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Council Record

Ordinary council meeting, 19 March 2018

Ordinary council meeting

19 March 2018

20 agenda items · 19 motions · 1 with recorded votes · 8 declared conflicts of interest · 10 recorded chamber movements

Minutes as read

Page numbers beside each item are pages of this document, and each opens it there.

Present
Cr Anna Speedie · Cr Kat Bennett · Cr Libby Hall · Cr Danny Lowe · Cr Ron Mildren · Cr Tim Quilty · Cr John Watson
Officers in attendance
Ms P Harrington, Chief Executive Officer · Ms N Klein, Director Business Services · Ms D Mudra, Director Community Development · Mr L Schultz, Director Planning and Infrastructure
Venue
the Council Chamber – 104 Hovell St, Wodonga as minuted
Opened
6pm, closed 8.09pm

Agenda

1 Calling to order No items recorded
2 Statement of acknowledgement No items recorded
3 Apologies and requests for leave of absence No items recorded
4 Declaration under Acts, Regulations, Codes or Local Laws No items recorded
5 Declaration by councillors of any conflict of interest No items recorded
6 Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting 1 item · 1 motion
7 Delegates reports No items recorded
8 Officers reports for determination 11 items · 12 motions · 1 recorded vote
9 Officers reports for noting 4 items · 4 motions
10 Officers reports for information 3 items
11 Notices of motion No items recorded
12 Petitions No items recorded
13 Council seal No items recorded
14 Urgent business 1 item · 2 motions
15 Question time and presentation of awards No items recorded

The minutes carry a question time heading but record no question under it: nothing, or only the meeting procedure rules and other business. They do not say whether a question was received. No matching public record located.

16 Confidential business No items recorded
17 Confidential urgent business No items recorded
18 Close of meeting No items recorded

Conflicts of interest declared

  • Cr Kat Bennett declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 8.7.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Bennett is employed by Gateway Health and the organisation has applied for funding from the community grants scheme.

  • Cr Libby Hall declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 8.7.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Hall has volunteered for Friends of Willow Park and the organisation has applied for funding from the community grants scheme.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 8.11.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Mildren’s business Living Streets Design Pty Ltd has been engaged to do unrelated work for an adjoining landowner.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 9.2.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Mildren’s business Living Streets Design Pty Ltd has undertaken work in the past for one of the landowners who obtained a permit. Ordinary meeting - March 19, 2018

  • Cr Anna Speedie declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 8.9.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Speedie’s domestic partner is one of the developers of the Estate. Acting Chairperson At this point Cr Speedie noted that due to her conflict of interest an acting Chairperson would need to be elected for item 8.9. Cr Speedie asked for nominations for the position of acting Chairperson when item 8.9 was before the meeting. Cr Watson nominated Cr Bennett, and the nomination was seconded by Cr Lowe. There were no other nominations. In the absence of any other nominations the Mayor declared Cr Lowe elected to the position of acting Chairperson for item 8.9 on the agenda.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared a conflict of interest in item 8.11.

    The minutes record the declaration but not its nature.

  • Leon Schultz, Director Planning and Infrastructure declared a conflict of interest.

    The minutes print this declaration as “Director Planning and Infrastructure, Leon Schultz”; the name and role are named in the declaration and in this meeting's attendance.

    The minutes record the declaration but not its nature.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared a conflict of interest in item 9.2.

    The minutes record the declaration but not its nature.

Chamber movements recorded

Who the minutes record leaving the chamber and returning, in the order stated. Declaring an interest and leaving the room are separate facts, and this site does not state why anyone left.

  • Cr Kat Bennett left the meeting at 6.48pm, recorded at item 8.7.

    Defeated Conflict of interest disclosures Prior to the commencement of item 8.7 Crs Bennett and Hall each disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 5. Crs Bennett and Hall left the meeting at 6.48pm

    Minutes, page 52.

  • Cr Libby Hall left the meeting at 6.48pm, recorded at item 8.7.

    Defeated Conflict of interest disclosures Prior to the commencement of item 8.7 Crs Bennett and Hall each disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 5. Crs Bennett and Hall left the meeting at 6.48pm

    Minutes, page 52.

  • Cr Kat Bennett returned to the meeting at 7.02pm, recorded at item 8.7.

    Crs Bennett and Hall returned to the meeting room at 7.02pm after the resolution for item 8.7 was carried

    Minutes, page 52.

  • Cr Libby Hall returned to the meeting at 7.02pm, recorded at item 8.7.

    Crs Bennett and Hall returned to the meeting room at 7.02pm after the resolution for item 8.7 was carried

    Minutes, page 52.

  • Cr Ron Mildren left the meeting at 7.29pm, recorded at item 8.11.

    Conflict of interest disclosure Prior to the commencement of item 8.11 Cr Mildren disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 5. Cr Mildren left the meeting at 7.29pm

    Minutes, page 95.

  • Cr Ron Mildren returned to the meeting at 7.37pm, recorded at item 8.11.

    Cr Mildren returned to the meeting room at 7.37pm after the resolution for item 8.11 was carried

    Minutes, page 95.

  • Patience Harrington, Chief Executive Officer left the meeting, recorded at item 8.11.

    Conflict of interest disclosure by officers The Chief Executive Officer, Patience Harrington and the Director Planning and Infrastructure, Leon Schultz disclosed a conflict of interest for this item and left the Officers reports for determination Planning and Infrastructure Highway (cont’d) meeting room while the matter was before the meeting

    Minutes, page 95.

  • Leon Schultz, Director Planning and Infrastructure left the meeting, recorded at item 8.11.

    Conflict of interest disclosure by officers The Chief Executive Officer, Patience Harrington and the Director Planning and Infrastructure, Leon Schultz disclosed a conflict of interest for this item and left the Officers reports for determination Planning and Infrastructure Highway (cont’d) meeting room while the matter was before the meeting

    Minutes, page 95.

  • Cr Ron Mildren left the meeting at 7.41pm, recorded at item 9.2.

    Carried Conflict of interest disclosure Prior to the commencement of item 9.2 Cr Mildren disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 5. Cr Mildren left the meeting at 7.41pm

    Minutes, page 114.

  • Cr Ron Mildren returned to the meeting at 7.42pm, recorded at item 9.2.

    Cr Mildren returned to the meeting room at 7.42pm after the resolution for item 9.2 was carried

    Minutes, page 114.

Minutes from this period bind the officer reports into the same document and record the outcome of each motion without a vote count or a named division, so none is shown.

Meeting closed 8.09pm.

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