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Council Record

Ordinary council meeting, 18 February 2019

Ordinary council meeting

18 February 2019

16 agenda items · 9 motions · 1 with recorded votes · 6 declared conflicts of interest · 2 recorded chamber movements · 2 closed-session items

Minutes as read

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Present
Cr Anna Speedie · Cr Kat Bennett · Cr Libby Hall · Cr Danny Lowe · Cr Ron Mildren · Cr Brian Mitchell · Cr John Watson
Officers in attendance
Ms D Mudra, Acting Chief Executive Officer · Ms N Klein, Director Business Services · Ms K Davies, Acting Director Community Development · Mr L Schultz, Director Planning and Infrastructure
Venue
the Council Chamber – 104 Hovell St, Wodonga as minuted
Opened
6pm, closed 7.15pm

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 4 items · 4 motions · 1 recorded vote
9 Officers reports for noting No items recorded
10 Officers reports for information 6 items
11 Notices of motion No items recorded
12 Petitions 1 item · 1 motion
13 Council seal No items recorded
14 Urgent business No items recorded
15 Question time No items recorded

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16 Confidential business 3 items · 1 motion

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

Conflicts of interest declared

  • Cr Kat Bennett declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 8.4.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Bennett’s family live in the immediate area.

  • Cr Libby Hall declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 16.2.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Hall owns two blocks of land in Kinchington Estate.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 12.1.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Mildren’s business has been engaged by at least one of the businesses at Junction Place connected to the proposed motion.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 16.2.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Mildren’s business has previously worked for the applicants in respect to the variation to the section 173 agreement. Ordinary meeting - February 18, 2019

  • Cr Anna Speedie declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 16.2.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Speedie’s previous partner has a section 173 agreement that would be impacted.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared a conflict of interest in item 12.1.

    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 6.55pm, recorded at item 12.1.

    Carried Conflict of interest disclosure Prior to the commencement of item 12.1 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 6.55pm

    Minutes, page 106.

  • Cr Ron Mildren returned to the meeting at 6.59pm, recorded at item 12.1.

    Cr Mildren returned to the meeting room at 6.59pm after the resolution for item 12.1 was carried

    Minutes, page 106.

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Meeting closed 7.15pm.

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