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Ordinary Council Meeting |
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MINUTES OF THE Ordinary Council Meeting HELD ON 02 September 2010 |
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The following document is the minutes of the Council meeting held on 2 September 2010. These minutes are subject to confirmation as to their accuracy at the next meeting to be held on 16 September 2010 and therefore subject to change. Please refer to the minutes of 16 September 2010 for confirmation.
PRESENT
Cr Rhonda Hoban (Mayor) |
Cr John Ainsworth |
Cr Brian Finlayson |
Cr Janet Court |
Cr Elaine South |
Cr Anne Smyth |
ALSO PRESENT
Michael Coulter (General Manager) |
Noel Chapman (Acting Director Engineering Services) |
Greg Meyers (Director Environment & Planning) |
Monika Schuhmacher (Minute Secretary) |
APOLOGIES
Cr Paula Flack, Cr Mike Moran OAM and Cr Martin Ballangarry OAM
PRAYER
Pastor Peter Lott from C3 Church offered a prayer and a minute’s silence for the passing of former employee, Matthew Vinen, on behalf of the Nambucca Minister's Association.
disclosure of interest
Councillor R Hoban (Mayor) declared a non-pecuniary significant conflict of interest in:
Item 11.5 Tender - T026/2010 - Supply of Crusher Run - Ex Bin Maintenance and Emergency Work; Item 11.6 Tender - T027/2010 - Supply of Raw Feed Ex Bin; and Item 11.7 Tender - T026/2010 - Supply of Crusher Run - Ex Bin Maintenance and Emergency Work under the Local Government Act as Cr Hoban negotiated conditions of consent for the operation of one of the competing suppliers. Cr Hoban left the meeting for the duration of these three items.
Councillor Smyth declared a non-pecuniary significant conflict of interest in Item 10.6 Costs Settlement to Environmental Defenders Office DA2004/136 under the Local Government Act as Cr Smyth states that the EDO represented the Nambucca Valley Conservation Association Inc (NVCA) in relation to the Court Case from which these costs arose. Cr Smyth was formerly a member of the NVCA and there may be a public perception of conflict of interest in this matter. Cr Smyth left the meeting for this item.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES - Ordinary Council Meeting 19 August 2010
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2360/10 RESOLVED: (Smyth/Finlayson) That the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting of 19 August 2010 be confirmed. |
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR Smyth
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR Hoban
ASKING OF QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE
There were no questions where Notice had been received.
QUESTIONS FOR CLOSED MEETING WHERE DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED
There were no questions for Closed Meeting where due Notice had been received.
General Manager Report
2363/10 RESOLVED: (Ainsworth/Smyth)
That the list of outstanding actions and reports be noted and received for information by Council. |
General Manager Report – LATE
Director Environment and Planning Report
Director Environment and Planning Report – LATE
Cr Smyth left the meeting for this Item at 6.07 pm and returned at the conclusion of this Item at 6.09 pm.
Director Engineering Services Report
The Mayor (Cr Hoban) left the meeting for Items 11.5, 11.6 and 11.7 at 6.11 pm and the Deputy Mayor (Cr Court) took the chair for the duration of these three items.
The Mayor returned at the conclusion of Item 11.7 and resumed the Chair the time being 6.15 pm.
CLOSURE
There being no further business the Mayor then closed the meeting the time being 6.16 pm.
Confirmed and signed by the Mayor on 16 September 2010.
CR RHONDA HOBAN
MAYOR
(CHAIRPERSON)