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Island Council meeting

001/25 IC

Thursday, January 23, 2025

9:44 AM - 1:30 PM
Location

V.A. Lopes Legislative Hall

Chair
Alida Francis
Explanation

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INVITED TO THE PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ISLAND COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 OF THE RULES OF ORDER ISLAND COUNCIL WHICH WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2025 AT 9:30 AM IN THE V.A. LOPES LEGISLATIVE HALL.


EVERYONE CAN INSPECT THE DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE MEETING AT:
- THE OFFICE OF THE ISLAND REGISTRY GOVERNMENT GUEST HOUSE AND/OR
- ON WWW.STATIAGOVERNMENT.COM/ GOVERNMENT/ISLANDCOUNCIL.


THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE TRANSMITTED LIVE ON 92.3 FM.

Agenda items

  1. 1

    The chairlady extends warm wishes to the Island Council and the Community of St Eustatius.

  2. 2

    Councilman van Putten announces that a moment of silence be held for the late Mr. Ellis Woodly due to his passing. 


    Request was honoured and a moment of silence was held.

  3. 3

    Chairlady: Councilman van Putten through the Island Registrar has requested 2 additional agenda point.


    Island Council members agree to have the agenda points added.

  4. 4

    Incoming documents / Ingekomen stukken

    Period / Title
    145-148 2024 Incoming Documents
  5. 5

    Island Council decision list / Besluistenlijst eilandsraad

    Description / Omschrijving
    List of Decisions & Commitments 28 November 2024
  6. 6

    Decision

    Ordinance Normenkader & Controle protocol 2024 is adopted by acclamation.

    Island Council decision / Eilandsraad besluit

    Description
    001-2025ER Normenkader Raadsvoorstel en -besluit

    Ordinances / Verorderingen

    Topic / Onderwerp
    Eilandsverordening Normenkader en Controleprotocol Sint Eustatius 2024
  7. 7

    The agenda point was placed by Councilman van Putten to provide clarity by the Executive Council on the number of interest free loans that have been taken in recent time.



    Deliberation was done on this topic.



    Agenda point discussed.

  8. 8

    This agenda point was placed by Councilman van Putten to gain clarity from the Executive Council on the current status.



    The Commissioner of constitutional affairs Ms. Leerdam, mentions that this discussion should be brought back to the people to see how they want to fill in Autonomy. The IC passed a resolution in 2017, do we still subscribe to that? How do we want to fill that in? Based on that feedback we will go forward. The Island Council can decide but the people must be taken along.



    Agenda point discussed.

  9. 9

    Chairlady Francis: Mentions a Townhall meeting for the 30th of January, at the Lions' Den with the Island Council and Executive Council. (Political Dialogue Platform)

  10. 10
    Closing