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Extraordinary Council Meeting

Council Chambers, Gundagai

6:00PM, Thursday 20th March, 2025

Administration Centres:  1300 459 689

Extraordinary Council Meeting Agenda

20 March 2025

The Mayor & Councillors

Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council

PO Box 420

Cootamundra NSW 2590

NOTICE OF MEETING

An Extraordinary Meeting of Council will be held in the Council Chambers, Gundagai on:

Thursday, 20th March, 2025 at 6:00PM

The agenda for the meeting is enclosed.

Roger Bailey

Interim General Manager

Live Streaming of Meetings Statement

This meeting is streamed live via the internet and an audio-visual recording of the meeting will be publicly available on Council's website.

By attending this meeting, you consent to your image and, or, voice being live streamed and publicly available. Please refrain from making any defamatory statements.

Statement of Ethical Obligations

The Mayor and Councillors are bound by the Oath/Affirmation of Office made at the start of the Council term to undertake their civic duties in the best interests of the people of Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council and to faithfully and impartially carry out the functions, powers, authorities and discretions vested in them under the Local Government Act or any other Act, to the best of their skill and judgement.

It is also a requirement that the Mayor and Councillors disclose conflicts of interest in relation to items listed for consideration on the Agenda or which are considered at this meeting in accordance with Council’s Code of Conduct and Code of Meeting Practice.

Extraordinary Council Meeting Agenda

20 March 2025

AGENDA

Order Of Business

1 Acknowledgement of Country. 4

2 Open Forum.. 4

3 Apologies. 4

4 Disclosures of Interest 4

5 Confidential Items. 5

5.1 Closed Council Report 5

5.2 Dog on the Tuckerbox Water Supply Deed. 5

5.3 Resumption of Open Council Meeting. 5

5.4 Announcement of Closed Council Resolutions. 5

1            Acknowledgement of Country

Council acknowledges the Wiradjuri people, the Traditional Custodians of the Land at which the meeting is held and pays its respects to Elders, both past and present, of the Wiradjuri Nation and extends that respect to other Aboriginal people who are present.

ADJOURN MEETING FOR OPEN FORUM

2            Open Forum

RESUME OPEN MEETING

3            Apologies

4            Disclosures of Interest

Extraordinary Council Meeting Agenda

20 March 2025

5            Confidential Items

5.1         Closed Council Report

DOCUMENT NUMBER	433681
REPORTING OFFICER	Teresa Breslin, Executive Assistant to Mayor and General Manager
AUTHORISING OFFICER	Roger Bailey, Interim General Manager
RELEVANCE TO COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN	4. Collaborative and progressive leadership 4.1 A clear strategic direction that is delivered upon
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS	There are no Financial implications associated with this report.
LEGISLATIVE IMPLICATIONS	To facilitate compliance with sections 10 and 11 of the Local Government Act 1993.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS	There are no Policy implications associated with this report.
ATTACHMENTS	Nil

Note

Council’s Code of Meeting Practice allows members of the public present to indicate whether they wish to make representations to the meeting, before it is closed to the public, as to whether that part of the meeting dealing with any or all of the matters listed should be closed.

RECOMMENDATION

1. Item 5.2 be considered in closed Council at which the press and public are excluded in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Local Government Act, 1993 and related public interest reasons detailed.

2.      In accordance with section 11 (2) and (3) of the Local Government Act, 1993, the reports, correspondence and other documentation relating to Item  be withheld from the press and public.

5.2         Dog on the Tuckerbox Water Supply Deed

Provisions for Confidentiality

Section 10A (2) (c)  – The Confidential Report contains information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the Council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business; and

Section 10A (2) (g)  – The Confidential Report contains advice concerning litigation, or advice as comprises a discussion of this matter, that would otherwise be privileged from production in legal proceedings on the ground of legal professional privilege.

Public Interest

It is considered that discussions of this matter in open Council would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest as it would be prejudice Council's ability to secure the optimum outcome for the community.