WEBVTT 00:00:00.719 --> 00:00:03.719 Please stand everyone. 00:00:06.720 --> 00:00:08.776 Almighty God, we pledge ourselves to 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:10.695 work in harmony for the social, 00:00:10.719 --> 00:00:12.936 cultural, and economic well-being of our 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:15.336 rural city. Help us be wise in our 00:00:15.360 --> 00:00:18.296 deliberations and fair in our actions so 00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:20.776 that prosperity and happiness shall be 00:00:20.800 --> 00:00:23.800 the lot of our people. Amen. 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:27.015 The Horsham Rural City council acknowledges the 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:28.856 five traditional owner groups of this 00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:31.880 land the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, 00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:35.160 Wergaia, and Jupagulkg people. We recognize 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:36.936 the important and ongoing place that 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:39.656 indigenous people hold in our community. 00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:41.736 We pay our respects to the Elders, both 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:43.736 past and present, and commit to working 00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:45.576 together in the spirit of mutual 00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:47.176 understanding and respect for the 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:49.416 benefit of the broader community and 00:00:49.440 --> 00:00:51.416 future generations. 00:00:51.440 --> 00:00:54.440 Please be seated. 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:03.480 Welcome councilors, staff, 00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:06.455 and members of the gallery and the media 00:01:06.479 --> 00:01:08.856 to our council meeting. My name is 00:01:08.880 --> 00:01:10.856 councelor Brian Klowes, the Mayor of the 00:01:10.880 --> 00:01:13.816 Horsham Rural City council. An 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:15.816 unscheduled council meeting has been 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:18.840 called tonight to consider the award of 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:22.200 one agenda item budget 2026 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:27.256 to 2027. 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:29.496 I advise the public that tonight's gun 00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:31.496 meeting will be recorded to maintain a 00:01:31.520 --> 00:01:34.520 video archive. 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:38.200 Excuse me number four, apologies. 00:01:38.640 --> 00:01:40.376 Are there any apologies for tonight's 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:43.400 meeting? I think we're all here. Yeah. 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:47.159 So, no apologies. No. 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:52.055 conflicts of interest. 00:01:52.079 --> 00:01:54.135 Are there any declarations of conflicts 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:57.159 of interest tonight? 00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:00.600 No. Take that as a no. 00:02:01.520 --> 00:02:04.520 Number six, officers reports. 00:02:04.880 --> 00:02:07.735 Reports for council decision 6.1. The 00:02:07.759 --> 00:02:10.759 budget of 2026 2027. 00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:13.656 The purpose of this report is to present 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:16.680 the Horsham City council budget for 2026 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:20.599 2027 for adoption. 00:02:20.959 --> 00:02:23.416 Miss Hargreaves, is there a summary of the 00:02:23.440 --> 00:02:26.295 report required? 00:02:26.319 --> 00:02:28.456 And ignore me, but if I can draw your 00:02:28.480 --> 00:02:30.215 attention to some minor revisions that 00:02:30.239 --> 00:02:32.616 are being proposed to the document. On 00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:35.016 page 23 of the document, it's been 00:02:35.040 --> 00:02:37.336 identified that we have a percentage 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:40.360 figure that reads 1,13.85%. 00:02:41.440 --> 00:02:44.440 That figure should be 103.85%. 