MINUTES OF THE Extraordinary Council Meeting HELD AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS MOLONG ON Monday 20 February, 2012 COMMENCING AT 2:06pm

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ITEMS FOR DETERMINATION.. 1

ITEM - 1     APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE.. 1

ITEM - 2     DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST.. 1

ITEM - 3     DECLARATIONS FOR POLITICAL DONATIONS.. 1

ITEM - 4     FOUR TOWN SEWERAGE.. 1

 


PRESENT         Clr R Dowling (in the Chair), Clrs G Dean, N Bleakley, L MacSmith, I Gosper, S Wilcox, A Durkin, K Walker, J Culverson and K Duffy


Also present were the General Manager, Director of Finance & Corporate Services, Director of Engineering & Technical Services, Director of Environmental Services and Administration Manager (departing at 2:50pm).

 

ITEMS FOR DETERMINATION

 

ITEM - 1    APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

Proceedings in Brief

Apologies were tendered on behalf of Clrs J Farr and D Hyde for their unavoidable absence from the meeting.

 

MOTION (Wilcox/Durkin)

 

THAT the apologies tendered for Clrs J Farr and D Hyde be accepted and the necessary leave of absence be granted.

 

12/02/40      

Carried

 

 

ITEM - 2    DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

Proceedings in Brief

There were Nil declarations of interest.

 

 

ITEM - 3    DECLARATIONS FOR POLITICAL DONATIONS

 

Proceedings in Brief

There were Nil declarations of political donations.

 

 

ITEM - 4    FOUR TOWN SEWERAGE

 

MOTION (Bleakley/Duffy)

 

THAT Cecily Johnson be heard.

 

12/02/41      

Carried

 

 

MOTION (Duffy/Bleakley)

 

THAT in relation to Four Town Sewerage:

 

CUDAL

a) Council receive complete details of Cudal Sewerage Construction incorporating, a total itemised costs including State Government contribution, Number of Connections and Ratepayer contribution and time frame.

 

MANILDRA

a) Council receive complete or updated details of Manildra Sewerage Construction incorporating, a total itemised. costs, including State Government contribution, Number of Connections and Ratepayer contribution and expected completion time frame.

 

YEOVAL

a) Council receive proposed details of Yeoval Sewerage Construction incorporating, an estimate of total itemised costs including State Government contribution, Number of Connections and Ratepayer contribution and expected completion time frame.

 

CUMNOCK

a) Council receive complete details of Cumnock Sewerage Construction incorporating an estimate of total itemised costs including State Government contribution, Number of Connections and Ratepayer contribution and expected completion time frame. 

 

Report to the meeting to include:

§  Details of ratepayer contribution funds invested.

§  Interest derived from investment.

§  Council Administration charges,

§  Details of how and why Council are legally allowed under the NSW local government act to collect contribution in advance.

§  Details of any problems and lesson learnt from Cudal and the partial completion of Manildra

§  The date of approval of State Government assistance.

§  Details of Land Acquisition.

 

 

The above Motion was withdrawn.

 

 

MOTION (Bleakley/Gosper)

 

THAT in relation to the Four Town Sewerage Council receive a report providing the gross sewerage contribution paid in advance, interest earned and expenditure to date for Yeoval and Cumnock.

 

12/02/42      

Carried

 

 

MOTION (Dowling/Bleakley)

 

THAT Council as a matter of urgency write individually to all ratepayers in Cumnock and Yeoval who are paying the pre-payment levy for sewer, outlining the current status of the schemes in their respective areas and inviting them to attend a public meeting which is to be held within the next month.

 

12/02/43      

Carried

 

 

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 3:00pm.

 

CHAIRMAN.

 

 

Chairman of the Ordinary Meeting of Cabonne Council held on the 19 March, 2012 at which meeting the listed minutes were confirmed and the signature hereon was subscribed.