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Council Record

Ordinary council meeting, 18 October 2021

Ordinary council meeting

18 October 2021

27 agenda items · 20 motions · 2 declared conflicts of interest · 2 recorded chamber movements · 2 closed-session items

Minutes Agenda

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The minuted document describes this as a “Fixed meeting” — council's own wording at the time for its scheduled meeting.

Present
Cr Kev Poulton · Cr Kat Bennett · Cr Libby Hall · Cr Ron Mildren · Cr Olga Quilty · Cr Graeme Simpfendorfer · Cr John Watson
Officers in attendance
Mr M Dixon, Chief Executive Officer · Ms S Hogg, Director Community Development · Ms N Klein, Director Finance and Systems · Mr L Schultz, Director Planning and Infrastructure
Venue
the Council Chamber – 104 Hovell St, Wodonga as minuted
Opened
6pm, closed 8.40pm

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 Reports for determination 15 items · 15 motions
9 Reports for determination 1 item · 1 motion
10 Reports for information 6 items
11 Notices of motion No items recorded
12 Petitions No items recorded
13 Council seal No items recorded
14 General business No items recorded
15 Urgent business No items recorded
16 Question time No items recorded

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17 Confidential business 3 items · 1 motion

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18 Confidential urgent business No items recorded
19 Close of meeting 1 item · 2 motions

Conflicts of interest declared

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared a general conflict of interest in item 8.15.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Mildren’s business has previously done work on the Riverside Estate for the developers.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared a conflict of interest in item 8.15.

    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 Ron Mildren left the meeting at 7.56pm, recorded at item 8.15.

    Carried unanimously Conflict of interest disclosure Prior to the commencement of item 8.15 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 7.56pm

    Minutes, page 82.

  • Cr Ron Mildren returned to the meeting at 7.58pm, recorded at item 8.15.

    Cr Mildren returned to the meeting room at 7.58pm after the resolution for item 8.15 was carried

    Minutes, page 82.

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 8.40pm. Minutes

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