MINUTES OF THE Extraordinary Council Meeting HELD AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS MOLONG ON Tuesday 5 March, 2013 COMMENCING AT 1:47pm

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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    RIGHT TO FARM.. 1

CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS.. 2

ITEM - 1    CARRYING OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION INTO CLOSED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING.. 2

ITEM - 2    COUNCIL PROPERTIES - SALE OF LOTS AT CANOWINDRA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.. 2

REPORT & RESOLUTIONS OF CLOSED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.. 2

 


PRESENT         Clr I Gosper (in the Chair), Clrs G Dean, M Nash, L MacSmith, M Hayes (arrived 1:50pm), S Wilcox, G Smith, A Durkin, G Treavors, K Walker (arrived 1:50pm), I Davison and J Culverson.


Also present were the General Manager, Director of Finance & Corporate Services, Director of Engineering & Technical Services, Director of Environmental Services and Administration Officer.

 

ITEMS FOR DETERMINATION

 

ITEM - 1    APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

Proceedings in Brief

There were nil applications for leave.  The temporary absence of Clrs Walker and Hayes was noted.

 

 

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.

 

It was noted the time being 1:50pm Clrs Walker and Hayes joined the meeting.

 

 

ITEM - 4    RIGHT TO FARM

 

MOTION (Dean/Treavors)

 

THAT:

 

1.   Council establish a working party to develop a draft council policy to preserve the 'right to farm', with the party consisting of General Manager, Clrs Gosper, Macsmith and Davison.

 

2.   The working party liaise with all appropriate parties regarding preserving the ‘right to farm’.

 

13/03/01

Carried

 

 

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

 

ITEM - 1    CARRYING OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION INTO CLOSED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

 

RECOMMENDATION (Durkin/Davison)

 

THAT the committee now hereby resolve into Closed Committee of the Whole for the purpose of discussing matters of a confidential nature relating to personnel or industrial matters, personal finances and matters which the publicity of which the Committee considers would be prejudicial to the Council or the individual concerned and that the press and the public be excluded from the meeting in accordance with the conditions of Council’s Confidentiality Policy AND FURTHER that as reports to the Closed Committee of the Whole are likely to be confidential and their release prejudicial to the public interest and the provisions of Council’s confidentiality policy, that copies of these reports not be made available to the press and public.

 

13/03/02

Carried

 

 

ITEM - 2    COUNCIL PROPERTIES - SALE OF LOTS AT CANOWINDRA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

 

MOTION (Davison/Dean)

 

THAT:

1.     Council accept the offer to purchase Lot 22 at the Canowindra Industrial Estate by WythesCo Pty Ltd (or any other party) at the price nominated in the report.

2.     Council accept the offer to purchase Lot 23 at the Canowindra Industrial Estate by WythesCo Pty Ltd (or any other party) at the price nominated in the report.

3.     Council accept offers to purchase Lot 21 and Lot 1 at prices equal to or higher than those nominated in the report.

4.     Authorise the Council Seal to be affixed to the Contract of Sale for all properties.

 

1.

Carried

 

 

REPORT & RESOLUTIONS OF CLOSED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

MOTION (Wilcox/Walker)

THAT the Report and Recommendations of the Closed Committee of the Whole Meeting held on Tuesday 5 March, 2013 be adopted.

13/03/03

Carried

 

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 1:57pm.

 

 

 

CHAIRMAN.

 

 

Chairman of the Ordinary Meeting of Cabonne Council held on the 19 March, 2013 at which meeting the listed minutes were confirmed and the signature hereon was subscribed.