Minutes

Extraordinary Council Meeting

Alby Schultz meeting Centre, Cootamundra

6:00pm, Tuesday 16th December, 2025

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Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes

16 December 2025

MINUTES OF Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Extraordinary Council Meeting
HELD AT THE Alby Schultz meeting Centre, Cootamundra
ON Tuesday, 16 December 2025 AT 6:00pm

PRESENT:                 Cr Rosalind Wight (Deputy Mayor), Cr Logan Collins, Cr Les Cooper, Cr David Graham, Cr Gil Kelly, Cr Penny Nicholson, Cr Ethan Ryan

IN ATTENDANCE:     Roger Bailey (Interim General Manager), Trevor Dando (Acting Deputy General Manager - Operations), Linda Wiles (Manager Business), Thomas Hogg (Acting Manager Engineering Gundagai),

1            welcome

The Chairperson welcomed councillors and community members to the meeting.

2            Open Forum

Nil

3            Apologies and Leave of Absence 

3.1         Apologies

Resolution  280/2025

Moved:      Cr Les Cooper

Seconded:  Cr Gil Kelly

That:

1. The apology received from Cr McAlister (Mayor) be accepted and leave of absence granted.

2. Council notes that Cr Syed was absent from the Extraordinary Council Meeting.

Carried

4            Disclosures of Interest

Nil

5            General Manager’s Report

5.1         Finance

5.1.1      Presentation of Audited 2025 Financial Statements

Resolution  281/2025

Moved:      Cr David Graham

Seconded:  Cr Les Cooper

That Council suspend the standing orders to receive a presentation from the NSW Audit Office.

Carried

Resumption of Standing Orders

Resolution  282/2025

Moved:      Cr David Graham

Seconded:  Cr Les Cooper

A motion was moved that Council resume standing orders at 6.31pm.

Carried

Resolution  283/2025

Moved:      Cr Ethan Ryan

Seconded:  Cr Logan Collins

That Council note the presentation by the NSW Audit Office on the 2024-25 Financial Statements.

Carried

5.1.2      Quarterly Budget Review Statement - September 2025

Resolution  284/2025

Moved:      Cr David Graham

Seconded:  Cr Penny Nicholson

That Council:

1.   Note the completion of the September 2025 Quarterly Budget Review.

2.   Adopt the variations as outlined in the attachment totalling a net $1,638,758.

Carried

5.2         Engineering Gundagai

5.2.1      Traffic Matters - Humelink Project

Resolution  285/2025

Moved:      Cr Logan Collins

Seconded:  Cr Gil Kelly

That Council:

1. Note the report.

2.   Delegate the authority to Acting Deputy General Manager, in consultation with Councillors McAlister, Nicholson and Graham, to apply to Transport for NSW for speed zone reductions in the Adjungbilly area and surrounds.  

3.   That a single 'Give Way' sign and line marking be installed on Red Hill Road for the narrow bridge crossing Adjungbilly Creek, giving way to traffic travelling North-Easterly towards Adjungbilly Road.

4.   Investigate the replacement of the existing ‘Narrow Bridge’ signage with ‘Give Way’ signage at the Gobarralong Bridge, with the direction and placement to be determined by Council engineers.

Carried

The Meeting closed at 6:52pm.

CHAIRPERSON

GENERAL MANAGER