Minutes Ordinary Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Gundagai
6:00PM, Tuesday 23rd January, 2024
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Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes |
23 January 2024 |
MINUTES OF Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Ordinary Council
Meeting
HELD AT THE Council
Chambers, Gundagai
ON Tuesday, 23 January
2024 AT 6:00PM
PRESENT: Cr Charlie Sheahan (Mayor), Cr Gil Kelly (Deputy Mayor), Cr Leigh Bowden, Cr Les Boyd, Cr Logan Collins, Cr Trevor Glover, Cr David Graham, Cr Abb McAlister, Cr Penny Nicholson
IN ATTENDANCE: Steve McGrath (Interim General Manager), Paul Woods (Interim Deputy General Manager - CCD), Matt Stubbs (Deputy General Manager - Operations), Linda Wiles (Manager Business), Zac Mahon (Manager Finance), Michael Mason (Interim Manager Sustainable Development), Mark Ellis (Manager Engineering Cootamundra), Thomas Hogg (Acting Manager Engineering Gundagai), Wayne Bennett (Manager Regional Services Cootamundra)
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.
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3 Apologies and Leave of Absence
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3.2 Leave of Absence
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5.1 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 12 December 2023 |
Resolution 001/2024 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover 1. The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 12 December 2023 be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting. 2. The Confidential Minutes of the Closed Session of Council held on Tuesday 12 December 2023 be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting. |
Resolution 002/2024 Moved: Cr Gil Kelly Seconded: Cr David Graham The information in the Councillor Engagements Mayoral Minute be received and noted. |
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Resolution 003/2024 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson The Christmas in Coota overview provided by Coota Co-op be noted. |
8.1.2 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly 2024 |
Resolution 004/2024 Moved: Cr Gil Kelly Seconded: Cr Leigh Bowden 1. The 2024 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly discussion paper, attached to the report, be received and noted. 2. Motions be considered at the next Councillor Workshop scheduled for 13 February 2024. 3. A further report be submitted to the next Ordinary Council Meeting to provide further information on the National General Assembly, and to determine potential Motions for submission to ALGA. |
8.1.3 Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils (REROC) Meeting Minutes |
Resolution 005/2024 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr David Graham The draft Minutes of the Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils (REROC) Board Meeting held on 8 December 2023, attached to the report, be received and noted. |
8.2.1 Stockinbingal Ellwood's Hall s.355 Committee Meeting Minutes |
Resolution 006/2024 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover The Minutes of the Stockinbingal Ellwood’s Hall s.355 Committee Ordinary Meeting held on 23 November 2023 and 12 December 2023, attached to the report, be received and noted. |
8.2.2 Cootamundra Heritage Centre Management s.355 Committee Meeting Minutes |
Resolution 007/2024 Moved: Cr Les Boyd Seconded: Cr Abb McAlister The Minutes of the Cootamundra Heritage Centre Management s.355 Committee Meeting held 4 December 2023, attached to the report, be received and noted. |
Resolution 008/2024 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Abb McAlister The Finance Update report, be received and noted. |
Resolution 009/2024 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr David Graham The Restricted Cash Reconciliation report, be received and noted. |
Resolution 010/2024 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson The report detailing Council Cash and Investments as at 31 December 2023, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 011/2024 Moved: Cr Les Boyd Seconded: Cr Leigh Bowden The Cootamundra Engineering Report for the month of January 2024 be noted. |
Resolution 012/2024 Moved: Cr Abb McAlister Seconded: Cr David Graham 1. The Gundagai Engineering Report for the month of January 2024 be noted. 2. Council lobby State and Federal member to expedite Disaster Recovery Funding. |
8.7 Regional Services Gundagai
8.7.1 Regional Services Gundagai Works Report for December 2023 |
Resolution 013/2024 Moved: Cr Trevor Glover Seconded: Cr David Graham The Regional Services Gundagai Report for December 2023, be received and noted. |
8.8 Regional Services Cootamundra
Resolution 014/2024 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Logan Collins The Cootamundra Regional Services Department, Monthly Works Report be received and noted. |
9 Motion of which Notice has been Given
Resolution 015/2024 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson That a report be prepared and submitted to Council enabling Councils consideration for funding and organising the Christmas celebration in Cootamundra until such time as an appropriate organisation has the capacity to manage it. |
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The Meeting closed at 6:49pm
The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 27 February 2024.
CHAIRPERSON |
GENERAL MANAGER |