Executive Officer by 12 noon on the day of the next scheduled ordinary meeting. A limit of five (5) questions per questioner applies. Questions must include the name and address of the questioner and the date of the question. Questions by facsimile or email are acceptable. Within four (4) working days of receipt of a complying question to Council from a member of the public, the Chief Executive Officer will dispatch a notice to the member of the public who submitted the question, advising that the question has been received. At a meeting at which a question is to be considered: The Chairperson will acknowledge that a question or questions have been received from a (named) person and ask if that questioner is in the gallery. If the questioner is present in the gallery, a summary of the subject matter of the question(s) will be read out by the Chairperson and the questioner advised that a written to the question(s) will be issued within fourteen days of that meeting date. If the questioner is not in the gallery, Council will respond to the question(s) in accordance with any standard correspondence to Council. The Chairperson has the discretion to allow a question to be asked and/or answered at the meeting which is in variance with the procedure in this Local Law. The Chairperson may refuse to acknowledge a question if, in the opinion of the Chairperson, the question is, or is potentially, defamatory, indecent, offensive, abusive, objectionable in language or substance, irrelevant, trivial, aimed at embarrassing a Councillor or a member of Council staff, outside Council’s powers or functions, which has been asked at a previous Council meeting and a reply issued, or relates to matters that come under Section 89(2) of the Act. Any question relating to electoral matter during an Election Period will not be considered at any Council Meeting. 421. Open meetings Subject to Clause 421(2), Council meetings must be open to members of the public pursuant to Section 89(1) of the Act. Council may resolve, under Section 89(2) of the Act, that a meeting be closed to members of the public if confidential business is to be discussed. Your cooperation is appreciated, we hope you enjoy the meeting. Mayor and Councillors, Stonnington City Council
Executive Officer by 12 noon on the day of the next scheduled ordinary meeting. A limit of five (5) questions per questioner applies. Questions must include the name and address of the questioner and the date of the question. Questions by facsimile or email are acceptable. Within four (4) working days of receipt of a complying question to Council from a member of the public, the Chief Executive Officer will dispatch a notice to the member of the public who submitted the question, advising that the question has been received. At a meeting at which a question is to be considered: The Chairperson will acknowledge that a question or questions have been received from a (named) person and ask if that questioner is in the gallery. If the questioner is present in the gallery, a summary of the subject matter of the question(s) will be read out by the Chairperson and the questioner advised that a written to the question(s) will be issued within fourteen days of that meeting date. If the questioner is not in the gallery, Council will respond to the question(s) in accordance with any standard correspondence to Council. The Chairperson has the discretion to allow a question to be asked and/or answered at the meeting which is in variance with the procedure in this Local Law. The Chairperson may refuse to acknowledge a question if, in the opinion of the Chairperson, the question is, or is potentially, defamatory, indecent, offensive, abusive, objectionable in language or substance, irrelevant, trivial, aimed at embarrassing a Councillor or a member of Council staff, outside Council’s powers or functions, which has been asked at a previous Council meeting and a reply issued, or relates to matters that come under Section 89(2) of the Act. Any question relating to electoral matter during an Election Period will not be considered at any Council Meeting. 421. Open meetings Subject to Clause 421(2), Council meetings must be open to members of the public pursuant to Section 89(1) of the Act. Council may resolve, under Section 89(2) of the Act, that a meeting be closed to members of the public if confidential business is to be discussed. Your cooperation is appreciated, we hope you enjoy the meeting. Mayor and Councillors, Stonnington City Council
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