Minutes of Employment and Economic Development Policy Committee

ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE

Employment and Economic Development Policy Committee

HELD IN Via online video conferencing platform Zoom

ON 12 May 2020

COMMENCING AT 7.32pm

Attendance

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

Chief Executive Officer, Acting Director Corporate and Commercial Services, Director Development Services, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services, Director Technical Services, Manager Corporate Governance, Manager Financial Services, Governance Coordinator, Administration Officer Governance

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Nil

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

Nil

2 Committee Minutes

2.1 Minutes of the Economic Development Community Committee held 12 February 2020

TRIM Reference: 2020/680

RESOLVED - 20/11332 Cr S Nugent/Cr S Munro

That That Council resolves to:

1 Acknowledge the presentations to the Economic Development Community Committee at its meeting held on 12 February 2020 and;

2 That the minutes of the Economic Development Community Committee of 12 February 2020 be adopted.

For: Unanimous

Against: Nil

Absent: Nil

MATTER ARISING

Cr Nugent acknowledged the good work that Regional Development Australia Central West has been doing through their free webinar series on supporting local businesses in terms of social media and website design during COVID-19.

Cr Mileto requested an update on the current status of Huntley Road and if Council has made any grant application for funding for Huntley Road. Director Technical Services advised that through the maintenance grants, an application was put in for a number of roads and Huntley Road was one of those.

The Meeting Closed at 7.35PM.