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Minutes Extraordinary Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Gundagai
6:00PM, Monday 10TH JANUARY, 2022
Administration Centres: 1300 459 689 |
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Minutes Extraordinary Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Gundagai
6:00PM, Monday 10TH JANUARY, 2022
Administration Centres: 1300 459 689 |
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Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes |
10 January 2022 |
MINUTES OF Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Extraordinary Council
Meeting
HELD AT THE Council
Chambers, Gundagai
ON Monday, 10 January
2022 AT 6:00PM
PRESENT: Cr Charlie Sheahan (Mayor), Cr Leigh Bowden (Deputy Mayor), Cr Les Boyd, Cr Logan Collins, Cr Trevor Glover, Cr David Graham, Cr Gil Kelly, Cr Abb McAlister, Cr Penny Nicholson
IN ATTENDANCE: Linda Wiles (Acting General Manager), Ganesh Ganeshamoorthy (Manager Assets), Mark Ellis (Manager Civil Works), Sally Atkinson (Acting Manager Development, Building and Compliance), Andrew Brock (Manager Facilities), John Chapman (Interim Manager Finance and Customer Service), Glen McAtear (Manager Regulatory Services), Matt Stubbs (Manager Technical Services)
The Chairperson acknowledged the Wiradjuri people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land at which the meeting was held and paid his respects to Elders, both past and present, of the Wiradjuri Nation and extended that respect to other Aboriginal people who were present.
2 Open Forum
The Open Forum is not held at an Extraordinary Meeting.
An apology was received by Phillip McMurray (General Manager).
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Under Section 233A of the Local Government Act, 1993 Councillor must take an oath of office or make an affirmation of office at, or before the first meeting of the Council after the election. Accordingly the oath or affirmation of office of the newly elected councillors is to be conducted at this meeting. Oaths or affirmations of office must be taken individually by each councillor and be recorded in the Minutes of this Extraordinary Meeting. Cr’s Leigh Bowden and Penny Nicholson pledged their role as Councillor by Affirmation. Cr’s Gil Kelly, Glover, Collins, Sheahan, Boyd, McAlister and Graham pledged their role as Councillor by Oath.
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5.1.2 Election of the Mayor for the term 10th January 2022 - September, 2023 |
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Resolution 001/2022 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover 1. In accordance with Schedule 7 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 Council determined the method of electing the Mayor be by Ordinary Ballot. 2. Councillor Charlie Sheahan was elected Mayor for the January, 2022 to September, 2023 term. 3. Council determined to elect a Deputy Mayor. |
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5.1.3 Election of the Deputy Mayor 10th January 2022 - September, 2023 |
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Resolution 002/2022 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Logan Collins 1. Subject to Council resolving to elect a Deputy Mayor (previous Item on the agenda) the election of the Deputy Mayor for the 10th January, 2022 to September, 2023 term proceed. 2. In accordance with Schedule 7 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 Council determined the method of electing the Deputy Mayor be by Ordinary Ballot. 3. Cr Bowden was elected Deputy Mayor for the January, 2022 to September, 2023 term. |
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Resolution 003/2022 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Logan Collins Pursuant to section 291A(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1993 (the Act) Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council declares that casual vacancies occurring in the office of a councillor within 18 months after the last ordinary election of councillors for the Council on 4 December 2021 are to be filled by a countback of votes cast at that election for the office in accordance with section 291A of the Act and directs the General Manager to notify NSW Electoral Commissioner of the Council’s decision within 7 days of the decision. |
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Resolution 004/2022 Moved: Cr Penny Nicholson Seconded: Cr Leigh Bowden 1. Following the review of the delegations of the General Manager in accordance with section 380 of the Local Government Act 1993, the General Manager, or the person who acts in that position, continue to be granted all of the functions, powers, duties and authorities of the Council that it may lawfully delegate under the Local Government Act 1993, any other Act, regulation, instrument, rule or the like (including any functions, powers, duties and authorities delegated to the Council by any authority, body, person or the like) except those functions prescribed in section 377(1) of the Local Government Act 1993. 2. The General Manager, or the person who acts in that position, be granted the additional delegation to authorise urgent works and other expenditures outside of the adopted budget up to an amount of $20,000. |
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Resolution 005/2022 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover A Councillor, or where required Councillors, be nominated as delegate, or delegates to the committees detailed in the report. The following delegate, or delegates, were nominated to the Committees:
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5.1.7 Meeting Dates for Ordinary Meetings of Council for 2022 |
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Resolution 006/2022 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Logan Collins 1. The Ordinary Meetings of Council be held on the fourth (4th) Tuesday of the Month from January to November at 6:00pm. 2. The Ordinary Meeting held in December remain on the second Tuesday at 6:00pm. 3. The current arrangement of alternating meetings between Cootamundra and Gundagai remain. 4. Alternatives to the current meeting arrangements be considered if requested. 5. The Ordinary Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, 25th January, 2022 be brought forward to 2:00pm. |
The Meeting closed at 6:47PM.
The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 25 January 2022.
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CHAIRPERSON GENERAL MANAGER