00:02:46.239 --> 00:02:49.239 On page 52, we have a minor amendment 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:51.976 that there's a missing figure under one 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:55.000 of our change budget forecast which has 00:02:55.280 --> 00:02:57.656 been replaced against animal management 00:02:57.680 --> 00:03:00.536 to the value of 100%. And then 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:02.776 unfortunately we identified a bit of an 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:05.800 anomaly on a table on page 58 with some 00:03:06.480 --> 00:03:09.096 of the um projected borrowings in the 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:11.656 wrong table. That table rather than read 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:13.896 it out in full has been reflected. There 00:03:13.920 --> 00:03:16.135 was no change to dollar value but a 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:17.976 slight revision to the dates of the 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:20.215 projected. The proposal is a pending 00:03:20.239 --> 00:03:22.295 adoption that those minor administrative 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:25.319 changes would be made as per the um 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:27.495 recommendation that the CEO be given 00:03:27.519 --> 00:03:29.816 approved to make those kind of changes. 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.840 Thank you, Miss Hargreaves. 00:03:33.760 --> 00:03:36.760 Councilors, do I have a motion? 00:03:37.840 --> 00:03:39.656 Councelor McDonald. 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:41.976 Thank you, Mayor Klowss I would like 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:45.000 to propose an amendment to the motion 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:48.775 um that the Horsham Rural City council 00:03:48.799 --> 00:03:51.799 budget or sorry the council 00:03:51.920 --> 00:03:54.376 adopts the rural city council budget 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:57.400 2026 2027 and the subsequent three 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:00.599 financial years as attached being 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:03.736 financial projections pursuant to 90 00:04:03.760 --> 00:04:06.376 section 94 of the local government act 00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:09.400 2020. 00:04:09.519 --> 00:04:12.519 Thank you, Councior McDonald. 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:18.280 We got that. 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:21.639 Sorry. 00:04:27.280 --> 00:04:30.280 Councelor 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:35.096 McDonald, 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:35.256 can 00:04:35.280 --> 00:04:36.856 you just confirm that that's correct on 00:04:36.880 --> 00:04:39.880 the board on the screen? 00:04:41.840 --> 00:04:43.976 Yes. Thank you. 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:47.000 Thank you. 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:51.336 councilors, 00:04:51.360 --> 00:04:54.360 do I have a second upper for the motion? 00:04:54.479 --> 00:04:57.336 Just going to read it. 00:04:57.360 --> 00:05:00.360 Sorry. 00:05:01.120 --> 00:05:02.936 I'll read the whole thing again I 00:05:02.960 --> 00:05:04.696 move that one council adopts the 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:07.256 Horsham City Council budget of 2627 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:09.735 and the subsequent three financial years 00:05:09.759 --> 00:05:12.376 as attached being financial projections 00:05:12.400 --> 00:05:14.536 pursuant to section 94 of the local 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:17.560 government act 2020. and two declare the 00:05:17.680 --> 00:05:19.895 following rates and charges for the 26 00:05:19.919 --> 00:05:22.919 27 financial year. Amount intended to be 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:25.416 raised 00:05:25.440 --> 00:05:27.175 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:29.816 an amount of $36.14 million 00:05:29.840 --> 00:05:31.816 or such amount as is lawfully 00:05:31.840 --> 00:05:33.256 raised and the consequence of this 00:05:33.280 --> 00:05:35.976 resolution be declared as the amount for 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:37.895 which council intends to raise by 00:05:37.919 --> 00:05:40.056 general rates and the annual service 00:05:40.080 --> 00:05:42.455 charge which is calculated as follows. 00:05:42.479 --> 00:05:45.479 General rates 28.187 million. Minimum 00:05:45.600 --> 00:05:48.600 civil charge 2.316 million is management 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:52.600 charge 5.293 million interest on rates 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:56.600 uh 0.40 million and revenue and lower 00:05:57.039 --> 00:05:59.015 rates 00:05:59.039 --> 00:06:02.039 310 million rates information general 00:06:02.479 --> 00:06:04.936 rates. internal rate be declared in 00:06:04.960 --> 00:06:07.816 respect of the 26 27 rating year being 00:06:07.840 --> 00:06:10.536 in the period 1st of July 2026 to the 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:13.560 30th of June 2027. Three, declare that 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:16.216 the general rate be raised by the 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:18.536 application of differential rates for 00:06:18.560 --> 00:06:20.696 ratable land having the respective 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:23.720 characteristics specified in 5.1.1N 00:06:25.280 --> 00:06:27.496 of budget documents. 