Minutes of Ordinary Meeting
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BARCOO SHIRE COUNCIL Minutes Ordinary Meeting Wednesday, 15th July 2020 Jundah Council Chambers Ordinary Meeting Minutes 15 July 2020 Order Of Business 1 Opening ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2 Apologies ..................................................................................................................................... 3 3 Condolences ................................................................................................................................. 3 4 Births and Marriages .................................................................................................................... 4 5 Disclosure of Interest .................................................................................................................... 4 6 Notice of Motion .......................................................................................................................... 4 7 Minutes of Previous Meetings – for confirmation .......................................................................... 4 7.1 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 17 June 2020 ............................................................ 4 8 Business Arising from Previous Minutes ........................................................................................ 4 9 Mayor’s Report............................................................................................................................. 4 9.1 Mayor's Report ............................................................................................................................ 4 10 Chief Executive Officer’s Reports ................................................................................................... 5 10.1 Comment / Objection to Community Licence Tanbar Station - Tanbar Social Club ................... 5 10.2 Opportunity for input to revised Queensland Fireworks Code of Practice ................................. 5 10.3 Appointment of Finance, Risk & Audit Committee (FRAC) ......................................................... 5 10.5 Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Request for Lease Arrangement for the Windorah Rural Fire Brigade ................................................................................................. 6 10.4 Workplace Health and Safety ...................................................................................................... 6 10.6 Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Annual Conference ............................... 6 10.7 Holiday Act 1983 - Special Holiday Barcoo Shire ......................................................................... 7 11 Corporate Services Reports ........................................................................................................... 7 11.1 Approval and Adoption of the Investigations - Councillor Conduct Policy and the Councillor Conduct Register ........................................................................................................ 7 11.2 Review and Approval of the updated Complaints, Customer Requests and Feedback Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 7 11.3 Salary Packaging Arrangements .................................................................................................. 7 11.4 Corporate Services Report .......................................................................................................... 7 11.5 Revenue Policy and Revenue Statement for 2020-2021 FY ........................................................ 8 11.6 Stonehenge Tower Upgrade Project ........................................................................................... 8 11.7 Minutes of the Tourism and Community Advisory Committee Meeting held on 12 June 2020 ............................................................................................................................................. 8 14.1 Council Late Reports .................................................................................................................... 8 12 Works and Services Reports .......................................................................................................... 8 12.1 Tender T26-2019/20 - Drilling of New Bores for Barcoo Shire ................................................... 9 12.2 Works and Services Report ......................................................................................................... 9 14 Councillor General Business .......................................................................................................... 9 14.2 Cr Batt General Business ............................................................................................................. 9 14.3 Cr Pidgeon General Business ....................................................................................................... 9 14.4 Cr O'Neil General Business ........................................................................................................ 10 14.5 Cr I Miller General Business....................................................................................................... 10 14.6 Cr A Miller General Business ..................................................................................................... 10 13. Correspondence ......................................................................................................................... 10 15 Late Items .................................................................................................................................. 11 15.1 Jundah Race Club - Request for Sponsorship - Annual Race Event ........................................... 11 15.2 Finance Report .......................................................................................................................... 11 15.3 Letters to Mayor & Councillors from Jundah Resident ............................................................. 11 15.4 Western Winter Barrel Series .................................................................................................... 11 16 Closed Matters ........................................................................................................................... 12 16.1 Jundah Galaxy Opal Tourist Park - Extension of Management Agreement .............................. 12 16.2 Expression of Interest - 27 Garrick Street, Jundah .................................................................... 12 17 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 13 Page 2 Ordinary Meeting Minutes 15 July 2020 MINUTES OF BARCOO SHIRE COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING HELD AT THE JUNDAH COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY 2020 AT 9:00AM ATTENDANCE Cr Sally O'Neil (Mayor), Cr Dianne Pidgeon (Deputy Mayor), Cr Andrew Miller, Cr Ingrid Miller, Cr Roger Batt OFFICERS PRESENT, AS REQUESTED Paul Hockings (CEO), Joelene Barwick (Executive Assistant), Bill Pitman (Operational Works Manager), Francis Norku (Director of Works & Services), David Ross (WH&S Advisor) GUESTS Nil ACRONYMS / ABBREVIATIONS CCC – Crime and Corruption Commission CEO – Chief Executive Officer Council – Barcoo Shire Council CSAC – Corporate Services Advisory Committee – Barcoo Shire Council CWRPMG – Central West Regional Pest Management Group DCS – Director Corporate Services, Barcoo Shire Council DDMG – District Disaster Management Group DWS – Director of Works and Services, Barcoo Shire Council ICIF – Integrated Care Innovation Fund EHO – Environmental Health Officer FRAC – Finance, Risk and Audit Committee – Barcoo Shire Council FRRR – Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal LWAMAC – Land, Water, and Animal Management Advisory Committee – Barcoo Shire Council Mayor – Councillor Sally O’Neil, Mayor of Barcoo Shire Council NAIDOC - National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee ORRTG – Outback Regional Roads & Transport Group RAC – Regional Advisory Council (Telstra) RADF – Regional Arts Development Fund RAPAD – Remote Area Planning and Development Board RAPADWSA – RAPAD Water and Sewerage Alliance RFCSNQ PMC – Rural Financial Services North Queensland Project Management Committee RMPC – Road Maintenance Performance Contract TCAC – Tourism and Community Advisory Committee – Barcoo Shire Council VIC – Visitor Information Centre WQLGA – Western Queensland Local Government Association WSAC – Works and Services Advisory Committee 1 OPENING The Mayor declared the meeting open at 9:06am and welcomed Councillors, the CEO, Mr Paul Hockings, and minute clerk, Ms Joelene Barwick, to the Meeting. 2 APOLOGIES Nil. 3 CONDOLENCES Council extends their sympathy to family and friends of Roger Oldfield, formerly of Currawilla, Windorah. Page 3 Ordinary Meeting Minutes 15 July 2020 4 BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES Nil. 5 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST Cr Dianne Pidgeon has an interest in 11.6 Stonehenge Tower Upgrade Project, and makes the following declaration. “I declare that I have a conflict of interest in this matter (as defined the Local Government Act 2009, section 175D) as follows: (a) residing in the coverage area of the potential Glenroy Jump Up Telstra mobile phone tower. I have determined that this personal interest is not of sufficient significance that it will lead me to making a decision on the matter that is contrary to the public