MINUTES OF THE
Ordinary Council Meeting
HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 19 April 2016
COMMENCING AT 7.00pm
Attendance
Cr J Davis OAM (Mayor), Cr C Gryllis (Deputy Mayor), Cr A Brown, Cr K Duffy, Cr R Gander, Cr J Hamling, Cr N Jones, Cr R Kidd, Cr S Munro, Cr G Taylor, Cr R Turner, Cr J Whitton
General Manager, Director Corporate and Commercial Services, Acting Director Development Services (Hodges), Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services, Acting Director Technical Services (Gailey), Manager Administration and Governance, Plant and Depot Manager
1.2 OPENING PRAYER
PASTOR TIM WHITE OF THE EVER UPWARD CHURCH LED THE COUNCIL IN PRAYER
1.3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
1.4 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Nil
Cr Gryllis and Cr Gander presented the Mayor and Council with awards received at the Blue Star National Awards in Toodyay WA.
Nil
3 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting
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RESOLVED - 16/133 Cr J Whitton/Cr R Gander That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 5 April 2016 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of the Council meeting held on 5 April 2016. |
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RESOLVED - 16/134 Cr R Kidd/Cr S Munro That the Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 12 April 2016 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of the Council meeting held on 12 April 2016. |
MATTER ARISING
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RESOLVED - 16/135 Cr J Whitton/Cr R Gander That Council make appropriate representations in support of the efforts of Dubbo City Council in attempting to host the TV Week Logie Awards in Dubbo.
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4 Notices of Motion/Notices of Rescission
Nil
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TRIM Reference: 2016/795 |
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RESOLVED - 16/136 Cr R Gander/Cr R Turner 1 That the resolutions made by the Planning and Development Committee at its meeting held on 5 April 2016 be noted. 2 That the resolutions made by the Employment and Economic Development Policy Committee at its meeting held 5 April 2016 be noted. 3 That the resolutions made by the Infrastructure Policy Committee at its meeting held on 5 April 2016 be noted. 4 That the resolutions made by the Sport and Recreation Policy Committee at its meeting held on 5 April 2016 be noted. 5 That the resolutions made by the Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee at its meeting held on 5 April 2016 be noted. 6 That the resolutions made by the Finance Policy Committee at its meeting held on 5 April 2016 be noted, noting the recommendation regarding the allocation of a donation of $3,000 for Orange Push for Palliative Inc. is dealt with in another report to this meeting of Council. 7 That the resolutions made by the Services Policy Committee at its meeting held on 5 April 2016 be noted.
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TRIM Reference: 2016/817 |
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RESOLVED - 16/137 Cr C Gryllis/Cr S Munro That the information provided in the report by the Manager Administration and Governance on Questions Taken on Notice be acknowledged.
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TRIM Reference: 2016/763 |
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RESOLVED - 16/138 Cr K Duffy/Cr R Kidd 1 That Council receives the Statement of Investments as at 31 March 2016. 2 That Council receives and adopts the certification of the Responsible Accounting Officer.
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TRIM Reference: 2016/841 |
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MOTION Cr C Gryllis/Cr K Duffy 1 That Council remain a member of Evocities for 2016/17, with a report to be provided on outcomes of this membership. 2 That Council request the name of Evocities to be changed to a more meaningful name.
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THE MOTION ON BEING PUT TO THE MEETING WAS LOST
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MATTERS ARISING
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RESOLVED - 16/139 Cr R Kidd/Cr R Turner That Orange City Council withdraw its membership of Evocities and thank the current and past Chairpersons of Evocities for their assistance and efforts in the campaign.
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RESOLVED - 16/140 Cr C Gryllis/Cr R Gander That the $65,000 previously identified for the Evocities program be directed to promotion of Orange in the Sydney area.
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TRIM Reference: 2016/842 |
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RESOLVED - 16/141 Cr R Gander/Cr R Kidd That the $3,000 donation to Orange Push for Palliative Inc. be funded from the remaining $1,381 Major Promotions allocation and $1,619 from the Sports Participant allocation.
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In accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, in the opinion of the General Manager, the following business is of a kind as referred to in Section 10A(2) of the Act, and should be dealt with in a Confidential Session of the Council meeting closed to the press and public.
In response to a question from the Mayor, the General Manager advised that no written submissions had been received relating to any item listed for consideration by the Closed Meeting of Council.
The Mayor extended an invitation to any member of the public present at the meeting to make a presentation to the Council as to whether the meeting should be closed for a particular item.
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RESOLVED - 16/142 Cr C Gryllis/Cr S Munro That Council adjourn into a Closed Meeting and members of the press and public be excluded from the Closed Meeting, and access to the correspondence and reports relating to the items considered during the course of the Closed Meeting be withheld unless declassified by separate resolution. This action is taken in accordance with Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act, 1993 as the items listed come within the following provisions: 6.1 Supply and Delivery of One Backhoe/Loader This item is classified CONFIDENTIAL under the provisions of Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, which permits the meeting to be closed to the public for business relating to (d)ii information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council. 6.2 Acquisition of land within Airport precinct This item is classified CONFIDENTIAL under the provisions of Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, which permits the meeting to be closed to the public for business relating to (c) information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the Council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business. |
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council adjourned for the conduct of the Closed Meeting at 7.52pm.
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council resumed at 8.22pm.
7 Resolutions from Closed Meeting
The Mayor read out the following resolutions made in the Closed Meeting of Council.
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TRIM Reference: 2016/804 |
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RESOLVED - 16/143 Cr R Gander/Cr S Munro That Council purchase one MST 642 Series 6 backhoe loader from GCM Agencies Pty Ltd for the sum of $137,500 (GST inclusive) and a trade-in price for Council’s existing backhoe for the sum of $38,500 (GST inclusive).
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Division of Voting |
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Voted For |
Cr J Davis (Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr R Gander, Cr C Gryllis, Cr J Hamling, Cr N Jones, Cr R Kidd, Cr S Munro, Cr G Taylor, Cr R Turner, Cr J Whitton, Cr A Brown |
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Voted Against |
Nil |
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Absent |
Nil |
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TRIM Reference: 2016/718 |
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MOTION Cr C Gryllis/Cr R Gander That Council: 1 Authorise the General Manager to finalise the purchase of Lot 11 DP 1187717 funded from the land development budget at the price discussed at the Council Meeting held on 19 April 2016; 2 Grant permission to affix the Council Seal on all necessary documentation; 3 Upon purchase, the land be classified as Operational in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993; 4 An allocation of $70,000 for electricity switchboard upgrade required to comply with legislation, legal fees and commission be allocated from the land development budget. 5 Income received from the rental of the property be applied to the land development reserve. 6 Note the operational purpose of the land.
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AMENDMENT Cr G Taylor/Cr R Kidd That this matter be deferred for consideration by Council at its meeting to be held on 3 May 2016.
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THE AMENDMENT ON BEING PUT TO THE MEETING WAS CARRIED AND BECAME THE MOTION THE MOTION ON BEING PUT TO THE MEETING WAS CARRIED
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RESOLVED - 16/144 Cr G Taylor/Cr R Kidd That this matter be deferred for consideration by Council at its meeting to be held on 3 May 2016.
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Cr Gryllis requested Council investigate diverting traffic from Summer Street during the Dawn Service. |
The Meeting Closed at 8.27PM
This is Page Number 6 and the Final Page of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 19 April 2016.