ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

 

MINUTES OF THE

Finance Policy Committee

HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange

ON 6 March 2018

COMMENCING AT 9.12pm


 1      Introduction

Attendance

Cr J McRae (Chairperson) (Deputy Mayor), Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr J Hamling, Cr T Mileto, Cr S Munro, Cr S Nugent, Cr M Previtera, Cr S Romano, Cr R Turner

Acting General Manager, Acting Director Corporate and Commercial Services, Director Development Services, Director Technical Services, Manager Administration and Governance, Operations Manager, Manager Building Services

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

RESOLVED - 18/076                                                                          Cr T Mileto/Cr J Hamling

That the apologies be accepted from Cr G Taylor and Cr J Whitton for the Finance Policy Committee of Orange City Council on 6 March 2018.

 

1.1     DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS, SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Cr J McRae declared a pecuniary interest in item 2.1 (Request for Financial Assistance) as she is a current Board Member of Rotary Daybreak.

Cr S Nugent declared a pecuniary interest in item 2.1 (Request for Financial Assistance) as his wife is teaching yoga at the International Women’s Day Women in Agribusiness Workshop.

 

2       General Reports

2.1     Requests for Financial Assistance

TRIM Reference:        2018/86

RESOLVED - 18/077                                                                          Cr J McRae/Cr J Hamling

That Council deal with items 1-5 together, the recommendation 7 and recommendation 6 separately.

 

 

RESOLVED - 18/078                                                                             Cr J Hamling/Cr R Kidd

1        That the request from Hayley Murphy for a donation of $100.00 (ex GST) for attendance at the 2018 Touch Football Junior State Cup be declined.

2        That the request from Tyrell Murphy for a donation of $100.00 (ex GST) for attendance at representative tournaments for the Touch Football Representative Team be declined.

3        That a donation of $250.00 (ex GST) be made from the Sports Participant Program to Alicia McFadden for attendance at the 2018 Australian Junior Tenpin Championship as a member of the NSW Girls' President's Interstate Shield Team.

4        That a donation of $500.00 (ex GST) be made from the Sports Participant Program to Michael Dillon for attendance at the 2018 Oceania Cup as a member of the Australian Country Hockey Team.

5        That an in-kind donation of $300.00 (availability-dependent equipment loan and line marking) be made to the Cancer Council NSW for the Orange and District Relay for Life 2018.

 

Cr S Nugent declared a pecuniary interest in this item as his wife is teaching yoga at this event, left the Chamber and took no part in the debate or voting on this matter.

RESOLVED - 18/079                                                                               Cr R Kidd/Cr S Munro

That the donation request from MBC Orange to support the International Women's Day Women in Agribusiness Workshop be declined.

 

 

Cr J McRae declared a pecuniary interest in this item as she is a current Board Member of Rotary Daybreak, left the Chamber and took no part in the debate or voting on this matter.

** Cr R Kidd chaired the meeting for this item. **

RESOLVED - 18/080                                                                          Cr J Hamling/Cr T Mileto

That a donation of $5,000.00 (ex GST) and up to $5,000.00 in kind (Platinum sponsorship status) be made to the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak from the Regional Enterprise Development Skills and Training Project budget to support the inaugural NSW Regional Technology Expo 2018.

 

** Cr McRae returned back to the Chamber. **

 

MATTER ARISING

RESOLVED - 18/081                                                                               Cr R Kidd/Cr S Munro

That Council be provided with the audited financial statements and report required under the funding agreement for Council’s donation to Racing Orange.

 

 

The Meeting Closed at 9.21pm.