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Central Coast committee adopts policy for unsolicited business proposals
The Governance and Finance Committee voted 3-2 to adopt the Unsolicited Proposals Policy, but the public minutes do not detail how the policy will operate.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Central Coast Council’s Governance and Finance Committee adopted the Unsolicited Proposals Policy in a recorded 3-2 vote.
The motion was moved by Councillor Doug Eaton OAM and seconded by Mayor McNamara. The minutes record Councillors Jared Wright and Eaton, and Mayor McNamara, voting for it, with Councillors Helen Crowley and Jane Smith against.
The resolution adopted the policy in Attachment 1 to the report titled “Unsolicited Proposals Policy - for Adoption”. The public minutes do not set out the policy’s submission, assessment or decision-making rules, or state whether the full Council later considered it.
What deserves a closer look
The source records committee adoption and a 3-2 vote. It does not record a separate full-Council adoption decision for this policy.
The supplied minutes identify the policy and its attachment but do not provide its detailed submission or assessment rules.
The 4-1 vote at the start of P30 belongs to the preceding Intellectual Property Policy item, not the Unsolicited Proposals Policy.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Was the policy later put to the full Council, and if so, what was the outcome?
What submission, assessment and decision rules does the adopted policy contain?
When did the policy take effect, and where is its public copy available?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The committee adopted the Unsolicited Proposals Policy in Attachment 1 of the report. The motion was moved by Cr Eaton OAM and seconded by Mayor McNamara.
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. CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Crowley and Cr Smith 2.5 CCTV Policy - for Adoption RESOLVED by EXCEPTION on the MOTION as MOVED by Cr Wright and SECONDED by Cr Eaton OAM: GFC-26/58 That the Committee: 1.
Item 2.4, GFC-26//57: motion and carried result
Open original minutes ↗The minutes declare the motion carried, listing Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara and Cr Eaton OAM for it, and Cr Crowley and Cr Smith against: three votes to two.
CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Crowley and Cr Smith 2.5 CCTV Policy - for Adoption RESOLVED by EXCEPTION on the MOTION as MOVED by Cr Wright and SECONDED by Cr Eaton OAM: GFC-26/58 That the Committee: 1.
Item 2.4, GFC-26//57: vote immediately before item 2.5
Open original minutes ↗The minutes list the Unsolicited Proposals Policy as item 2.4, for adoption.
2.2 Artificial Intelligence Framework - for Adoption .........................................................................8 2.3 Intellectual Property Policy - for Adoption ....................................................................................9 2.4 Unsolicited Proposals Policy - for Adoption .................................................................................9 2.5 CCTV Policy - for Adoption ...............................................................................................................10 2.6 Review of Land Transaction Policy - for Adoption ...................................................................10
Table of contents, item 2.4
Open original minutes ↗The Governance and Finance Committee meeting was 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
Minutes title and meeting date
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from 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 adopted the Unsolicited Proposals Policy on 10 November 2026.
- The motion was recorded as GFC-26//57 and referred to Attachment 1 of the “Unsolicited Proposals Policy - for Adoption” report.
- The motion was moved by Cr Doug Eaton OAM and seconded by Mayor McNamara.
- The minutes declared the motion carried, listing three votes for and two against.
- The available minutes do not include the policy’s detailed provisions or a separate full-Council adoption decision.
Why it matters
- Businesses, suppliers and other proponents can identify a council policy specifically dealing with unsolicited proposals, although the public minutes do not explain the process or record a separate full-Council decision.