FROM Mayor: Notice of Special Meeting REQUEST FOR INTEVENTION ... Thu, 3 Jul 2014 06:48:42 +0000

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From: Mayor <Mayor@launceston.tas.gov.au>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 06:48:42 +0000
To: Ray Norman <raynorman@eftel.net.au>
Subject: RE: Notice of Special Meeting of the Museum Governance Advisory Board

Hi Ray

Thank you for your emails regarding the proposal for a Special Meeting of the Museum Governance Advisory Group (MGAB) to be held on 14 July where a Notice of Motion from the Chairman Mr Neil McKinnon will be discussed. I note your claims and concerns that you consider you are being defamed by this process.

As you are aware through your position as a member of the Museum Governance Advisory Board, the Board has an advisory function to the Council on matters falling within its remit. The Board does not have specific authority to determine on matters other than generally procedural issues.

Mr McKinnon has the prerogative to call a Special Meeting of the MGAB as Chairman. He also has a right, equal to other members of MGAB, to put forward a Notice of Motion for consideration by the meeting as it sees fit.

Any member of MGAB, including yourself, has the right to attend the Special Meeting and discuss the Notice of Motion as part of the debate. The members of MGAB will ultimately make a decision on the Notice of Motion.

I would expect that the matter would be dealt with in closed session.

As Mayor of the Council I have no specific authority or obligation to intervene in or influence the activities of a legally constituted Committee which reports and is accountable to the elected Council.

You are of course free to take what advice you see fit in regard to the Special Meeting and the Notice of Motion. There is an obligation on members of Council Committees to ensure that any Notice of Motion that is defamatory is not accepted.

Kind regards

Albert van Zetten I Mayor I Launceston City Council
T 03 6323 3101 I F 03 6323 3125 I www.launceston.tas.gov.au <http://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/>



From: Ray Norman [mailto:raynorman@eftel.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 2 July 2014 5:14 PM
To: Mayor
Subject: FW: Notice of Special Meeting of the Museum Governance Advisory Board

CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Albert,

I have received an email from Neil McKinnon and he seems bent on proceeding without concern for due process and procedural fairness let alone natural justice. Please see below,  and the attached, for that which I rely upon in concert natural justice and procedural fairness in relation to the concerns I have drawn to your attention.

• LCC Code of Conduct: http://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/upfiles/lcc/cont/_council/council/mayor_and_alderman/aldermen__code_of_conduct.pdf
• LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 28   Functions of councillors : http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/lga1993182/s28.html
  

I am looking for an equitable resolution that does not adversely impact upon the QVMAG. Given that, I look forward to your advice as how you intend to proceed.

Regards,

Ray Ray Norman
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