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City of hobart

MINUTES

Finance Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 at 5:03 pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Finance Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

15/8/2017

 

 

 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. 3

3.        Consideration of Supplementary Items. 4

4.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 4

5.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 4

6          Reports. 5

6.1     Grants and Benefits Listing as at 30 June 2017. 5

7          Committee Action Status Report. 5

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 5

8.        Responses to Questions without Notice. 6

9.        Questions without Notice. 6

10.     Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 6

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Finance Committee Meeting

Page 3

 

15/08/2017

 

 

Finance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 at 5.03 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Thomas (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Zucco

Ruzicka

Sexton

 

 

 

PRESENT:

Alderman D C Thomas(Chairman),

Deputy Lord Mayor R G Christie Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka and P T Sexton

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman Briscoe

Alderman Cocker

Alderman Denison

Alderman Harvey

Lord Mayor Hickey

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Briscoe

Burnet

Cocker

Reynolds

Denison

Harvey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie retired from the (Closed) meeting at 5:28 pm

 

 

 

 

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

 

No Aldermen were co-opted.

 

 

 

 

 

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

SEXTON

 

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Finance Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 18 July 2017, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Zucco

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

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      Grants and Benefits Listing as at 30 June 2017

            File Ref: F17/92523; 25-2-1

SEXTON

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Group Manager Rates and Procurement and  Director Financial Services of 10 August 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Zucco

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the Finance Committee receive and note the information contained in the report titled Grants and Benefits Listing as at 30 June 2017.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

7        Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F17/97809

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That the information be received and noted

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Zucco

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

Delegation:     Committee

  

 

8.       Responses to Questions without Notice

Regulation 29(3) Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10

 

8.1    Responsibility for Recording Aldermanic Expenses?

          File Ref: F17/92025; 13-1-10

 

RUZICKA

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Zucco

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

9.       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.

 

10.     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 Rates as at 30 June 2017

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

Item No. 4.2       Level 5 Council Centre - Proposed Lease

LG(MP)R 15(2)(f)

Item No. 4.3       Lease - 3 Morrison Street, Hobart

LG(MP)R 15(2)(f)

Item No. 4.4       Goulburn Street Car Park - Lease

LG(MP)R 15(2)(f)

Item No. 4.5       Kemp Street New Amenities Project
Contract Variation

LG(MP)R 15(2)(d)

Item No. 5          Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 5.1       Committee Actions - Status Report

LG(MP)R 15(2)(c)(iii) and  (f)

Item No. 6          Questions Without Notice

 

 

 

 

   

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5:08 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.

 

The meeting reconvened at 5:47 pm.

 

Item 10 was then taken.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5:48 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS

12th DAY OF September 2017.

CHAIRMAN