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TOWN OF BASSENDEAN
MINUTES
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, 48 OLD PERTH ROAD, BASSENDEAN
ON TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2008 AT 5.00PM
1.0 DECLARATION OF OPENING/ANNOUNCEMENT OF VISITORS
Her Worship the Mayor declared the meeting open and welcomed all those in attendance.
2.0 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
Nil
3.0 ATTENDANCE, APOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Present
Councillors
Her Worship the Mayor, Cr Tina Klein
Cr John Gangell, Deputy Mayor
Cr Michelle Stubbs
Cr Lynda Butler
Cr Sam Piantadosi
Cr Gerry Pule (from 5.14pm)
Officers
Mr Graeme Haggart Acting CEO (until 5.02pm)
Mr Michael Costarella Director Corporate Services (until 5.30pm)
Mrs Cathy Muraszko Minute Secretary (until 5.12pm)
Visitors
Mrs Anne Lake, Consultant
Apologies
Cr Anne Brinkworth
4.0 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Nil.
5.0 CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS
5.1 Recruitment of a New Chief Executive Officer (Ref: Michael Costarella Director of Corporate Services & Consultant Anne Lake)
The Acting CEO, Mr Graeme Haggart, declared an interest in this item as he is an applicant for the position and left the Chamber, the time being 5.02pm.
Councillors were requested to return the confidentiality agreements (agreed to by resolution at the Special Council on the 19 August 2008) to the Consultant or the Town prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Following a query from a Councillor in relation to the process and timetable Council had adopted at a Special Council Meeting of 19 August 2008, with regard to recruiting the new CEO, the Director Corporate Services and Consultant advised that there had been some confusion as to which timeframe the Consultant would be working with. The Consultant further pointed out that her timeframe and methodology were linked and whilst she had endeavoured to meld the two into one, some differences to the adopted timeframe from 19 August 2008 remain. The Director Corporate Services tabled the Timetable Guidelines for Recruitment of the CEO that the Consultant is currently working with, for Council’s information.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION – OFFICER RECOMMENDATION – ITEM 5.1(a)
SCM – 1/10/08 MOVED Cr Piantadosi, Seconded Cr Butler, that Council resolves that the matter relating to the recruitment of the New Chief Executive Officer is a matter affecting an employee in accordance with Section 5.23 of the Local Government Act and that this matter be dealt with behind closed doors.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
The Chamber was closed to members of the public, the time being 5.10pm.
The Minute Secretary left the Chamber, the time being 5.12pm and did not return.
Cr Pule entered the Chamber, the time being 5.14pm.
The Director Corporate Services left the Chamber, the time being 5.30pm and did not return.
Her Worship the Mayor vacated the Chair and left the Chamber, the time being 5.58pm due to a requirement to attend a Citizenship Ceremony. The Deputy Mayor, Cr Gangell, took the Chair.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION – OFFICER RECOMMENDATION – ITEM 5.1(b)
SCM – 2/10/08 MOVED Cr Piantadosi, Seconded Cr Butler that Council receives the address from the Consultant Mrs Anne Lake on the details of the applications received for the position of CEO for the Town of Bassendean.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
COUNCIL RESOLUTION – ITEM 5.1(c)
SCM - 3/10/08 MOVED Cr Piantadosi, Seconded Cr Butler, that the meeting proceeds with open doors, the time being 6.15pm.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
As no members of the public returned to the Chamber, the reading aloud of the motions passed behind closed doors was dispensed with.
There being no further business, the Deputy Mayor declared the meeting closed, the time being 6.15pm.
