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Council Record

Ordinary council meeting, 26 June 2017

Ordinary council meeting

26 June 2017

19 agenda items · 16 motions · 6 declared conflicts of interest · 8 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 · Mr T Ierino, 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 7.13pm

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 · 2 motions
7 Delegates reports 1 item · 1 motion
8 Officers reports for determination 9 items · 8 motions
9 Officers reports for noting 5 items · 5 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 No items recorded
15 Question time and presentation of awards No items recorded

The minutes record that no question was submitted to this meeting.

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 Libby Hall declared a direct conflict of interest in item 9.3.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Hall owns property in the same street as one of those listed in the report.

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared an indirect conflict of interest in item 8.8.

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Mildren’s business has previously been engaged by North East Water in respect to planning scheme amendments.

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

    Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Mildren’s business assisted with a report in respect to the application for permit for 7 Day Street, Wodonga. Cr Bennett also declared a ‘conflicting personal interest’ for item 8.8 Amendment C105. The details for that are included at item 8.8. Ordinary meeting - June 26, 2017

  • Cr Ron Mildren declared a conflict of interest in item 8.8.

    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.

  • Cr Libby Hall declared a conflict of interest in item 9.3.

    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 6.48pm, recorded at item 8.8.

    The nature of the interest was that Cr Bennett is a close friend of one of the land owners affected by Amendment C105. The council resolved that Cr Bennett be exempted from voting on item 8.8. Crs Mildren and Bennett left the meeting at 6.48pm

    Minutes, page 74.

  • Cr Kat Bennett left the meeting at 6.48pm, recorded at item 8.8.

    The nature of the interest was that Cr Bennett is a close friend of one of the land owners affected by Amendment C105. The council resolved that Cr Bennett be exempted from voting on item 8.8. Crs Mildren and Bennett left the meeting at 6.48pm

    Minutes, page 74.

  • Cr Ron Mildren returned to the meeting at 6.50pm, recorded at item 8.8.

    Crs Mildren and Bennett returned to the meeting room at 6.50pm after the resolution for item 8.8 was carried

    Minutes, page 74.

  • Cr Kat Bennett returned to the meeting at 6.50pm, recorded at item 8.8.

    Crs Mildren and Bennett returned to the meeting room at 6.50pm after the resolution for item 8.8 was carried

    Minutes, page 74.

  • Cr Ron Mildren left the meeting at 6.52pm, recorded at item 9.2.

    Carried 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 6.52pm

    Minutes, page 104.

  • Cr Ron Mildren returned to the meeting at 6.53pm, recorded at item 9.2.

    Cr Mildren returned to the meeting room at 6.53pm after the resolution for item 9.2 was carried

    Minutes, page 104.

  • Cr Libby Hall left the meeting at 6.53pm, recorded at item 9.3.

    Carried Prior to the commencement of item 9.3 Cr Hall disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 5. Cr Hall left the meeting at 6.53pm

    Minutes, page 108.

  • Cr Libby Hall returned to the meeting at 6.55pm, recorded at item 9.3.

    Cr Hall returned to the meeting room at 6.55pm after the resolution for item 9.3 was carried

    Minutes, page 108.

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 7.13pm.

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