Guildford News PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS CLAYMORE TREES May 19 2014 Midland Town Hall Auditorium 6pm Be seen, be heard, stay calm, ignore emotive rhetoric. Demand answers, demand transparency. All decisions that affect Guildford ought to be put out for public consultation with Guildford residents - this is our right. This meeting has resulted from the public pressure from Guildford people on the City of Swan. We now include the email sent from the CoS in ITS ENTIRETY for readers. On 24 April 2014, the Mayor received your request for a special meeting of electors. The request advised that the details of the matters to be discussed at the special meeting are: a) The meetings, motions and processes which led to the decision to remove two mature, public trees in Claymore Close, Guildford, and without community consultation contrary to the Citys stated principle of community engagement and as expressly recommended by officer in this particular matter and contrary to the expert opinion sought by the City. b) The transparency, accessibility and accountability of council meetings and councillors. The Mayor has advised that the Special Meeting of Electors is to be held on Monday, 19 May 2014 in the Auditorium of the Midland Town Hall, commencing at 6.00pm. Councillors have been given notice of this meeting and local public notice will be given via notices placed in The Echo, Midland Reporter, Bullsbrook Gingin Advocate and Hills Gazette. Notices will also be displayed in the City administration building and libraries. Special meetings are restricted to discussion on the matters specified in the request. These matters have been included in the notice of the meeting. An agenda will be prepared and available on the Citys website on Friday, 9 May. Information regarding the conduct of the Special Electors Meeting will be provided within the Agenda. The decisions made at an electors meeting are to be considered at the next meeting of Council. If this is impracticable, the decisions are to be considered at the subsequent meeting. However, it should be noted that any decisions made at a Special Meeting of Electors are not binding on the Council.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:35:41 +0000
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