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Central Coast committee adopts intellectual property policy after 4-1 vote
The Governance and Finance Committee adopted the policy on 10 November, with Cr Jane Smith voting against it.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Central Coast Council’s Governance and Finance Committee adopted its Intellectual Property Policy in a 4-1 vote on 10 November 2026.
The resolution, GFC-26/56, adopted the policy in Attachment 1 of the report. Cr Jared Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Helen Crowley and Cr Doug Eaton OAM voted for it, while Cr Jane Smith voted against it.
The public minutes record the committee’s adoption, but do not show whether the full Council later made a separate decision. They also do not include the policy text, so the vote alone does not establish what changes it makes to the ownership, licensing or use of intellectual property held or created by Council.
What deserves a closer look
The minutes clearly record adoption by the Governance and Finance Committee, not a separate adoption by the full Council.
The public minutes identify the policy as an attachment but do not reproduce its contents, so its practical effect cannot be assessed from this record alone.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Did the full Council later adopt or endorse the Intellectual Property Policy?
What changes, if any, does the policy make to the ownership, licensing or use of intellectual property held or created by Council?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The meeting was a Central Coast Council Governance and Finance Committee meeting held on 10 November 2026.
OFFICIAL Central Coast Council MINUTES of the Governance and Finance Committee Meeting held in Function Room 2 2 Hely Street, Wyong Tuesday 10 November 2026 Members Status Cr Jared Wright, Chairperson Present Cr Kyle MacGregor, Deputy Chairperson Apology Cr Helen Crowley, Member Present Cr Doug Eaton OAM, Member Present Cr Jane Smith, Member Present (Items 1.1 - 3.2) Mayor McNamara Present Council Officers Status Jamie Loader, Chief Executive Officer Present Marissa Racomelara, Director Corporate Services Present Boris Bolgolf, Director Infrastructure Services Present Phil Cantillon, Acting Director, Community and Recreation Services Present
Meeting heading
Open original minutes ↗The committee adopted the Intellectual Property Policy in Attachment 1 under resolution GFC-26/56.
b. Receives a further report at the conclusion of the exhibition period outlining the results of the engagement and any proposed changes to the policy. CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Crowley, Cr Eaton OAM and Cr Smith AGAINST: Nil Central Coast Council Governance and Finance Committee Minutes 10 November 2026 Page 8 OFFICIAL 2.3 Intellectual Property Policy - for Adoption 8:12pm A MOTION was MOVED by Cr Wright and SECONDED by Cr Eaton OAM: GFC-26/56 That the Committee adopts the Intellectual Property Policy in Attachment 1 of this report. CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Crowley and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Smith 2.4 Unsolicited Proposals Policy - for Adoption 8:13pm A MOTION was MOVED by Cr Eaton OAM and SECONDED by Mayor McNamara: GFC-26//57 That the Committee adopts the Unsolicited Proposals Policy in Attachment 1 of the 'Unsolicited Proposals Policy - for Adoption' report.
Item 2.3, 8:12pm, GFC-26/56, and its carried vote immediately before item 2.4
Open original minutes ↗The recorded vote was four in favour and one against, with Cr Smith voting against.
CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Crowley and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Smith 2.4 Unsolicited Proposals Policy - for Adoption 8:13pm A MOTION was MOVED by Cr Eaton OAM and SECONDED by Mayor McNamara: GFC-26//57 That the Committee adopts the Unsolicited Proposals Policy in Attachment 1 of the 'Unsolicited Proposals Policy - for Adoption' report.
Vote recorded immediately before item 2.4
Open original minutes ↗Source record
This report is based on the public minutes of Central Coast Council’s Governance and Finance Committee meeting held on 10 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Governance and Finance Committee met on 10 November 2026.
- Resolution GFC-26/56 adopted the Intellectual Property Policy in Attachment 1.
- The resolution passed with four votes for and one against.
- Cr Jane Smith was the only recorded vote against the policy.
Why it matters
- The committee has adopted the policy at committee level, but the public minutes do not explain its practical effect or establish whether the full Council has separately adopted it.