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Council Record

Ordinary council meeting, 15 November 2021

Ordinary council meeting

15 November 2021

33 agenda items · 26 motions · 2 with recorded votes · 2 declared conflicts of interest · 4 recorded chamber movements · 4 closed-session items

Minutes

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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 Graeme Simpfendorfer · Cr Kat Bennett · Cr Libby Hall · Cr Ron Mildren · Cr Olga Quilty · Cr John Watson
Officers in attendance
Mr M Dixon, Chief Executive Officer · Ms D Mudra, Deputy 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 8.48pm

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 18 items · 21 motions · 2 recorded votes
9 Reports for noting No items recorded
10 Reports for information 7 items
11 Notices of motion 1 item · 1 motion
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 5 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 Olga Quilty declared a general conflict of interest in item 8.13.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Quilty has a child who attends the college.

  • Cr Graeme Simpfendorfer declared a general conflict of interest in item 8.13.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Simpfendorfer has children who attend the college.

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 Olga Quilty left the meeting at 7.33pm, recorded at item 8.13.

    Carried unanimously Conflict of interest disclosure Prior to the commencement of item 8.13 Crs Quilty and Simpfendorfer each disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 5. Crs Quilty and Simpfendorfer left the meeting at 7.33pm

    Minutes, page 84.

  • Cr Graeme Simpfendorfer left the meeting at 7.33pm, recorded at item 8.13.

    Carried unanimously Conflict of interest disclosure Prior to the commencement of item 8.13 Crs Quilty and Simpfendorfer each disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 5. Crs Quilty and Simpfendorfer left the meeting at 7.33pm

    Minutes, page 84.

  • Cr Olga Quilty returned to the meeting at 7.35pm, recorded at item 8.13.

    Crs Quilty and Simpfendorfer returned to the meeting room at 7.35pm after the resolution for item 8.13 was carried

    Minutes, page 84.

  • Cr Graeme Simpfendorfer returned to the meeting at 7.35pm, recorded at item 8.13.

    Crs Quilty and Simpfendorfer returned to the meeting room at 7.35pm after the resolution for item 8.13 was carried

    Minutes, page 84.

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 8.48pm. Minutes

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