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APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy
3. Consideration of Supplementary Items
4. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest
6.1 Financial Statements for 30 June 2016
6.2 City of Hobart Rates and Charges Policy Amendment - Penalty and Interest Remissions
7 Committee Action Status Report
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report
8. Responses to Questions without Notice
10. Closed Portion of the Meeting
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Minutes (Open Portion) Finance Committee Meeting |
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Finance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 at 5:08 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), the Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie, Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka and P T Sexton.
APOLOGIES: Nil.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.
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ALDERMEN Lord Mayor Hickey Briscoe Burnet Cocker Reynolds Denison Harvey
The Deputy Lord Mayor arrived at the meeting at 5.09 pm and was present for items 6.2 to 10.
Alderman Zucco arrived at the meeting at 5.26 pm and was present for items 8 to 9 and was seated in the public gallery for item 10. |
No Aldermen were co-opted to the committee.
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That the minutes of the Open Portion of the Finance Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 13 September 2016, be confirmed as an accurate record. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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The minutes were signed.
Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(6) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
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.
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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.
Regulation 15 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
No items were transferred.
Delegation: Council
6.2 City of Hobart Rates and Charges Policy Amendment - Penalty and Interest Remissions File Ref: F16/113755; 22-2-2 |
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RUZICKA That the recommendation contained in the report of the Group Manager Rates and Procurement and the Director Financial Services of 13 October 2016, be adopted, amended by the addition of the following clause: “A further report be provided reviewing remissions and general assistance available for ratepayers who are within the ageing demographic of the City’s population, including the adequacy of the State Government’s pensioner remission scheme.” |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That: 1. The Council adopt the City of Hobart Rates and Charges policy marked as Attachment A to item 6.2 of the Open Finance Committee agenda of 18 October 2016. 2. The General Manager be authorised to finalise the City of Hobart Rates and Charges policy and arrange for it to be made available to the public in paper format from the Council’s Customer Service Centre and in an electronic format from the Council’s website. 3. A further report be provided reviewing remissions and general assistance available for ratepayers who are within the ageing demographic of the City’s population, including the adequacy of the State Government’s pensioner remission scheme.
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Delegation: Council
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report File Ref: F16/119662 |
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DEPUTY LORD MAYOR That the recommendation contained in the report of the Executive Officer Financial Services of 12 October 2016, be adopted, amended by the deletion of item 14. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That the information be received and noted.
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Regulation 29(3) Local Government
(Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10
8.1 Council Residence
File Ref: F16/110798
RUZICKA
MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10
No questions were asked at 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. 4.1 Creation of Easement LG(MP)R 15(2)(f) Item No. 4.2 Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania LG(MP)R 15(2)(g) Item No. 4.3 Contract Extension LG(MP)R 15(2)(d) Item No. 4.4 Queens Domain Foreshore LG(MP)R 15(2)(i) Item No. 4.5 Remissions of Rates and Charges LG(MP)R 15(2)(g) LG(MP)R 15(2)(i) Item No. 5.1 Committee Actions - Status Report LG(MP)R 15(2)(g) Item No. 6 Responses to Questions Without Notice Item No. 6.1 Rating Exemptions Item No. 7 Questions Without Notice
RUZICKA |
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That the items be noted. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.28 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.
The meeting was reconvened at 5.40 pm.
Item 10 was then taken.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.40 pm.
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
THIS
15th DAY OF november 2016.
CHAIRMAN