Late Items Agenda of Ordinary Meeting

GENERAL MANAGER’S TABLED REPORT ON MATTERS FOR DETERMINATION SUBMITTED TO THE Ordinary Council Meeting TO BE HELD ON Monday 24 September, 2012

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ITEM 30 - YEOVAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY - SUBMISSIONS

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	To provide details of submissions for Council's consideration as to whether to apply for a declaration as a public holiday or local event day for the purpose of the Yeoval Show
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
Annexures	Nil
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES\EVENTS MANAGEMENT\YEOVAL ANNUAL SHOW - 345901

Recommendation

THAT Council lodge a formal application for the proclamation of 23 April 2013 as a public holiday for that portion of the township of Yeoval, which is in the Cabonne Council area on the occasion of the 2013 Yeoval Show.

Administration Manager's REPORT

As previously reported Council invited submissions from the Yeoval community as requested by the Executive Director NSW Industrial Relations on behalf of the Minister.

A media release was issued and included in the local Yeoval and Cumnock newspapers and Council wrote to specific stakeholders including the schools and progress association requesting submissions for Council’s consideration in relation to whether a Public Holiday or Local Event Day should be applied for.

Submissions received by the closing date 17 September 2012 are as follows:

From	Submission	Comment
Yeoval P A & H Society Inc	That the day be declared a Public Holiday	Doc id 350920 refers
Yeoval Central and St Columba’s schools	No submission received	Written to directly as key stakeholders
21 individual submissions (20 on a pro forma letter)	That the day be declared a Public Holiday	Doc id 350922 and 353998 refers
Yeoval Show Society	That the day be declared a Public Holiday	Doc id 357067 refers. Note: letter unsigned.

In view of community response Council may choose to resolve to apply for a public holiday.