GA Gifford, AW Maley and       D W Roe.

 

Staff – SD Fraser (Chief Executive Officer), B Povah (Deputy Chief Executive Officer), WL Harris (Principal Environmental Health Officer), C Temple (Planning Officer) AP Monteleone (Principal Building Surveyor), LJ Fidge (Executive Support Officer), JA Hodges (Principal Works Supervisor), Rob Wood from Land Insight and KM Okely (Recording Officer).

 

There were eight members of the public in the Gallery.

 

 

3.         APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE (PREVIOUSLY APPROVED)

Nil.

 

 

4.         RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS PUBLIC QUESTIONS TAKEN ON NOTICE

Nil.

 

 

5.         PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

Guy Edgar

 

Why does the Shire of Gingin not use differential rating?

 

The Shire President advised that there was an Agenda Item for today’s meeting in relation to rating and confirmed that the issue of differential rating may be discussed at that time.

 

The Shire President confirmed that the merits of differential rating had been discussed on previous occasions by Council, but there had been insufficient support for its introduction.

 

 

6.         APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The Chief Executive Officer advised that he had received an Application for Leave of Absence under Section 2.25 of the Local Government Act, 1995 for Councillor F C Hough dated 1 September 2008, for today’s Council Meeting.

 

VOTING REQUIREMENTS – SIMPLE MAJORITY

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

It is recommended that Councillor Hough’s Application for Leave of Absence under Section 2.25 of the Local Government Act, 1995 be approved in accordance with the Application submitted to the Chief Executive Officer on 1 September 2008.

 

RESOLUTION 08.0240

 

Moved Councillors Jarvis and Gifford that Councillor Hough’s Application for Leave of Absence under Section 2.25 of the Local Government Act, 1995 be approved in accordance with the Application submitted to the Chief Executive Officer on 1 September 2008.

 

CARRIED

(6-3)

 

FOR:            COUNCILLORS BEALE, BRADY, FEWSTER, GIFFORD, JARVIS AND MALEY

AGAINST:    COUNCILLORS ALDERSON, ASPINALL AND ROE

 

 

7.         MATTERS FOR WHICH MEETING MAY BE CLOSED

RESOLUTION 08.0241

 

Moved Councillor Beale that Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.23 (2)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1995 go Behind Closed Doors later in the Meeting to discuss Agenda Item 11.2.2 – Property Proposed to be Sold for Rates, given that the discussions would centre around “the personal affairs of a person”.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

8.         PETITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/DEPUTATIONS

Nil.

 

 

9.         CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

VOTING REQUIREMENTS – SIMPLE MAJORITY

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

It is recommended that the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 19 August 2008, be confirmed.

 

RESOLUTION 08.0242

 

Moved Councillor Aspinall that the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 19 August 2008, be confirmed.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

10.       ANNOUNCEMENTS BY PRESIDING MEMBER WITHOUT DISCUSSION

Nil.