Minutes

Extraordinary Council Meeting

Council Chambers, Gundagai

6:00pm, Tuesday 20th May, 2025

Administration Centres:  1300 459 689

Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes

20 May 2025

MINUTES OF Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Extraordinary Council Meeting
HELD AT THE Council Chambers, Gundagai
ON Tuesday, 20 May 2025 AT 6:00pm

PRESENT:                 Cr Abb McAlister (Mayor), Cr Les Cooper, Cr David Graham, Cr Penny Nicholson, Cr Ethan Ryan (online), Cr Danyal Syed (online)

IN ATTENDANCE:     Roger Bailey (Interim General Manager), Trevor Dando (Deputy General Manager - Operations), Linda Wiles (Manager Business), Peter Smith (Interim Manager Finance), Michael Mason (Interim Manager Sustainable Development)

1            Acknowledgement of Country

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

Nil

3            Apologies and Leave of Absence 

3.1         Apologies

Apology

Resolution  097/2025

Moved:      Cr David Graham

Seconded:  Cr Les Cooper

That the apology received from Crs Wight (Deputy Mayor), Kelly, and Collins be accepted and leave of absence granted.

Carried

3.2         Leave of Absence

Nil

4            Disclosures of Interest

Nil

5            General Manager’s Report

5.1         Business

5.1.1      Draft Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program, and Operational Plan

Resolution  098/2025

Moved:      Cr Penny Nicholson

Seconded:  Cr David Graham

1. The draft 2025-2035 Community Strategic Plan (CSP), draft 2025-2029 Delivery Program (DP), (incorporating the 10-Year LTFP), draft 2025-2026 Operational Plan (OP) (incorporating Budget, Revenue Policy, and Fees & Charges), and draft Workforce Management Plan, be placed on public exhibition for twenty-eight (28) days, with the following amendments:

a. Water Charges be increased by 10%

b. The Revenue Policy being updated to advise that the purpose of the annual charges for water supply services and sewerage services proposed to be made under sections 501 of the Local Government Act 1993 is for both the provision of water supply services and sewerage services to parcels with an existing service, and the proposed provision of water supply services and sewerage services to parcels to which an extended water supply or sewerage service is proposed to be provided by Council.

c. The Revenue Policy being updated with the Minimum Domestic Tipping charge for loads up to 100kg of $18.50

d. The Revenue Policy being updated for charges at the Cootamundra Airport, including a definition of ‘Commercial’.

2.   A further report be submitted to the Ordinary Meeting of Council scheduled to be held 24 June, 2025, to consider submissions received, if any, during the Public Exhibition period, and to formally adopt these documents.

Carried

The Meeting closed at 6:25pm.

The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 27 May 2025.

CHAIRPERSON	GENERAL MANAGER