2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                             18 JANUARY 2021


     Cr Wilkie returned to the meeting and assumed the chair.



9    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT - DECEMBER 2020
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Finzel
     Seconded:         Cr Lorentson
     That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services to the General Committee
     Meeting dated 18 January 2021 outlining December 2020 year to date financial performance
     against budget, including performance against key financial sustainability indicators.
                                                                         Carried unanimously.


10   APPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL MEMBER TO COUNCILS AUDIT AND RISK
     COMMITTEE
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Lorentson
     Seconded:         Cr Jurisevic
     That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting
     dated 18 January 2021 in relation to the vacancy for an external member on Council’s Audit
     and Risk Committee and:
     A.    Thank Scott Williams for his outstanding contribution to the Audit and Risk Committee
           in his capacity as the Chairperson of that committee for the past 6 ½ years;
     B.    Appoint Tim Cronin as the external Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee for a
           term of 3 years; and
     C.    Appoint Kerry Phillips as an external member of the Audit and Risk Committee for a
           term of 2 years.
                                                                       Carried unanimously.



7    CLOSED SESSION


     CLOSURE OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC

     Committee Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Jurisevic
     Seconded:         Cr Wegener
     That the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to section 254J(3)(g) of the Local
     Government Regulation 2012 for the purpose of discussing a commercial matter involving
     the Council including negotiations regarding a contract proposed to be made by it in relation
     to Item 11 – Environment Levy Proposed Land Purchase.
                                                                          Carried unanimously.




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