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City of hobart

MINUTES

Finance Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Tuesday, 12 September 2017 at 5:00pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Finance Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

12/9/2017

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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

2.        Confirmation of Minutes. 4

3.        Consideration of Supplementary Items. 4

4.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 4

5.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 5

6          Reports. 5

6.1     Occupancy Rates - Multi-Storey Car Parks. 5

6.2     Outstanding Long Term Permit Parking Debts as at 31 August 2017. 6

7          Committee Action Status Report. 6

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 6

8.        Questions without Notice. 7

9.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 7

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Finance Committee Meeting

Page 3

 

12/09/2017

 

 

Finance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Tuesday, 12 September 2017 at 5.00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Thomas (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Zucco

Ruzicka

Sexton

 

 

 

PRESENT:

Alderman P T Sexton (Acting Chairman), the Deputy Lord Mayor R G Christie and Alderman E R Ruzicka.

 

APOLOGIES:

Alderman M Zucco.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman).

 

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Briscoe

Burnet

Cocker

Reynolds

Denison

Harvey

 

Alderman Sexton chaired the meeting in the absence of the Chairman.

 

 

RUZICKA

 

That Alderman Sexton chair the meeting.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

 

 

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

No Aldermen were co-opted to the Committee.

 

 

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

RUZICKA

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Finance Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 and the Special Finance Committee meeting held on Monday, 21 August 2017, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sexton

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Ruzicka

 

The minutes were signed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.       Consideration of Supplementary Items

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(6) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

Recommendation

 

That the Committee resolve to deal with any supplementary items not appearing on the agenda, as reported by the General Manager.

 

No supplementary items were received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.       Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

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

 

Aldermen 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.

 

5.       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?

 

No items were transferred.

 

 

 

6        Reports

 

6.1      Occupancy Rates - Multi-Storey Car Parks

            File Ref: F17/98116

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That the recommendation contained in the  memorandum of the Operations Manager - Car Parks, the Group Manager Parking Operations and the Director Financial Services of 7 September 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sexton

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Ruzicka

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information contained in the memorandum of the Operations Manager – Car Parks, the Group Manager Parking Operations and the Director Financial Services of 7 September titled “Occupancy Rates – Multi-Storey Car Parks” be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

6.2      Outstanding Long Term Permit Parking Debts as at 31 August 2017

            File Ref: F17/100996

RUZICKA

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the Manager Finance and the Director Financial Services of 1 September 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sexton

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Ruzicka

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information contained in the memorandum of the Manager Finance and the Director Financial Services of 1 September 2017 titled “Outstanding Long Term Parking Debts as at 31 August 2017” be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

7        Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F17/107998

RUZICKA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sexton

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Ruzicka

 

Delegation:     Committee

  

8.       Questions without Notice

Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

No questions were asked at the meeting.

 

 

 

9.       Closed Portion of the Meeting

 

The following items were discussed: -

 

Item No. 1          Minutes of the last meeting of the Closed Portion of the Council Meeting

Item No. 2          Consideration of supplementary items to the agenda

Item No. 3          Indications of pecuniary and conflicts of interest

Item No. 4          Reports

Item No. 4.1       Outstanding Sundry Debts as at 31 August 2017

LG(MP)R 15(2)(g)

Item No. 4.2       Sale of Land for Unpaid Rates - Update

LG(MP)R 15(2)(f) and  (g)

Item No. 4.3       Write-Off of Debts

LG(MP)R 15(2)(g)

Item No. 5          Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 5.1       Committee Actions - Status Report

LG(MP)R 15(2)(d) and  (f)

Item No. 6          Responses to Questions Without Notice

Item No. 6.1       Real Estate Agents Used by Hobart City Council

LG(MP)R 15(2)(b)

Item No. 7          Questions Without Notice

 

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR                                                    That the items be noted

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sexton

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Ruzicka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5:03 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.

 

The meeting reconvened at 5:13 pm.

 

Item 9 was then taken.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5:14 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
13th DAY OF September 2017.

CHAIRMAN