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City of hobart

MINUTES

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

14/6/2022

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

1.        Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy  3

2.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 3

3.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 4

4.        Report. 4

4.1     2022 - 2023 Fees and Charges. 4

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting

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14/06/2022

 

 

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at 4.15pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

 

This meeting of the Finance and Governance Committee is held in accordance with a Notice issued by the Premier on 3 April 2020 under section 18 of the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020.

 

The title Chief Executive Officer is a term of reference for the General Manager as appointed by Council pursuant s.61 of the Local Government Act 1993 (Tas).

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Alderman M Zucco (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

Alderman D C Thomas

Councillor W Coats

 

 

 

PRESENT: Alderman M Zucco (Chairman), Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet, Alderman Dr P T Sexton, Alderman D C Thomas, Councillor W Coats, Lord Mayor Reynolds, Alderman J Briscoe, Councillor W Harvey, Alderman S Behrakis, and Councillor M Dutta.

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds

Alderman J R Briscoe

Councillor W Harvey

Alderman S Behrakis

Councillor M Dutta

Councillor J Fox

Councillor Dr Z Sherlock

 

Councillor Harvey left the meeting at 4.15pm, returning at 4.16pm.

 

Alderman Behrakis left the meeting at 4.16pm, returning at 4.17pm.

 

 

1.           Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy

 

No Elected Members were co-opted to the Committee.

 

2.       Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(7) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

 

Members of the Committee are requested to indicate where they may have any pecuniary or conflicts of interest in respect to any matter appearing on the agenda, or any supplementary item to the agenda, which the Committee has resolved to deal with.

 

No interest was indicated.

 

 

3.       Transfer of Agenda Items

Regulation 15 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

 

A Committee may close a part of a meeting to the public where a matter to be discussed falls within 15(2) of the above regulations.

 

In the event that the Committee transfer an item to the closed portion, the reasons for doing so should be stated.

 

Are there any items which should be transferred from this agenda to the closed portion of the agenda, or from the closed to the open portion of the agenda?

 

4.       Report

 

4.1      2022 - 2023 Fees and Charges

            File Ref: F22/38032

SEXTON

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Chief Financial Officer and the Acting Director City Enablers of 10 June 2022, be adopted as amended by the inclusion of the following words after the word ‘year’:

‘with the exception of existing fees and charges relating to Food Truck Permits which are to be maintained at the 2021-22 rate.’

 

Amendment

 

Thomas

That an additional clause be added to read as follows:

‘That Officers prepare a report considering separate fees for residential planning applications for developments costing between $200,001 and $600,000 to recognise affordable housing development.’

 

 

AMENDMENT CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Zucco

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Sexton

 

Thomas

 

Coats

 

 

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Zucco

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Sexton

 

Thomas

 

Coats

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:

1.      The schedule of fees and charges for Council services marked as Attachment B (inclusive of Attachment A variations) to the Special Finance and Governance Committee agenda of 14 June 2022, be adopted for the 2022-23 financial year, with the exception of existing fees and charges relating to Food Truck Permits which are to be maintained at the 2021-22 rate.

2.      Officers prepare a report considering separate fees for residential planning applications for developments costing between $200,001 and $600,000 to recognise affordable housing development.

 

Delegation:       Council.

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 4.45pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
21st DAY OF June 2022.

CHAIRMAN