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RO/13/1
CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL ORGANISATION OF COUNCILS
MEETING HELD ON 16 MAY 2013 (IR 13676493)
Directorate: General Manager
Business Unit: General Manager
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MEETING NUMBER
<strong>Meeting</strong> No RO/13/01 commenced at 5.41pm.
ATTENDANCE
Present:
Guests:
Apologies:
Clr Lawrie McKinna (Mayor GCC& Chair)
Clr Bob Ward (Deputy Mayor GCC)
Clr Vicki Scott (GCC)
Clr Hillary Morris (GCC)
Clr Jim Macfadyen (GCC)
Mr Paul Anderson (General Manager GCC)
Clr Doug Eaton (Mayor WSC)
Clr Lynne Webster (Deputy Mayor WSC)
Clr Greg Best (WSC)
Clr Ken Greenwald (WSC)
Clr Bob Graham (WSC)
Clr Luke Nayna (WSC)
Clr Doug Vincent (WSC)
Clr Lloyd Taylor (WSC)
Clr Adam Troy (WSC)
Mr Michael Whittaker (General Manager WSC)
Mr Eddie Love (GCC)
Mr Nic Pasternatsky (GCC)
Mr Rod Williams (GCC)
Mr Stephen Glen (GCC)
Clr Gabby Bowles (GCC)
Clr Deanna Bocking (GCC)
Clr Chris Burke (GCC)
Clr Jeff Strickson (GCC)
Clr Craig Doyle (GCC)
Clr Lisa Matthews (WSC)
COMMITTEE CHANGES
Nil

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DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
The Chairperson invited Committee members to declare any pecuniary interest they might
have, in accordance with Section 451 <strong>of</strong> the Local Government Amendment Act 2000, in
respect to the agenda for this meeting.
No declarations were received.
DECLARATION OF NON-PECUNIARY INTEREST
The Chairperson invited Committee members to declare any non-pecuniary interest they
might have, in accordance with Section 440 <strong>of</strong> the Local Government Act 1993 and Council's
Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct, in respect to the business <strong>of</strong> this meeting.
No declarations were received.
CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
Minutes <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> No RO/12/03 were received and confirmed. (Whittaker / Graham)
Minutes <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> No ROX/13/01 were received and confirmed. (Eaton / Nayna)
Minutes <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> No ROX/13/02 were received and confirmed. (Whittaker / Anderson)
BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES
MOVED (Ward/Webster) that the following addition <strong>of</strong> Part C for Item 1 Business
Principles for Implementation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation, page 2 be made
to Minutes <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> No ROX/13/02 as follows:
C
On the basis <strong>of</strong> the report presented by the Independent Local Government
Review Panel with respect to the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation, the two
shareholders not provide any additional funding to the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water
Corporation for the next financial year and further, the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water
Corporation be requested to utilise the accumulated surplus to fund activities <strong>of</strong>
the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation to the completion <strong>of</strong> phase 1.
THE COMMITTEE CONFIRMS that the following addition <strong>of</strong> Part C for Item 1 Business
Principles for Implementation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation, page 2 be made to
Minutes <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> No ROX/13/02 as follows:
C
On the basis <strong>of</strong> the report presented by the Independent Local Government Review
Panel with respect to the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation, the two shareholders not
provide any additional funding to the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation for the next
financial year and further, the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation be requested to utilise
the accumulated surplus to fund activities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Water Corporation to
the completion <strong>of</strong> phase 1.

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AGENDA ITEMS
RO.01
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE: RELEASE OF THE INDEPENDENT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT REVIEW PANEL "FUTURE DIRECTIONS" REPORT
(IR 13547948)
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS to both <strong>Councils</strong> that the information be received and
noted by <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Organisation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Councils</strong> and referred to each Council.
(Eaton / Morris)
RO.02
TERMS OF REFERENCE - CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL ORGANISATION
OF COUNCILS (IR 8868250)
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS to both <strong>Councils</strong> that the amended Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference
for the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Organisation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Councils</strong> be adopted subject to:
A
The amendment <strong>of</strong> the Membership <strong>of</strong> Committee as follows:
Executive Group – Mayors, Deputy Mayors and General Manager <strong>of</strong> Gosford and
Wyong <strong>Councils</strong>. Gosford – Councillor Doyle, Councillor Macfadyen (alternate)
Councillor McKinna (Chair – when Gosford hosting meeting). Wyong – Councillor
Eaton (Chair – when Wyong hosting meeting). Councillor Luke Nayna. (Each
Council is to nominate their own alternates.)
B
The amendment <strong>of</strong> the Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference as follows:
To encourage closer co-ordination among Local, State and Commonwealth Federal
Governments for the promotion and benefit <strong>of</strong> the region.
C The Code <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> Practice to be referred to the Executive at their next
meeting.
(Macfadyen/Eaton)
RO.03 CONDUCT REVIEW PANEL (IR 13048532)
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS to both <strong>Councils</strong> that:
1 Wyong Shire Council appoint a panel <strong>of</strong> Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct Reviewers listed in
Confidential Attachment A, who will provide services to Wyong Shire Council in
accordance with the Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct Administrative Procedures for the period
up to and including April 30 2017.
2 CCROC note that Gosford City Council will also be appointing the same
Reviewers.
(Eaton/Whittaker)

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RO.04 GOSFORD CITY COUNCIL'S POSITION ON COAL SEAM GAS
EXPLORATION AND MINIING (IR 12409364)
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS to both <strong>Councils</strong> that the CCROC note Gosford
Council's resolution and the recent changes announced by the Premier.
(Morris/Macfadyen)
NEXT MEETING
To be confirmed.
CLOSE OF BUSINESS
The meeting closed at 6.06 pm.
RECOMMENDATION
A
B
The Minutes <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Organisation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Councils</strong> be received and
noted.
RO.01 INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE: RELEASE OF THE INDEPENDENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEW PANEL "FUTURE DIRECTIONS" REPORT
That the information be received and noted by <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Organisation</strong> <strong>of</strong>
<strong>Councils</strong> and referred to each Council.
C
RO.02 TERMS OF REFERENCE - CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL ORGANISATION
OF COUNCILS
That the amended Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference for the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Organisation</strong> <strong>of</strong>
<strong>Councils</strong> be adopted subject to:
A
The amendment <strong>of</strong> the Membership <strong>of</strong> Committee as follows:
Executive Group – Mayors, Deputy Mayors and General Manager <strong>of</strong> Gosford
and Wyong <strong>Councils</strong>. Gosford – Councillor Doyle, Councillor Macfadyen
(alternate) Councillor McKinna (Chair – when Gosford hosting meeting). Wyong
– Councillor Eaton (Chair – when Wyong hosting meeting). Councillor Luke
Nayna. (Each Council is to nominate their own alternates.)
B
The amendment <strong>of</strong> the Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference as follows:
To encourage closer co-ordination among Local, State and Federal
Governments for the promotion and benefit <strong>of</strong> the region.
C
The Code <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> Practice to be referred to the Executive at their next
meeting.

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D
RO.03 CONDUCT REVIEW PANEL
1 Wyong Shire Council appoint a panel <strong>of</strong> Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct Reviewers listed in
Confidential Attachment A, who will provide services to Wyong Shire Council in
accordance with the Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct Administrative Procedures for the period
up to and including April 30 2017.
2 CCROC note that Gosford City Council will also be appointing the same
Reviewers.
E RO.04 GOSFORD CITY COUNCIL'S POSITION ON COAL SEAM GAS
EXPLORATION AND MINIING
That the CCROC note Gosford Council's resolution and the recent changes
announced by the Premier.