Minutes

Demerger Transition Committee Meeting

Council Chambers, Gundagai

6pm, Tuesday 14th July, 2026

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Demerger Transition Committee Meeting Minutes

14 July 2026

MINUTES OF Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Demerger Transition Committee Meeting
HELD AT THE Council Chambers, Gundagai
ON Tuesday, 14 July 2026 AT 6pm

PRESENT:                 Cr Abb McAlister (Mayor), Cr David Graham, Cr Penny Nicholson, Cr Ethan Ryan (online), Cr Gil Kelly (online).

IN ATTENDANCE:     Cr Danyal Syed (online), Peter Bascomb (Demerger Transition Manager), Roger Bailey (Interim General Manager), Linda Wiles (Manager Business) (online).

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            Apologies, Leave of Absence, and AUDIO-VISUAL attendance requests 

2.1         Apologies

Committee Resolution  

Moved:      Cr David Graham

Seconded:  Cr Gil Kelly

That the apology received from Cr Rosalind Wight (Deputy Mayor) be accepted.

Carried

2.2         Leave of Absence

Nil

2.3         Audio-visual attendance requests

Nil

3            Disclosures of Interest

Nil

4            Confirmation of Minutes

4.1         Minutes of the Demerger Transition Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 16 June 2026

Committee Resolution  

Moved:      Cr Ethan Ryan

Seconded:  Cr Penny Nicholson

That the Minutes of the Demerger Transition Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 16 June 2026 be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting.

Carried

5            General Manager’s Report

5.1         General Manager Office

5.1.1      Consideration of Shared Services

Committee Resolution  

Moved:      Cr Gil Kelly

Seconded:  Cr Penny Nicholson

That the committee recommend to Council that, for the purposes of the Financial Sustainability Plan currently being reviewed, the draft organisational structures for the two successor Councils not include any shared services.

Carried

5.1.2      Community Stratgic Plans for the Successor Councils

Committee Resolution  

Moved:      Cr Ethan Ryan

Seconded:  Cr David Graham

That the Committee note the process and expenditure for the development of a draft Community Strategic Plan for each of the successor Councils.

Carried

5.1.3      Demerger Transition Update - LGNSW Planning Meeting

Committee Resolution  

Moved:      Cr Gil Kelly

Seconded:  Cr Ethan Ryan

That the committee notes the report in relation to the Demerger Transition Update – LGNSW Planning Meeting.

Carried

5.1.4      Financial Sustainability Plan Schedule

Committee Resolution  

Moved:      Cr Gil Kelly

Seconded:  Cr David Graham

That the Committee notes the report in relation to the Financial Sustainability Plan Schedule.

Carried

The Meeting closed at 6:21pm.

CHAIRPERSON	INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER