Annual Report 2015-16

Table of Contents
Our Previous Council 2014-2016 ................................................................................................. 2
Our New Council from April 2016 ................................................................................................ 2
Mayor’s Message .......................................................................................................................... 3
Chief Executive Officer’s Message .............................................................................................. 4
The Year in Review ....................................................................................................................... 5
Reportable Disclosures .............................................................................................................. 12
   Information relating to Councillors ............................................................................................. 12
      Remuneration ........................................................................................................................ 12
      Reportable Council resolutions for the period ........................................................................ 14
      Councillors’ expenses and resources provided ...................................................................... 14
      Summary of expenses/reimbursements paid to Councillors for the period ............................. 15
      Councillor meeting attendance .............................................................................................. 16
      Complaints about Councillors ................................................................................................ 17
   Overseas travel ......................................................................................................................... 18
   Executive remuneration ............................................................................................................. 18
   Commitment to equal opportunity employment.......................................................................... 19
   Administrative action complaints ............................................................................................... 19
   Council registers ....................................................................................................................... 20
   Community grants 2015/16 ....................................................................................................... 20
   Discretionary funds.................................................................................................................... 24
   Beneficial enterprises ................................................................................................................ 24
   Business activities ..................................................................................................................... 26
   Significant business activity ....................................................................................................... 26
   Competitive neutrality ................................................................................................................ 27
   Commercial business units........................................................................................................ 27
   Services, facilities and activities, for which special rates/charges levied .................................... 27
   Summary of concessions for rates and charges ........................................................................ 28
      General rate concessions ...................................................................................................... 28
      Deferral of general rates ........................................................................................................ 28
      Interest charges on deferred rates ......................................................................................... 29
      Available pensioner concessions for the period ..................................................................... 29
   Invitations to change tenders ..................................................................................................... 30
   Audit and Risk Committee ......................................................................................................... 30
   Internal Audit ............................................................................................................................. 30
Community Financial Report – 2015/16 ..................................................................................... 31
Financial Statements 2015/16 .................................................................................................... 39




Noosa Council Annual Report 2015/16                                                                                                     Page 1