MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
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<strong>COUNCIL</strong> MINUTES<br />
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012<br />
CR12.181 COMMITTEE, <strong>COUNCIL</strong>, SPECIAL <strong>COUNCIL</strong> <strong>MEETING</strong> SCHEDULE 2013<br />
PURPOSE <strong>OF</strong> REPORT:<br />
To set the Committee, Council and Special Council meeting schedule for 2013, bringing<br />
forward October 2013 rounds <strong>of</strong> Committee and Council meetings to accommodate the 19<br />
October 2013 Local Government Elections, and to bring forward the December round to<br />
enable completion <strong>of</strong> the Council's business prior to Christmas.<br />
BACKGROUND:<br />
The Council meeting schedule for 2013, commencing in February, will comprises <strong>of</strong> one<br />
Council Forum, two Committee meetings and a full Council meeting each month. There will<br />
be two occasions before the end <strong>of</strong> the year where a rescheduling <strong>of</strong> meetings will be<br />
required, prior to the local government elections in October and before the Christmas/New<br />
Year holiday period.<br />
DETAILS:<br />
Meeting Schedule<br />
The Council meeting schedule for 2013 will comprises <strong>of</strong> one Council Forum held on the first<br />
Tuesday <strong>of</strong> each month, which is closed to the general public, two Committee meetings held<br />
during the third week <strong>of</strong> each month with the full Council meeting held on the fourth<br />
Tuesday.<br />
Elections<br />
The biennial Local Government Elections will be held on Saturday 19 October 2013. If the<br />
normal meeting schedule were to be adhered to, the October Council meeting would be held<br />
on 22 October 2012 immediately following Election Day and not allowing sufficient time to<br />
accommodate a special meeting <strong>of</strong> Council to swear-in newly elected Members. In order to<br />
allow sufficient opportunity for the current Council to finalise its business and for the newly<br />
elected Members to be sworn in and become familiar with the business <strong>of</strong> the Council and<br />
current issues under consideration, it is proposed that the October meeting dates be brought<br />
forward one week to enable the October round to be completed prior to the election date.<br />
Following the 19 October 2013 elections, it is proposed that a Special Council meeting for<br />
swearing-in the newly elected Council be held on Tuesday 22 October 2013. It is then<br />
suggested that the four week break between swearing-in and the first scheduled Committee<br />
meeting for November (Monday 18 November) be set aside to allow any newly Elected<br />
Members the opportunity to become familiar with the Council’s processes and current issues<br />
through an induction program. This will also allow for a Forum meeting to be held and<br />
provide Members sufficient opportunity to read agenda papers prior to commencement <strong>of</strong><br />
the November round <strong>of</strong> Committee meetings.<br />
December Meeting<br />
As the fourth Tuesday <strong>of</strong> the month <strong>of</strong> December 2013 falls on the 24 th , it will be necessary,<br />
as in past years, to bring forward the December round by one week to accommodate the<br />
Christmas period.<br />
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