2021-06-30 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                              30 JUNE 2021


     2      ADOPTION OF 2021-22 BUDGET POLICIES
            Council Resolution
            Moved:           Cr Stockwell
            Seconded:        Cr Lorentson
            That Council note the report by the Director Corporate Services to the Special Meeting
            dated 30 June 2021 and:
            A.   Adopt the Financial Sustainability Policy, which is provided as Attachment 1 to the
                 report.
            B.   Pursuant to section 191 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, adopt for the
                 2021/22 financial year the Investment of Surplus Funds Policy, which is provided
                 as Attachment 2 to the report.
            C.   Pursuant to section 192 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, adopt for the
                 2021/22 financial year the Debt Policy, which is provided as Attachment 3 to the
                 report.
            D.   Adopt the Management of Restricted Cash Policy, which is provided as Attachment
                 4 to the report.
            E.   Adopt the General Rate Donations Policy, which is provided as Attachment 5 to
                 the report.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.

Council Resolution
Moved:           Cr Stewart
Seconded:        Cr Wilkie
That the operation of the Standing Orders or any relevant provision thereof be suspended to allow
Council to receive budget speeches from the Mayor and Councillors.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.
Council Resolution
Moved:           Cr Stewart
Seconded:        Cr Wilkie
That Standing Orders be resumed.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.

     3      ADOPTION OF 2021-22 BUDGET
            Council Resolution 1
            Moved:            Cr Stewart
            Seconded:         Cr Finzel
            That pursuant to section 104 of the Local Government Act 2009 and section 170 of the
            Local Government Regulation 2012, the budget for the financial year ending 30 June
            2022, incorporating statements of income and expenditure, financial position, cash flow,
            changes in equity, long-term financial forecast, revenue statement and revenue policy,
            and 2021/22 capital program as contained in the Noosa Council 2021/22 Budget
            document (provided as Attachment 1 to the Special Meeting report dated 30 June 2021),
            be adopted subject to the correction of an error in the Noosa Council 2021-22 Budget
            Document, page 8, Rates and Charges Comparison to replace the words “Fire
            Management Levy” with “Bushfire Resilience and Response Levy”.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.

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