2015-06-12 Special Meeting Minutes

Section 2

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                       12 JUNE 2015


PURPOSE OF MEETING

The purpose of the Special Meeting was to consider Noosa Council’s 2015/16
Operational Plan, Budget and associated documents.


1   ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

    COUNCILLORS
    Councillor N Playford, Mayor
    Councillor B Abbot (arrived at 10am)
    Councillor S Bolton
    Councillor J Jurisevic
    Councillor F Pardon
    Councillor T Wellington
    Councillor F Wilkie

    EXECUTIVE
    B de Chastel, Chief Executive Officer
    M Drydale, Director Planning & Infrastructure
    A Rogers, Director Community Services
    M Shave, Director Corporate Services
    D Iezzi, Executive Manager

    APOLOGIES
    Nil.

    The meeting commenced at 9.33am.




2   NOOSA COUNCIL 2015/16 OPERATIONAL PLAN, BUDGET, BUDGET POLICIES AND
    ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

    Councillors considered the documentation contained in the Special Meeting Agenda and
    requested the following amendments:

    1    OPERATIONAL PLAN 2015/16
            Page 7, Working in partnership with our community: include an additional item to
             read “Work with our community by developing local economic initiatives”
            Page 8, Setting policy and strategy: correct typographical error in heading;
            Page 9, Quality service delivery: move item 2 “Resolving Noosa North Shore
             land tenure issues” to section 4, page 10;
            Page 9, Quality service delivery: include an additional item to read “Community
             engagement focus”;
            Page 10, Looking after community assets: add the words “and Kinmond Creek
             Road” to item 3;
            Page 11, A sustainable Council: in item 4, replace the word “annual” with
             “regular”; and
            Page 11, A sustainable Council:             include an additional item to read
             “Implementation of financial sustainability policy”.

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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                             12 JUNE 2015


     2      BUDGET
               Inclusion of an additional $75,000 in the budget for fixed Unitywater charges for
                Community Groups/Associations;
               Inclusion of a General Rate increase equivalent to 1.3% (CPI); and
               Rating Comparison: Amendment of wording to reflect “rates and charges”.


     3      BUDGET POLICIES
            Financial Sustainability Policy
             Page 1, paragraph 1: correct typographical error to replace the word “is” with “it”.
            Revenue Policy - No change.
            Revenue Statement
             Inclusion of a General Rate increase equivalent to 1.3% (CPI).

            Investment of Council Funds Policy - No change.
            Debt Management Policy - No change.


     4      ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
            No change.




NOOSA COUNCIL 2015/16 OPERATIONAL PLAN, BUDGET, BUDGET POLICIES AND
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Council Resolution
Moved:            Cr Wellington
Seconded:         Cr Bolton

That Council note the reports presented to the Special Meeting dated 12 June 2015 detailing the
proposed 2015/16 Operational Plan, Budget, Budget Policies and Noosa Council Organisational
Structure and request staff to make the required amendments to the documentation and present
them for adoption at the Special Meeting on 29 June 2015.
                                                                                       Carried.



3    MEETING CLOSURE

     The Meeting closed at 12.58pm.




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