ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 19 FEBRUARY 2026 · 2026-02-19 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                               19 FEBRUARY 2026


11.2.2.     COUNCILLOR REMUNERATION UPDATE

            That Council:
            A. Note the report by the People & Culture Manager to the Services &
               Organisation Committee dated 10 February 2026 regarding the Local
               Government Remuneration Commission Annual Report 2025; and
            B. Approves the remuneration increase of 3.25% for Mayor, Deputy Mayor and
               Councillors effective from 1 July 2026.


11.2.3.     SOURCING RECOMMENDATION: DRFA 2025 - RECONSTRUCTION
            PROJECT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY

            That Council
            A. Note the report by the Disaster Reconstruction Coordinator to the Services and
               Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 February 2026 regarding contracts
               applicable to the execution of work related to Disaster Reconstruction
            B. Pursuant to section 257 (1) of the Local Government Act 2009, delegate to the
               Chief Executive Officer the power to negotiate, finalise, execute, amend and
               administer contracts on behalf of Council that are directly related to the
               construction    for    the   repair,    reconstruction   or    betterment   of
               infrastructure. Specifically, those contracts approved by QRA for
               reconstruction funding under the DRFA program, for work that commences in
               the 2026 and 2027 calendar years.
            C. Resolve that the delegation in Item B above is not limited by any general
               financial delegations that apply to exercising the Chief Executive Officer’s
               power and may be exercised to bind Council to a contract sum that exceeds
               the Chief Executive Officer's general financial delegation; and
            D. Resolve to convene the Procurement Contracts Assessment Working Team
               (PCAWT) to provide advice to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the
               exercise of the CEO’s delegation pursuant to Item B above.


11.2.4.     CAPITAL PROGRAM 2025 - 2026 DELIVERY STATUS REPORT

            That Council
            A. Note the report by the Principal Infrastructure Planner to the Services &
               Organisation Committee Meeting, 10 February 2026, providing an update on
               the 2025/26 Capital Works Program as at 31 December 2025.
            B. Note the correction of the error in Table 1 – Capital Finance data as at 31
               December 2025 Actual Year to Date to read $12,400,000.



11.2.5.     CN24799 COMPOSTING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) OUTCOME AND
            RECOMMENDATION TO COMMENCE EARLY CONTRACTOR
            INVOLVEMENT (ECI)

            That Council:
            A. Note the report by the Waste Manager to the Services & Organisation
               Committee dated 10 February 2026 regarding the Composting Facility
               procurement process;
            B. Approve the selection of Orez Solutions Pty Ltd as the successful respondent
               to Request for Tender CN24799 (the Procurement Process) for a contract
               amount of no greater than $1,100,000 (excluding GST);