Part 22ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

PART 22—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 22.1 Suspension of Standing Orders (1) The Council may decide, by simple majority vote, to suspend temporarily 1 or more clauses of this local law. (2) The mover of a motion to suspend temporarily any 1 or more of the clauses in this local law is to state the clause or clauses to be suspended, and the purpose of the suspension. 22.2 Cases Not Provided For in Standing Orders The presiding member is to decide questions of order, procedure, debate, or otherwise in cases where this local law and the Act and Regulations are silent. The decision of the presiding member in these cases is final. 22.3 Negatived Motion not to be Entertained Within 3 Months A motion to the same effect as any motion, other than a motion moved in pursuance of a report of a committee of the Council, which has been lost at a meeting of the Council shall not again be entertained within a period of 3 months unless an absolute majority of the councillors signify to the CEO in writing before a meeting their consent to the motion being entertained at that meeting. 22.4 Deputations by Council (1) In the event that the Council resolves to seek a meeting with any Minister or government department or agency, federal, state or local, or any other body or person the request for the meeting should be made in writing within 2 working days after the date of the resolution. (2) The CEO should report to the members the measures taken to arrange the requested meeting and should present a report on the requested meeting to the next Council meeting occurring after the requested meeting, should a resolution of Council be required as an outcome of the meeting. 22.5 Dispute Resolution Procedure (1) A member or employee who is aggrieved by the manner in which any particular issue under consideration by Council is being administered may, in the first instance, report his or her concerns to the CEO in writing. (2) Within 7 days of receipt of a written report pursuant to clause (1), the CEO is to take whatever action is considered appropriate to mediate the aggrieved parties. In undertaking this process, the function of the CEO, pursuant to sec. 5.41 of the Act, is to be clearly understood as the role of the CEO only. (3) Upon the completion of the mediation process referred to in clause (2), the CEO is to prepare a report to be provided to the aggrieved parties (4) The report referred to in clause (3) is to contain the outcomes achieved by the mediation process, together with any recommended course of action to be further initiated by the CEO. (5) In the event that no agreement can be reached to the mutual satisfaction of the parties concerned, the CEO may refer the matter to Council for further consideration. In addition, each or any of the parties may request the matter be referred to Council for consideration if, following the conclusion of this procedure, they remain dissatisfied. ———— Dated: 13 September 2016. The Common Seal of the City of Cockburn was affixed by the authority of a resolution of Council in the presence of— LOGAN HOWLETT, Mayor. STEPHEN CAIN, Chief Executive Officer. ———————————