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Council Record

Ordinary council meeting, 23 February 2026

Ordinary council meeting

23 February 2026

16 agenda items · 21 motions · 19 with recorded votes · 2 declared conflicts of interest · 3 closed-session items

Minutes Agenda

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

Present
Cr Michael Gobel · Cr Libby Hall · Cr Cassie Aldridge · Cr Michelle Cowan · Cr Josh Knight · Cr Ron Mildren · Cr Olga Quilty
Officers in attendance
Mr M Hyde, Chief Executive Officer · Ms S Ryan, Director Community and Partnerships · Mr B Quill, Director Corporate · Mr L Schultz, Director Infrastructure and Growth
Venue
the Council Chamber at 104 Hovell St, Wodonga as minuted
Opened
6pm, closed 9.21pm

Agenda

1 Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country No items recorded
2 Apologies, leave of absence, and attendance by electronic means No items recorded
3 Good Governance Pledge No items recorded
4 Declaration of conflict of interest No items recorded
5 Confirmation of minutes from previous meeting 1 item · 1 motion · 1 recorded vote
6 Question time No items recorded

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7 Petitions No items recorded
8 Delegates reports No items recorded
9 Reports for determination 9 items · 17 motions · 15 recorded votes
10 Reports for noting No items recorded
11 Reports for information 2 items
12 Notices of motion No items recorded
13 General business No items recorded
14 Urgent business No items recorded
15 Confidential business 4 items · 3 motions · 3 recorded votes

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Conflicts of interest declared

  • Mr M Hyde, Chief Executive Officer declared a conflict of interest in item 15.5 as printed; item not located in the parsed agenda.

    The minutes print this declaration as “CEO”; the name and role are the only person this meeting records in that role.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: the report deals with the appointment of an independent advisor on the CEO's employment and remuneration.

  • Mr B Quill, Director Corporate declared a conflict of interest in item 15.5 as printed; item not located in the parsed agenda.

    The minutes print this declaration as “Director Corporate”; the name and role are the only person this meeting records in that role.

    The minutes record the declaration but not its nature.

Minutes from this period publish the vote count and name how each councillor voted.

Meeting closed 9.21pm. Minutes

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Wodonga Council
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