00:06:27.520 --> 00:06:29.256 Each differential rate will be 00:06:29.280 --> 00:06:31.015 determined by multiplying the capital 00:06:31.039 --> 00:06:33.576 improved value of each ratable land by 00:06:33.600 --> 00:06:35.175 the relevant rate on the dollar as 00:06:35.199 --> 00:06:37.735 indicated as follows. 00:06:37.759 --> 00:06:39.256 Residential 00:06:39.280 --> 00:06:42.280 0.036540 0.036540 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:46.455 Commercial 00:06:46.479 --> 00:06:48.376 36540 00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:51.400 Industrial 0365 00:06:51.919 --> 00:06:54.919 4 Cultural and Recreational 00:06:55.919 --> 00:06:57.576 18270 00:06:57.600 --> 00:07:00.600 Farm.21160 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:05.000 Four. declare a municipal charge of for 00:07:05.199 --> 00:07:06.776 2627 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:09.800 of $200 for each rail land or part in 00:07:10.479 --> 00:07:12.776 respect of which a municipal charge may 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:15.800 be levied. Five, 00:07:15.919 --> 00:07:18.295 declare annual service charges for the 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:20.536 collection and disposal of refugees in 00:07:20.560 --> 00:07:23.336 respect of the 26 27th financial year 00:07:23.360 --> 00:07:25.976 and set out below 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:28.536 bin charge $558. 00:07:28.560 --> 00:07:31.560 Rural bin service $388. Additional 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:34.680 general waste bin $157. 00:07:35.039 --> 00:07:38.039 Additional recycling bin $157. 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:41.240 Additional organics bin $157. 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:44.360 Additional glass bin $90. Commercial bin 00:07:44.960 --> 00:07:47.960 service weekly general waste/490 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:51.000 recycling $539. 00:07:51.440 --> 00:07:53.336 Additional standalone commercial general 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:56.360 waste bin weekly $37. 00:07:57.599 --> 00:07:59.496 Additional standalone commercial 00:07:59.520 --> 00:08:02.520 recycling bin $22. 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:05.560 Additional commercial organics bin $22. 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:09.240 Additional commercial glass bin $12. 00:08:11.039 --> 00:08:13.735 Six. Setting off interest rate on unpaid 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:15.976 rates and charges. Council will charge 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:17.656 interest for rates and charges which 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:20.056 have not been paid by the due date as 00:08:20.080 --> 00:08:23.080 specified under section 167 of the local 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:25.976 government act 1989. 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:27.656 Seven. Payment of rates and charges 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:30.056 declare that a person can pay a rate or 00:08:30.080 --> 00:08:32.935 charge other than a special rate or 00:08:32.959 --> 00:08:35.959 charge by Ford installments which are 00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:37.976 due and payable on the dates fixed by 00:08:38.000 --> 00:08:40.135 the minister by notice published in the 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:42.375 government poss. 00:08:42.399 --> 00:08:44.935 30th September 30th November 28th 00:08:44.959 --> 00:08:47.896 February and 31st 1st of May or paid in 00:08:47.920 --> 00:08:50.920 full on the 15th of February 2027. 00:08:51.920 --> 00:08:53.896 Eight. Authorize the chief executive 00:08:53.920 --> 00:08:56.696 officer to make min administrative 00:08:56.720 --> 00:08:59.720 corrections only being changes that are 00:08:59.760 --> 00:09:02.760 not non-material in nature and do not 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:05.416 change any adopted policy, service 00:09:05.440 --> 00:09:07.736 level, financial outcome or disclosure 00:09:07.760 --> 00:09:09.336 required under the local government act 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:12.360 2020. 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:15.096 That's it. 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:18.120 I guess a little point of order to get 00:09:18.160 --> 00:09:21.160 get straight in that counc 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:23.336 amendment. Would it be better if it was 00:09:23.360 --> 00:09:26.296 received as as an altered motion and 00:09:26.320 --> 00:09:27.815 that way we would have to second the 00:09:27.839 --> 00:09:30.776 amendment and go through that process? 