Annual Report 2014-15

Table of Contents
Our Council ................................................................................................................................... 2
Mayor’s Message .......................................................................................................................... 3
Chief Executive Officer’s Message .............................................................................................. 4
The Year in Review ....................................................................................................................... 5
Reportable Disclosures .............................................................................................................. 10
   Information relating to Councillors ............................................................................................. 10
      Remuneration ........................................................................................................................ 10
      Reportable Council resolutions for the period ........................................................................ 11
      Councillors’ expenses and resources provided ...................................................................... 12
      Summary of expenses/reimbursements paid to Councillors for the period ............................. 12
      Complaints about Councillors ................................................................................................ 14
   Overseas travel ......................................................................................................................... 15
   Executive remuneration ............................................................................................................. 15
   Commitment to equal opportunity employment.......................................................................... 15
   Administrative action complaints ............................................................................................... 16
   Council registers ....................................................................................................................... 17
   Community grants 2014-2015 ................................................................................................... 17
   Discretionary funds.................................................................................................................... 21
   Beneficial enterprises ................................................................................................................ 21
   Business activities ..................................................................................................................... 22
   Significant business activity ....................................................................................................... 22
   Competitive neutrality ................................................................................................................ 22
   Commercial business units........................................................................................................ 24
   Services, facilities and activities, for which special rates/charges levied .................................... 24
   Summary of concessions for rates and charges ........................................................................ 25
      General rate concessions ...................................................................................................... 25
      Deferral of general rates ........................................................................................................ 25
      Interest charges on deferred rates ......................................................................................... 26
      Available pensioner concessions for the period ..................................................................... 26
   Invitations to change tenders..................................................................................................... 27
   Audit Committee........................................................................................................................ 27
   Internal Audit ............................................................................................................................. 27
Community Financial Report – 2014/15 ..................................................................................... 28
Financial Statements 2014-15 .................................................................................................... 37




Noosa Council Annual Report 2014/15                                                                                                     Page 1