Council and others should be expecting to face charges

Outside State Parliament councillors were warned that they may have to show cause why they should not be sacked.

Crime and Corruption advocate says charges should be laid and investigations into councils in Tasmania are well and truly overdue.

Citizens want to see more charges to the way local government works. In some cases, to see some elected represented work at all would be a change.

An activist said that she was not going to discuss details but she could tell the public that investigations are going on and have been for some considerable time. They look like they are nearing completion so far as the investigation into codes of conduct breaches go it seems.

She said that so far there were 196 conduct complaints but she was not prepared to discuss what they involve.

Meanwhile in Queensland the Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe sacked Mr Loft in February for misconduct. Mr Loft said he was disappointed by the ruling.

Mr Loft said "I can put my hand on my heart and say that everything I've done was with the best of intentions and for the ultimate benefit of the community that elected me and that I've been proud to serve as well as the staff on the council who were hurting," he said.

"With the benefit of hindsight, some of the decisions I've made have perhaps been naive."

Wouldn't it be wonderful if some councillors in Tasmania could fess-up to being naive.

The icing on the cake here is this vacuous agenda. Take note and think about what is not being discussed in open council.

COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY 7 MAY 2018 1.00pm City of Launceston COUNCIL AGENDA Monday 7 May 2018 Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Meeting of the City of Launceston Council will be held at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, St John Street, Launceston: Date: 7 May 2018 Time: 1.00pm Section 65 Certificate of Qualified Advice Background Section 65 of the Local Government Act 1993 requires the General Manager to certify that any advice, information or recommendation given to Council is provided by a person with appropriate qualifications or experience. Declaration I certify that persons with appropriate qualifications and experience have provided the advice, information and recommendations given to Council in the Agenda Items for this Meeting. Michael Stretton General Manager City of Launceston COUNCIL AGENDA Monday 7 May 2018 27 April 2018 Mr Michael Stretton General Manager City of Launceston PO Box 396 LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 Dear Michael COUNCIL MEETING In accordance with regulation 4 of the Local Government (Meeting Regulations) 2015 which states: 4. Convening meeting of council (1) The mayor of a council may convene council meeting. I request that you make the necessary arrangements for the next Ordinary Meeting of Council to be convened on Monday, 7 May 2018 commencing at 1.00pm in the City of Launceston Council Chambers, Town Hall, St John Street, Launceston. Yours sincerely Alderman A M van Zetten MAYOR City of Launceston COUNCIL AGENDA Monday 7 May 2018 ORDER OF BUSINESS Item No Item Page No 1 OPENING OF MEETING - ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES 1 2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 1 3 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 1 4 DEPUTATIONS 1 No Deputations have been identified as part of this Agenda 1 5 PETITIONS 1 No Petitions have been identified as part of this Agenda 1 6 COMMUNITY REPORTS 2 No Community Reports have been registered with Council as part of this Agenda 2 7 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME 2 7.1 Public Questions on Notice 2 7.1.1 Public Questions on Notice - Mr Basil Fitch - Council Meeting - 7 May 2018 3 7.2 Public Questions without Notice 4 8 PLANNING AUTHORITY 5 No Development Applications have been identified as part of this Agenda 5 9 ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE MAYOR 6 9.1 Mayor's Announcements 6 City of Launceston COUNCIL AGENDA Monday 7 May 2018 Item No Item Page No 10 ALDERMEN'S REPORTS 7 11 QUESTIONS BY ALDERMEN 7 11.1 Questions on Notice 7 No Aldermen's Questions on Notice have been identified as part of this Agenda 7 11.2 Questions without Notice 7 12 COMMITTEE REPORTS 8 12.1 Pedestrian and Bike Committee Meeting - 27 March 2018 8 12.2 Tender Review Committee Meeting - 23 April 2018 10 13 COUNCIL WORKSHOPS 12 14 NOTICES OF MOTION 12 No Notices of Motion have been identified as part of this Agenda 12 15 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTORATE ITEMS 13 15.1 CBD Promotional Service Agreement 2018-2022 13 16 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE ITEMS 17 No Items have been identified as part of this Agenda 17 17 QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY DIRECTORATE ITEMS 17 No Items have been identified as part of this Agenda 17 18 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES DIRECTORATE ITEMS 18 18.1 Lease - Lilydale Football Club 18 18.2 Lease - Ravenswood Over 50's Club Association Inc 22 City of Launceston COUNCIL AGENDA Monday 7 May 2018 Item No Item Page No 19 MAJOR PROJECTS DIRECTORATE ITEMS 26 No Items have been identified as part of this Agenda 26 20 CORPORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE ITEMS 27 20.1 Budget Amendments (for Council) 27 21 GENERAL MANAGER'S DIRECTORATE ITEMS 32 No Items have been identified as part of this Agenda 32 22 URGENT BUSINESS 32 23 CLOSED COUNCIL No Items have been identified as part of this Agenda 32 32 24 MEETING CLOSURE