Council Members
Councillor Vince Badalati (Chair), Councillor Stephen Agius, Councillor Sam
Elmir, Councillor Con Hindi, Councillor Rita Kastanias, Councillor Nick Katris,
Councillor Nancy Liu and Councillor Colleen Symington.
Council Staff
Director Business and Corporate Services -
Mr David Tuxford, Director Legal Services and General Counsel – Ms Jenny
Ware, Executive Assistant to Director of Business and Corporate Services
– Mrs Nickie Paras, Manager - Office of the General Manager Ms Roxanne
Thornton – Internal Auditor – Ms Juliette Hall, Acting Executive
Manager, Engineering Operations – Ms Fiona Campbell, Integrated Planning
and Reporting Officer – Ms Vicki McKinley, Executive Services Officer
– Mrs Marina Cavar, Chief Financial Officer – Ms Danielle Parker,
Head of Strategic Property – Mr Bernard Morabito, Strategic Property
Specialist – Mr Jim Alison and Help desk Officer – Mr Lee
Fermor.
OPENING
Councillor Badalati, opened the meeting at 6.06pm.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
COUNTRY
Councillor Badalati acknowledged the traditional
custodians of the land, the Biddegal people of the Eora Nation.
Note: Councillor
Kastanias arrived to the meeting at 6:07pm.
APOLOGIES/LEAVE OF ABSENCE
There were no apologies or
requests for leave of absence.
NOTICE OF
WEBCASTING
The
Chairperson, Councillor Badalati, advised staff and the public that the meeting
is being recorded for minute-taking purposes and is also webcast live on
Council’s website, in accordance with Section 4 of Council’s Code
of Meeting Practice. This recording will be made available on
Council’s website.
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
Councillor Kastanias
disclosed a Pecuniary Interest in relation to Item FIN010-20 (Property
Matter – Quarterly Commercial Property Portfolio Report) for the
reason that she is a Lessee to the property known as 1022 Forest Road,
Lugarno. Councillor Kastanias will not be participating in the discussion or
voting on this Item.
PUBLIC FORUM
There were no speakers registered for this meeting.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Finance and Governance Committee - 10 February 2020
|
RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Katris
and Councillor Agius
That the Minutes of the Finance and Governance Committee
held on 10 February 2020, be confirmed.
Record of Voting:
For the Motion: Unanimous
|
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
|
FIN007-20 2019/20
Half Yearly Progress Report and Budget Review Statement for Quarter Ending 31
December 2019
(Report by
Integrated Planning and Reporting Officer)
|
|
Recommendation: Councillor Katris
and Councillor Agius
(a) That Council receive and note the Half Yearly
Progress Report July 2019 – December 2019 (Attachment 1) of performance
made against Georges River Council’s Delivery Program 2018/19 to
2020/21 and Operational Plan 2019/20 including the Quarterly Budget Review
for Quarter Ending 31 December 2019.
(b) That Council approve the variances to the
2019/20 Budget, as detailed in Attachment 1, as a result of the Quarter
Ending 31 December 2019 Budget Review.
(c) That Council endorse the Delivery Program and
Operational Plan items recommended for cancellation, being placed on hold,
altered or proposed to be carried over, as detailed in Attachment 1.
(d) That a copy of the Half Yearly Progress Report
July 2019 – December 2019 be published on Council’s website.
(e) That
the General Manager be delegated authority to make minor editorial changes to
the Half Yearly Progress Report prior to publishing on Council’s
website.
Record of Voting:
For the Motion:
Unanimous
|
|
FIN008-20 Audit,
Risk and Improvement Committee Minutes from 19 August 2019 and 18 September
2019
(Report by
Internal Auditor)
|
|
Recommendation:
Councillor Symington and Councillor Katris
That the
Minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee meetings held on the 19
August 2019 and 18 September 2019 (Special Financial Statements) be noted.
Record of Voting:
For the Motion: Unanimous
|
|
FIN009-20 Investment
Report as at 31 January 2020
(Report by
Senior Financial Accountant - Reporting)
|
|
Recommendation:
Councillor Katris and Councillor Agius
That Council receives and notes the contents of
the Investment Report as at 31 January 2020.
Record of Voting:
For the Motion: Unanimous
|
Note: Councillor
Kastanias left the meeting at 6:43pm
|
FIN010-20 Quarterly
Commercial Property Portfolio Report
(Report by
Strategic Property Specialist)
|
|
Note:
Councillor
Kastanias disclosed a Pecuniary Interest in relation to this Item and was not
present during consideration or voting on this Item.
Recommendation: Councillor
Elmir and Councillor Hindi
That this matter be referred to a full Council Meeting for
consideration.
Record of Voting:
For the Motion:
Unanimous
|
|
FIN011-20 Property
Matter - Classification of 17 Carrington Avenue Hurstville
(Report by
Head of Strategic Property)
|
|
Recommendation:
Councillor Katris and Councillor Hindi
That Council classify Lot 77 in DP1958 located at 17
Carrington Avenue, Hurstville as operational land in accordance with Section
31 of the Local Government Act 1993 (the
Act).
Record of Voting:
For the Motion: Unanimous
|
Note: Councillor
Kastanias returned to the meeting at 6:53pm.
|
FIN012-20 Legal
Report
(Report by
Director Legal Services and General Counsel)
|
|
RECOMMENDATION:
Councillor Katris and Councillor Symington
That this matter be referred to a full Council Meeting for
consideration.
Record of Voting:
For the Motion: Unanimous
|
CONCLUSION
The Meeting was closed at 6:54pm.
