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MINUTES
Special Meeting
Monday, 29 June 2015
commencing at 9.30am
Council Chambers, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin
Crs Noel Playford (Chair), Bob Abbot, Sandy Bolton, Joe Jurisevic,
Frank Pardon, Tony Wellington, Frank Wilkie
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Section 2
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 29 JUNE 2015
PURPOSE OF MEETING
The purpose of the Special Meeting was to adopt Noosa Council’s 2015/16 Operational
Plan, Budget and associated documents.
1 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
COUNCILLORS
Councillor N Playford, Mayor
Councillor B Abbot
Councillor S Bolton
Councillor F Pardon
Councillor T Wellington
Councillor F Wilkie
EXECUTIVE
B de Chastel, Chief Executive Officer
M Shave, Director Corporate Services
A Rogers, Director Community Services
M Drydale, Director Planning & Infrastructure
D Iezzi, Executive Manager
APOLOGIES
Councillor J Jurisevic
The meeting commenced at 9.30am.
2 ADOPTION OF THE 2015/16 OPERATIONAL PLAN, BUDGET AND ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURE
OPERATIONAL PLAN
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Abbot
Seconded: Cr Pardon
That Council, pursuant to section 174(1) of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the
2015/16 financial year its annual Operational Plan 2015/16, provided as Attachment 1.
Carried.
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2015/16 BUDGET
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Wilkie
Seconded: Cr Bolton
That Council:
1. Adopt the Financial Sustainability Policy, which is provided as Attachment 2.
2. Pursuant to section 192 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the 2015/16
financial year an Investment of Council Funds Policy, which is provided as
Attachment 3.
3. Pursuant to section 192 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the 2015/16
financial year a Debt Management Policy, which is provided as Attachment 4.
4. Pursuant to section 169(2) of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the 2015/16
financial year:
a) a Revenue Policy, which is provided as Attachment 5;
b) a Revenue Statement, which is provided as Attachment 6; and
c) the long-term financial forecast for the period 2015/16 to 2024/25, which is
provided as part of Attachment 7.
5. Pursuant to section 169(1)(b) of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the
2015/16 financial year:
a) the statement of comprehensive income
b) the statement of financial position;
c) the statement of cash flow;
d) the statement of changes in equity; and
e) details of financial sustainability ratios,
which are provided as Attachment 7.
6. Pursuant to section 169(6) of the Local Government Regulation, determines that the
total value of the change in the rates and utility charges levied for the financial year
compared with the rates and utility charges levied in the previous budget is 1.8% as
set out in Attachment 8.
7. Pursuant to section 80 and section 81(3)(a) of the Local Government Regulation 2012,
for the 2015/16 financial year:
a) adopt a differential rating system; and
b) resolve that the different categories of rateable land and a description of those
categories are as stated in Table 1 of the Revenue Statement.
8. Pursuant to section 94(1)(a) of the Local Government Act and section 80 of the Local
Government Regulation, levy, for the 2015/16 financial year, general rates on all
rateable land in the local government area at the differential general rate set out for
each category of rateable land in Table 2 of the Revenue Statement.
9. Pursuant to section 77(1) of the Local Government Regulation, fix a minimum general
rate for each category of rateable land in the amounts set out in Table 2 of the Revenue
Statement.
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10. Pursuant to section 81(4) and (5) of the Local Government Regulation, delegate the
power to identify the rating category to which each parcel of rateable land belongs to
the Chief Executive Officer.
11. Pursuant to section 94(1)(b)(i) of the Local Government Act and section 94 of the Local
Government Regulation:
a) levy the special rates and charges set out in the Revenue Statement; and
b) adopt the overall plan for each special rate and charge set out in Appendix 1-9
of the Revenue Statement.
12. Pursuant to section 94(1)(b)(ii) of the Local Government Act and section 99 of the Local
Government Regulation, levy for the 2015/16 financial year the utility charges for waste
management set out in the Revenue Statement.
13. Pursuant to section 94(1)(b)(iii) of the Local Government Act and section 103 of the
Local Government Regulation, levy for the 2015/16 financial year the separate rates
and charges set out in the Revenue Statement.
14. Pursuant to section 97(1) of the Local Government Act fix, for the 2015/16 financial
year, the cost recovery fees and commercial charges and the regulatory fees and
commercial charges provided as Attachment 9.
15. Pursuant to Section 118 of the Local Government Regulation, resolve that rates and
charges must be paid within thirty (30) days after the date of issue of a rates notice.
16. Pursuant to section 129 of the Local Government Regulation, allow the payment of
certain rates and charges by instalment in the circumstances, and on the terms, set out
in the Revenue Statement.
17. Pursuant to section 130 of the Local Government Regulation, resolve that it allow a
discount for the prompt payment of certain rates and charges on the terms set out in
the Revenue Statement.
18. Pursuant to section 133 of the Local Government Regulation, resolve that interest be
payable on overdue rates and charges in the way, and at the rate, set out in the
Revenue Statement.
19. Pursuant to section 120, section 121 and section 122 of the Local Government
Regulation, grant concessions for rates and charges to certain ratepayers, and classes
of ratepayers, as set out in the Revenue Statement.
20. Adopt the 2015/16 Capital Works Program which is provided as Attachment 10.
Carried.
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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Bolton
Seconded: Cr Pardon
That Council adopt its Organisational Structure which is provided as Attachment 11.
Carried.
3 MEETING CLOSURE
The Meeting closed at 9.33am.
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