00:09:30.800 --> 00:09:33.576 Uh I think it's an amendment because it 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:35.736 doesn't really change the nature of the 00:09:35.760 --> 00:09:38.056 motion. It just clarifies just the point 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:41.080 that clarifies it. 00:09:42.160 --> 00:09:43.495 You just 00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:45.016 vote on the amendment. 00:09:45.040 --> 00:09:46.375 All right. So, we'll vote on the minute. 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:48.856 Yeah. 00:09:48.880 --> 00:09:51.880 Okay. 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:53.576 Okay. 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:55.976 Councilors, do I have a second up for 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:58.536 the motion? 00:09:58.560 --> 00:10:01.176 Oh, the amended motion. Sorry, got my 00:10:01.200 --> 00:10:03.896 head around this. 00:10:03.920 --> 00:10:06.920 Council Ross. 00:10:09.760 --> 00:10:12.760 Um, councelor. Um, McDonald, would you 00:10:13.360 --> 00:10:15.736 like to speak to the motion? 00:10:15.760 --> 00:10:18.760 I would. Thank you, ma'am. Klowss 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:23.240 to the 00:10:23.279 --> 00:10:24.296 Sorry, I've got it 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:26.776 to the amendment. Uh I was literally 00:10:26.800 --> 00:10:29.800 looking to make some clarification on 00:10:29.839 --> 00:10:31.976 the original amend the original motion 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:35.000 which said um subsequent financial years 00:10:36.959 --> 00:10:39.576 sub 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:42.600 uh sub subsequent three financial years 00:10:42.880 --> 00:10:44.935 that was open to interpretation meaning 00:10:44.959 --> 00:10:47.815 was it a budget forecast was it what was 00:10:47.839 --> 00:10:49.656 it? So by putting that extra couple of 00:10:49.680 --> 00:10:51.416 words in there, it just um takes away 00:10:51.440 --> 00:10:54.136 any ambiguity and spells out what those 00:10:54.160 --> 00:10:55.896 actual financials are. They are 00:10:55.920 --> 00:10:58.920 financial projections. 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:01.016 Thank you. 00:11:01.040 --> 00:11:04.040 So councelor Ross 00:11:04.800 --> 00:11:06.536 um would you like to speak to the 00:11:06.560 --> 00:11:07.736 motion? 00:11:07.760 --> 00:11:10.760 Thanks ML just to support councel. 00:11:17.600 --> 00:11:20.600 Yes. So, um, so council will now vote on 00:11:21.519 --> 00:11:21.976 that 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:23.255 accepting the amendment. 00:11:23.279 --> 00:11:25.736 Sorry. 00:11:25.760 --> 00:11:28.055 Um, we're going to vote on accepting 00:11:28.079 --> 00:11:31.079 that the amendment. Um, all those in 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:34.360 favor of the amendment. 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:39.176 One, two, three, 00:11:39.200 --> 00:11:41.976 three, four, five. So there's five um 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:45.000 fours and all those against 00:11:45.360 --> 00:11:47.176 52. 00:11:47.200 --> 00:11:50.200 So the motion is passed. 00:11:51.440 --> 00:11:53.016 The amendment is passed. 00:11:53.040 --> 00:11:56.040 Yes. 00:11:59.600 --> 00:11:59.976 Go back 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:03.000 back to the start again. So So now we 00:12:03.839 --> 00:12:05.976 are actually going back to the start. So 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:09.000 councilors, do I have a motion for 00:12:11.839 --> 00:12:14.615 the amended motion? That's if I'm right 00:12:14.639 --> 00:12:15.416 with that. 00:12:15.440 --> 00:12:18.440 So yeah. So now you've got a vote on 00:12:19.680 --> 00:12:20.375 what? 00:12:20.399 --> 00:12:20.776 Yes. 00:12:20.800 --> 00:12:22.935 The motion saying not on the inclusion 00:12:22.959 --> 00:12:23.416 of the words 00:12:23.440 --> 00:12:26.440 words. Yes. So um 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:29.656 so sorry, we're just going to have to 00:12:29.680 --> 00:12:30.856 we're voting on that. 00:12:30.880 --> 00:12:32.216 So yes, 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:33.255 voted. Yeah. 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:36.279 Voted to include the words. Yes. So now 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:39.576 the purpose of the report is present 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:40.296 budget. 00:12:40.320 --> 00:12:42.136 Sorry. Yeah. So the purpose of this 00:12:42.160 --> 00:12:43.576 report is to present the horse and rural 00:12:43.600 --> 00:12:46.600 council budget 2026 um for adoption. 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:50.600 Councils, do I have a motion? 