Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of Council held on Monday 1 November 2021.

Present

The Mayor, Councillor Greg Conkey OAM

Councillor Yvonne Braid OAM

Councillor Dan Hayes

Councillor Rod Kendall (via remote attendance)

Councillor Tim Koschel

Councillor Kerry Pascoe

Councillor Dallas Tout

In Attendance

Acting General Manager                                                        (Mr M Keys)

Director Community                                                               (Mrs J Summerhayes)

Director Infrastructure Services                                            (Mr W Faulkner)

Director Projects (via remote attendance)                          (Mr S Barber)

Chief Financial Officer (via remote attendance)                (Mrs C Rodney)

Chief Operating Officer                                                          (Mr S Gray)

Manager Audit, Risk & Governance                                    (Ms I Hensley)

Corporate Governance Coordinator                                    (Mrs N Johnson)

Prayer

Almighty God,

Help protect our Mayor, elected Councillors and staff.

Help Councillors to govern with justice, integrity, and respect for equality, to preserve rights and liberties, to be guided by wisdom when making decisions and settling priorities, and not least of all to preserve harmony.

Amen. 

Acknowledgement Of Country

Wagga Wagga City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wiradjuri people, and pays respect to Elders past, present and future and extends our respect to all First Nations Peoples in Wagga Wagga.

We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing connection with the land and rivers. We also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Wiradjuri and First Nations communities.

APOLOGIES

Apologies for non-attendance was received and accepted for General Manager, Mr P Thompson and Councillor V Keenan on the Motion of Councillors T Koschel and D Tout.

Declarations Of Interest

No declarations of interest were received.

closed COUNCIL

21/001       RESOLVED:

On the Motion of Councillors D Tout and T Koschel

That the Council now resolve itself into a Closed Council, the time being 5:03pm.

CARRIED

AT THIS STAGE OF THE MEETING THE PRESS AND PUBLIC GALLERY RETIRED FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING.

Confidential Reports

CONF-1    Expression of Interest - Tasman & Edison Road, East Wagga Wagga

21/002       RESOLVED:

On the Motion of Councillors D Hayes and T Koschel

That Council:

a       note and receive the report on EOI submissions

b       agree to sell the nominated properties to the preferred party as identified in the report for the recommended contract price

c       authorise the General Manager or their delegate to negotiate the terms of the sale contract and / or separate agreement on the principles provided in the report

d       authorise the General Manager or their delegate to complete and execute any necessary documents on behalf of Council and provide a copy of the executed agreement to Councillors

e       authorise the affixing of Council’s common seal to all relevant documents as required

f        approve the budget variation/s as detailed in the Financial Implications section of the report

CARRIED

RECORD OF VOTING ON THE MOTION

For the Motion	Against the Motion
Y Braid OAM
G Conkey OAM
D Hayes
R Kendall
T Koschel
K Pascoe
D Tout

Reversion to open COUNCIL

21/003       RESOLVED:

On the Motion of Councillors D Tout and D Hayes

That this meeting of the Closed Council revert to an open meeting of the Council, the time being 5:40pm.

CARRIED

THIS COMPLETED THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING WHICH ROSE AT 5.41pm.

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                                                                                                      MAYOR