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MINUTES
Special Meeting
Thursday, 29 June 2017
commencing at 10am
Council Chambers, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin
Committee: Crs Tony Wellington (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Ingrid Jackson,
Joe Jurisevic, Frank Pardon, Brian Stockwell, Frank Wilkie
“Noosa Shire – different by nature”
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Section 2
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 29 JUNE 2017
PURPOSE OF MEETING
The purpose of the Special Meeting was to:
1. Adopt Noosa Council’s 2017/18 Operational Plan, Budget and associated documents; and
2. Consider new delegations for the Planning Act 2016, Planning Regulation 2017 and
Development Assessment Rules.
1 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
COUNCILLORS
Councillor T Wellington, Mayor
Councillor J Glasgow
Councillor J Jurisevic
Councillor F Pardon
Councillor B Stockwell
Councillor F Wilkie
EXECUTIVE
B de Chastel, Chief Executive Officer
A Rogers, Director Community Services
M Shave, Director Corporate Services
A Hull, Acting Director Planning & Infrastructure
D Iezzi, Executive Manager
APOLOGIES
Councillor I Jackson
The meeting commenced at 10.01am.
Procedural Motion
Moved: Cr Wellington
Seconded: Cr Wilkie
That the operation of the Standing Orders or any relevant provision thereof be suspended to allow
Council to hold open discussion on the 2017/18 Operational Plan, Budget and associated
documents.
Carried.
Procedural Motion
Moved: Cr Wellington
Seconded: Cr Jurisevic
That Standing Orders be resumed.
Carried.
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Section 3
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2 ADOPTION OF THE 2017/18 OPERATIONAL PLAN, BUDGET AND ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURE
1 OPERATIONAL PLAN
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Pardon
Seconded: Cr Wilkie
That Council, pursuant to section 174 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for
the 2017/18 financial year its annual Operational Plan 2017/18, provided as
Attachment 1.
Carried.
2 2017/18 BUDGET
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Glasgow
Seconded: Cr Stockwell
That Council:
1. Adopt the Financial Sustainability Policy, which is provided as Attachment 2.
2. Pursuant to section 191 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the
2017/18 financial year the Investment of Surplus Funds Policy, which is provided
as Attachment 3.
3. Pursuant to section 192 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the
2017/18 financial year the Debt Policy, which is provided as Attachment 4.
4. Pursuant to section 198 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt the
Procurement Policy, which is provided as Attachment 5.
5. Pursuant to section 169 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the
2017/18 financial year:
a) the Revenue Policy, which is provided as Attachment 6;
b) the Revenue Statement, which is provided as Attachment 7; and
c) the long-term financial forecast for the period 2017/18 to 2026/27, which is
provided as part of Attachment 8.
6. Pursuant to section 169(1)(b) of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the
2017/18 financial year:
a) the statement of comprehensive income
b) the statement of financial position;
c) the statement of cash flows;
d) the statement of changes in equity; and
e) details of financial sustainability ratios,
which are provided as Attachment 8.
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Section 4
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 29 JUNE 2017
7. 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
set out in Attachment 9.
8. Pursuant to section 80 and section 81(3) of the Local Government Regulation
2012, for the 2017/18 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.
9. Pursuant to section 94(1)(a) of the Local Government Act and section 80 of the
Local Government Regulation, levy, for the 2017/18 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.
10. Pursuant to section 77 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Pursuant to section 94(1)(b)(ii) of the Local Government Act and section 99 of
the Local Government Regulation, levy for the 2017/18 financial year the utility
charges for waste management set out in the Revenue Statement.
14. Pursuant to section 94(1)(b)(iii) of the Local Government Act and section 103 of
the Local Government Regulation, levy for the 2017/18 financial year the
separate rates and charges set out in the Revenue Statement.
15. Pursuant to section 97(1) of the Local Government Act fix, for the 2017/18
financial year, the cost recovery fees and commercial charges and the regulatory
fees and commercial charges provided as Attachment 11.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
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Section 5
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 29 JUNE 2017
20. 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.
21. Adopt the 2017/18 Capital Works Program which is provided as Attachment 12.
Carried.
3 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Stockwell
Seconded: Cr Jurisevic
That Council adopt its Organisational Structure which is provided as Attachment 13.
Carried.
3 NEW DELEGATIONS FOR THE PLANNING ACT 2016, PLANNING REGULATION 2017
& DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT RULES
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Stockwell
Seconded: Cr Jurisevic
That Council note the report by the Manager, Planning & Environment regarding new
delegations for the Planning Act 2016, Planning Regulation 2017 and Development
Assessment Rules to the Special Meeting dated 29 June 2017 and:
A. Repeal the delegations for the Planning Act 2016 as adopted by Council at the Ordinary
Meeting of 15 June 2017;
B. Pursuant to section 257 of the Local Government Act 2009, agree to delegate the
powers for the Planning Act 2016, Planning Regulation 2017 & Development
Assessment Rules as detailed in Attachment 1 to the report.
Carried.
4 MEETING CLOSURE
The meeting closed at 10.48am.
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