00:12:50.959 --> 00:12:53.959 Council McDonald. 00:12:56.639 --> 00:12:59.096 I I move that uh council adopts the 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:01.815 portion city council budget 2627 and 00:13:01.839 --> 00:13:03.656 subsequent three financial years as 00:13:03.680 --> 00:13:05.576 attached with financial projections 00:13:05.600 --> 00:13:07.416 pursuant to section 94 of the local 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:10.216 government act 2020 and two declare the 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:12.696 following rates and charges for the 2627 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:15.720 financial year as read. 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:19.255 Thank you council a second for that 00:13:19.279 --> 00:13:22.279 motion. 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:25.639 Councelor Ross, 00:13:29.040 --> 00:13:31.096 councelor McDonald, would you like to 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:32.696 speak to the motion? 00:13:32.720 --> 00:13:34.456 Thank you. 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:37.416 Madam, Mr. Mayor, before we um discuss, 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:39.016 do you mind if I ask a few clarifying 00:13:39.040 --> 00:13:40.055 questions to staff? 00:13:40.079 --> 00:13:41.016 Yeah, that's fine. 00:13:41.040 --> 00:13:43.336 Thank you. Um I just had a couple of 00:13:43.360 --> 00:13:45.336 questions around the budget. Um one, 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:46.935 throughout the budget, there are figures 00:13:46.959 --> 00:13:48.935 marked with annual allocations for some 00:13:48.959 --> 00:13:51.096 things such as playground groups and 00:13:51.120 --> 00:13:53.336 toilet group. Can we please provide an 00:13:53.360 --> 00:13:55.176 overview of how individual projects 00:13:55.200 --> 00:13:57.815 within those allocations will be decided 00:13:57.839 --> 00:13:59.896 on and how councils and communities will 00:13:59.920 --> 00:14:01.896 have input into those throughout the 00:14:01.920 --> 00:14:04.856 year 00:14:04.880 --> 00:14:06.856 for you. 00:14:06.880 --> 00:14:09.656 Um, yep. There are three categories of 00:14:09.680 --> 00:14:11.416 projects in the capex budget for which 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:14.216 an annual allocation is shown. Uh, 00:14:14.240 --> 00:14:15.736 individual projects within these 00:14:15.760 --> 00:14:18.296 categories will be determined through a 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:20.296 range of processes. 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:22.615 For example, in the toilets group, the 00:14:22.639 --> 00:14:24.776 condition and age of existing facilities 00:14:24.800 --> 00:14:27.255 will be a key determinant on when 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:29.495 specific toilets would be upgraded. In 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:31.815 some cases, there've been requests from 00:14:31.839 --> 00:14:34.375 the community for new toilets in certain 00:14:34.399 --> 00:14:36.456 areas and that's factored into the 00:14:36.480 --> 00:14:38.055 consideration 00:14:38.079 --> 00:14:40.375 uh for the social infrastructure group. 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:42.055 There are some facilities where some 00:14:42.079 --> 00:14:44.776 components need to be upgraded to meet 00:14:44.800 --> 00:14:47.255 current standards um and develop an 00:14:47.279 --> 00:14:49.736 equitable service level across similar 00:14:49.760 --> 00:14:52.456 facilities across a municipality. So 00:14:52.480 --> 00:14:55.096 some earlier priorities for example some 00:14:55.120 --> 00:14:57.495 earlier priorities were to ensure things 00:14:57.519 --> 00:14:59.976 like switchboard safety, disability 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:02.536 access and the current priority areas 00:15:02.560 --> 00:15:04.456 include heating, cooling and kitchen 00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:07.336 facilities. In the case of playgrounds, 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:09.336 council has been out to the committee 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:11.815 for feedback on the draft strategy which 00:15:11.839 --> 00:15:13.815 will be considered by council early in 00:15:13.839 --> 00:15:16.375 the new financial year and this includes 00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:18.615 a proposed implementation plan. In all 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:21.639 cases, the proposed programs are ongoing 00:15:21.760 --> 00:15:24.760 multipleear programs 00:15:24.880 --> 00:15:26.776 and for each of these areas the specific 00:15:26.800 --> 00:15:29.800 projects will been endorsed by council. 