Tasmanian Ratepayers’ Association Inc.
P.O. Box 1035,
LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
03 6331 6144
14th. November 2012,
Mayor Albert van Zettan
Launceston City Council
Town Hall
St John Street
LAUNCESTON Tas 7250
Dear Mayor, URGENT COMMUNICATION
Re: Launceston City Council Special Meeting 17 December 2012
Launceston City Council published an advertisement in The Examiner newspaper on 12 December 2012, advising there will be a Special Meeting of Council to be held, listing the following 4 items as items to be discussed:
- Representation to Interim Planning Scheme
- UTAS Student Accommodation at the Inveresk Precinct
- Albert Hall Cafe and Venue Management
- Strategic Facility Development - Aurora Stadium
There has been no Agenda published or made available for this meeting.
As of the afternoon of 13 December (yesterday) there was no Agenda on display at the Service Centre; the LCC website had no reference to there being a Special Meeting on 17 December, or was there an Agenda listed there, and the website continued to announce that Council in recess from 10 December 2012until 29 January 2013.
A reasonable person may well ask
- Is the Special Meeting still to proceed on 17 December?
- How can members of the public be informed on the business to be conducted, recommendation/reports to be considered and whether they wish to be present to make a deputation?
- Has this meeting been announced in accordance with statutory requirements, the policies, principles and procedures of Council, and
- Is Council conducting itself in a fair and transparent manner that is in the public interest?
Your urgent response to the issues we raise here would be appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
Lionel J. Morrell
President
for and on behalf of Tasmanian Ratepayers Association Inc.
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