What happened at the March Council Meeting

 At its March meeting, Council:

  • Voted to defer and waive interest on rates due by 31 May until 31 July 2020 
  • Voted to not apply a rate increase in the 2020-21 Budget 
  • Recommended $2.5 million be set aside in next year’s Budget to fund measures that could support ratepayers and businesses affected by closedowns and job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic
  • Extended the powers of the CEO in the event

          a. a state of emergency is declared and    
          b. due to illness or self isolation, not enough Councillors are available to form a quorum at a Council
              meeting                                                      

  • Approved a planning permit for development at the Kangaroobie school camp and group accommodation, Princetown
  • Received an update on the Twelve Apostles Trail project
  • Received an update on the Timboon Town Centre Activation Project 
  • Adopted an updated Cattle Underpasses Policy
  • Adopted an updated Works Within Road Reserves Permit Policy 
  • Adopted an updated Information Privacy Policy and re-appointed the Manager Human Resources/risk as Council’s Privacy Contact Officer
    due to the changes in recycling and the current COVID-19 emergency chose not to award the contract but to extend the waste contract to the existing supplier for a further three years
  • Entered into a lease agreement with Murnong Indigenous Garden Incorporated to use the former Lismore Croquet Club
  • Approved purchase of two cabins at the Lakes & Craters Holiday Park, Camperdown 
  • Approved expenditure for one Councillor from the new Council to attend:
     - the National Local Roads and Transport Congress 2020 
  • Rescheduled its September meeting to Tuesday 15 September, because of the election caretaker period

 

To view the full Council Meeting please watch below:

Please note streaming was not high quality as decision to film was too last minute to co-ordinate something better

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