OPENING PRAYER

"Dear Lord, help us in our deliberations today so that our decisions will be for the greater good for the whole of Kempsey Shire - Amen".

APOLOGIES

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

ASSESSMENT OF ITEMS LISTED IN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PAPER

CONSIDERATION OF LATE REPORTS

Consideration of late reports to determine whether they should be dealt with or deferred.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA ORDER OF BUSINESS

MOTION FOR CONFIDENTIAL COMMITTEE N1

In accordance with the Local Government Act 1993 and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, in the opinion of the General Manager, the following business is of a kind as referred to in section 10A(2) of the Act, and should be dealt with in a part of the meeting closed to the media and public.

Set out below is section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 in relation to matters which can be dealt with in the closed part of a meeting.

The matters and information are the following:

• (a)   personnel matters concerning particular individuals (other than councillors)
• (b)   the personal hardship of any resident or ratepayer
• (c)   information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a
  person with whom the council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business
• (d)   commercial information of a confidential nature that would, if disclosed;
  
  (i)    prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it,or or
  (ii)   confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council, or
  (iii)  reveal a trade secret
  
  
• (e)  information that would, if disclosed, prejudice the maintenance of law
• (f)   matters affecting the security of the council, councillors, council staff or council property
• (g)  advice concerning litigation, or advice that would otherwise be privileged from production in legal proceedings on the grounds of legal professional privilege
• (h)  information concerning the nature and location of a place or an item of Aboriginal significance on community land.

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PAPER

CONFIDENTIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OFFICER’S REPORTS

MAYORAL CONFIDENTIAL REPORT A1 – A2

MM1 CONF - Appointment of General Manager A1
File: 1252

OPEN COUNCIL

ADOPTION OF REPORT OF THE CONFIDENTIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

CONCLUSION