2021-11-18 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                      18 NOVEMBER 2021


10   CLOSED SESSION

     Nil.




11   PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

     1.     BRIAN O’CONNOR
            Q1. Can the council confirm whether the wages, superannuation and staff costs of the
                Noosa Council Heritage Coordinator position are paid from the annual ratepayer
                Heritage Levy and not from general rates, as is the case with the vast bulk of
                council employees and, if so, whether there are other instances of staff wages
                being met from other levies, such as the Environmental Levy and the Sustainable
                Transport Levy?
            Q2. Would Noosa Council consider paying the staff costs of the Heritage Coordinator
                position from general revenue, thereby allowing that person's wages, employer
                superannuation contributions etc to be re-directed to heritage preservation tasks,
                including (but not exclusively) those performed by the Noosa Shire Museum, which
                is not guaranteed regular annual hypothecated funding from the Heritage Levy for
                the work it does?


     2.     BREE JOHNSON / SUNSHINE BUTTERFLIES
            Q1. Cr Lorenston has provided a response to our initial questions and we are respectful
                of Council’s position. However we believe that letters of support as well as the 640
                signatures via change.org (215 of those signatures are in the Noosa Shire Council
                Area) and multiple signatures collected by Bree Johnson from Noosa residents,
                shows a strong case for need to have the bike/walking path extended from Lake
                Cooroibah to Silverwood Drive. Our question is, what more do we need to provide
                to further substantiate our case?




12   NEXT MEETING

     The next Ordinary Meeting will be held on 16 December 2021 at the Council Chambers,
     9 Pelican Street, Tewantin commencing at 5pm.




13   MEETING CLOSURE




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