CITY OF STIRLING
MINUTES


SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL
03 MAY 1999


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM SUBJECT/LOCATION/NAME PAGE

1 QUESTION TIME 3

2 * OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE AND DECLARATION BY NEWLY ELECTED

3 * ELECTION OF A MAYOR 4

4 SWEARING IN OF A MAYOR 4

5 * ELECTION OF A DEPUTY MAYOR 4

6 SWEARING IN OF A DEPUTY MAYOR 4

7 REPORT OF THE RETURNING OFFICER - 1999 COUNCIL ELECTIONS 5

7.1 REPORT OF THE RETURNING OFFICER - 1999 MUNICIPAL ELECTION /
MR BOB SOUTHERN, WA ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2

8 DECLARATION BY THE MAYOR REGARDING COMMITTEES 7

9 APPOINTMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES 7

10 APPOINTMENT OF OCCASIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS 10

11 APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES 11

11.1 MINDARIE REGIONAL COUNCIL

12 APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES 12

13 APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE ADVISORY COMMITTEES 15

* - Indicates Separate Attachments submitted with Agenda.

# - Item requiring special Council attention.
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CIVIC PLACE, STIRLING ON MONDAY 3 MAY 1999 AT 5.00PM

Present: Mayor Councillor D C Vallelonga JP

Deputy Mayor Councillor J Copley JP

Members D Boothman, J M Camilleri OAM JP, T W Clarey,
R J Daniel, B R Ham, G Italiano, E S Martin,
P L Rose JP, A A Spagnolo JP, W M Stewart,
T J Tyzack, R M Willox JP

Staff Chief Executive Officer - M Wadsworth, Deputy
Chief Executive Officer - R A Constantine,
Executive Manager Works/Business Units -
R Moody, Executive Manager Community
Development - S Johnson, Manager
Administrative Services - C Watts, Senior
Administration Officer - C Evans

Freemen Mr R Stone AM JP, Mrs G A Venville OAM JP
Mr R Guelfi

Public 8

Press 0

APOLOGIES

Nil.

DECLARATION OF FINANCIAL INTEREST

Nil.

ITEM: 1 QUESTION TIME

Nil.

ITEM: 2 * OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE AND DECLARATION BY NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS

Councillors J Copley JP, R J Daniel, A A Spagnolo JP and P L Rose JP made and subscribed to the Oath of Allegiance and Declaration before Freeman Venville OAM JP.

Councillors T W Clarey, B R Ham and W M Stewart made and subscribed to the Oath of Allegiance and Declaration before Freeman Stone AM JP.

Section 2.29 (1) of the Local Government Act provides that a person elected to the Office of Mayor or Councillor is not entitled to act in the Office until he or she has made and subscribed an Oath (Form 5) or Affirmation (Form 6) of Allegiance and a Declaration (Form 7).

Section 2.29 (2) (Local Government (Constitution) Regulations Section 13 (3)(4)) provides that the person so elected to office shall, before acting in the Office, make and subscribe the Oath or Affirmation and the Declaration if elected as Mayor, before his predecessor in office or a person authorised by Section 2 of the Declarations and Attestations Act 1913, or if elected as a Councillor, before a person authorised by Section 2 of the Declarations and Attestations Act 1913.

Section 2.29 (1) (4) provides that a member of a Council who does not take the oath or affirmation of allegiance and make a declaration before acting in the office commits an offence which holds a penalty of $5,000 or imprisonment for one year.

Copies Form 5, Form 6 and Form 7 are submitted as separate attachments together with the code of conduct adopted by Council on 2 July 1996.

3 ELECTION OF A MAYOR

ITEM: 3 * ELECTION OF A MAYOR

The Chief Executive Officer acted in the chair prior to the election of the Mayor. Nominations were given to the CEO in writing. Oral or written approval was to be obtained from the nominee.

The CEO is to conduct a secret ballot for the election of Mayor in accordance with Section 2.15 (Schedule 2.3, Division 2) of the Local Government Act, if more than one nomination is received. This schedule provides that the Councillors are to vote on the matter by secret ballot as if they were electors voting at an election, in other words, first past the post. A copy of Schedule 2.3 is submitted as an attachment.

The Chief Executive Officer called for nominations for the Office of Mayor of the City of Stirling. Councillor D C Vallelonga JP was nominated by Councillor T J Tyzack. As there were no other nominations, the Chief Executive Officer declared Councillor D C Vallelonga JP elected to the Office of Mayor.