2014-08-19 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda - Pages 102-155

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 19 AUGUST 2014


10                        ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY EXPENDITURE POLICY
DOCUMENT IN FOR MATI ON




Author                               Director Corporate Services, Michael Shave
                                     Corporate Services

Index                                ECM/ Governance and Executive / Policies Administration

Attachments                          1.   Entertainment and Hospitality Expenditure Policy


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Director Corporate Services to the Planning & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 19 August 2014 and:
A.                        Rescind the existing Entertainment and Hospitality policy that transferred to Council from
                          the Sunshine Coast Regional Council under the Local Government (De-amalgamation
                          Implementation) Regulation 2013; and
B.                        Adopt the new Entertainment and Hospitality Expenditure policy provided at Attachment 1
                          to the report.



REPORT
Section 196 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 (the regulation) requires Council to
prepare and adopt a policy about the local government’s spending on entertainment or
hospitality.

As part of the de-amalgamation process, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s (SCRC)
Entertainment and Hospitality policy transferred to Noosa Council. The SCRC policy is written to
complement that Council’s specific operational requirements. Inherited policies have been
progressively reviewed to ensure that they align with Noosa Council’s specific operational
requirements and cultural values.

The use of ratepayer funds for entertainment and hospitality requires tight guidelines to ensure
that expenditure is appropriate and meets the public interest test. The regulation provides
specific examples of what is considered reasonable expenditure on entertainment and hospitality
as part of normal Council business.

The policy in Attachment 1 has been framed in accordance with the examples contained in the
regulation, and benchmarked against other similar policies for a number of other Councils in
Queensland for consistency.


Previous Council Consideration

Nil.




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