Part 2MEETINGS OF COUNCIL

PART 2—MEETINGS OF COUNCIL 2.1 Mayor to Preside Subject to the Act the Mayor, or if the Mayor is not available or is unable or unwilling the Deputy Mayor, or if the Deputy Mayor is not available or is unable or unwilling a councillor chosen by the councillors present, shall preside at any meeting of the Council 2.2 Kind of Meeting and Calling of Meeting (1) Meetings of the Council shall be of 2 kinds, “ordinary” and “special”. (a) Ordinary meetings are those called under subclause 5.5(1) of the Act at such place and at such times as the Council, from time to time, appoints for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Council. (b) Special meetings are those called under subclause 5.5(2) of the Act to consider Council business which is urgent, complex, for a particular purpose or confidential, the nature of which shall be specified in the notice convening the meeting. Subject to the provisions of the Act and this local law relating to the rescission or alteration of a resolution, no business shall be transacted at a special meeting other than that for which the special meeting has been called. 2.3 Calling Council Meetings An ordinary or special meeting of council is to be held— (a) if called for by either; (i) the mayor; or (ii) at least ⅓ of the councillors, in a notice to the CEO setting out the date and purpose of the proposed meeting; or (b) if so decided by the Council. 2.4 Notice of Ordinary Meeting (1) Notice of an ordinary meeting of the Council shall be given to members by the CEO, and shall state the date, time, and place of holding the meeting. The notice shall be given to each of the members together with a copy of the Agenda and business papers at least 72 hours before the time of the commencement of the meeting. (2) The business papers for an ordinary meeting of the Council shall be made available for inspection by a ratepayer or elector of the local government during office hours at the office of the Local government from the time of service of the business papers on members. 2.5 Convening of Special Meeting (1) The CEO is to convene a special meeting by giving each member notice, before the meeting, of the date, time, place and purpose of the meeting. (2) Notice to convene a special meeting may be given at any time prior to the time of the meeting given in the notice. (3) Notice to convene a special meeting should be given in writing if the time available for giving notice and the circumstances permit. 2.6 Notice of Adjourned Meeting When a meeting of the Council is adjourned by Council to a day and hour other than the next ordinary meeting of the Council, notice of the adjourned meeting shall, if time permits, made in line with the notice requirements of the Act for an ordinary meeting. 2.7 Notices (1) Where this local law provides for a notice or any other paper or thing to be given or delivered to or served upon a member, unless the context or the Act otherwise require, the notice, paper or thing may be— (a) delivered to the member personally or to the member’s ordinary residence or other designated place in Western Australia within the minimum time stipulated; or (b) sent by means of electronic transmission as may be operable from time to time or posted to the ordinary residence or the usual place of business (if any) of the member.