00:15:31.519 --> 00:15:33.815 Second question if I may. Yeah. In the 00:15:33.839 --> 00:15:36.296 budget comprehensive income statement, 00:15:36.320 --> 00:15:39.320 um the 2026 27 is showing a predicted 00:15:40.720 --> 00:15:43.720 6.682 million um deficit for next 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:47.336 financial year. Can the impact of the 00:15:47.360 --> 00:15:49.016 timing of the grant funding on this 00:15:49.040 --> 00:15:51.896 figure please be explained? 00:15:51.920 --> 00:15:54.055 Sure. 00:15:54.079 --> 00:15:56.615 Next. Each year council receive a number 00:15:56.639 --> 00:15:58.216 of grants from federal and state 00:15:58.240 --> 00:15:59.815 government which contribute to funding 00:15:59.839 --> 00:16:02.839 our operations or projects. 00:16:02.880 --> 00:16:04.536 The timing of when we receive these 00:16:04.560 --> 00:16:07.096 grants impacts the budget figure and we 00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:10.120 have no control over this timing. This 00:16:10.320 --> 00:16:12.136 year council has received a fee payment 00:16:12.160 --> 00:16:14.536 of 80% of the federal grants mission 00:16:14.560 --> 00:16:16.935 grant in this financial year which 00:16:16.959 --> 00:16:18.615 bolstered this year's figures and puts 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:21.639 it into surplus but means that the 2026 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:24.615 2027 figure shows a deficit. In 00:16:24.639 --> 00:16:26.696 addition, we've also received prepayment 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:28.615 from other grants programs which has a 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:31.495 similar impact. So that's why it's also 00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:33.336 important, always important to look at 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:35.976 the figures over a long period, not just 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:37.576 one or two years, and see where the up 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:40.600 and downs move out. 00:16:42.160 --> 00:16:44.776 Okay, thank you. 00:16:44.800 --> 00:16:47.800 Any more further questions? 00:16:49.199 --> 00:16:52.199 Thank you. Okay. Um, uh, Council 00:16:52.959 --> 00:16:54.856 McDonald, would you like to speak to the 00:16:54.880 --> 00:16:55.976 motion? 00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:58.296 Thank you, May. 00:16:58.320 --> 00:17:01.320 Uh I would like to commend Kim Hargrade, 00:17:01.519 --> 00:17:03.495 uh Belinda Johnson and staff for the 00:17:03.519 --> 00:17:06.519 timely preparation of the 2627 budget. 00:17:06.640 --> 00:17:09.256 And a big shout out to Belindia Johnson. 00:17:09.280 --> 00:17:10.935 A lot of very hard work has gone into 00:17:10.959 --> 00:17:13.655 this. The state government has councils 00:17:13.679 --> 00:17:15.496 across Victoria between a rock and a 00:17:15.520 --> 00:17:17.736 very hard place with rate capping and 00:17:17.760 --> 00:17:19.576 statutory staffing requirements. There's 00:17:19.600 --> 00:17:21.655 little room to raise revenue or c or 00:17:21.679 --> 00:17:24.216 control costs. The cost price squeeze 00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:26.456 that every farmer is familiar with. Now 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:28.856 staff have done well. however, and have 00:17:28.880 --> 00:17:31.496 when asked to adopt a new zerobased 00:17:31.520 --> 00:17:33.256 budgeting principle along with other 00:17:33.280 --> 00:17:35.816 factors achieved nearly $800,000 in 00:17:35.840 --> 00:17:37.496 savings. 00:17:37.520 --> 00:17:40.136 Uh we are at the 30th of June basically 00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:42.535 this year basically debtree having paid 00:17:42.559 --> 00:17:45.559 off the town loan going forward small 00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:48.136 borrowings and are forecast to 00:17:48.160 --> 00:17:49.976 facilitate projects including the start 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:52.616 of Wesley redevelopment. 00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:55.096 Um, I note projected staffing costs 00:17:55.120 --> 00:17:58.120 continue to rise to 25.8 million and 00:17:58.559 --> 00:18:00.775 projected rate revenue is up by just 00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:02.616 979,000 00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:05.640 to 36.14 million. Noting there are 00:18:06.559 --> 00:18:09.559 financial challenges going forward. 00:18:10.960 --> 00:18:13.960 Proposed capital works budget is 24.19 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:16.856 million.119 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:19.816 million sorry made up of 5.944 00:18:19.840 --> 00:18:22.840 million of new projects. 13.967 million 00:18:23.360 --> 00:18:26.360 in renewal, 2.85 million in upgrades, 00:18:27.360 --> 00:18:30.360 and 1.3 million on expansion works. Uh 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:32.376 some of the highlights of this year's 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:33.736 capital works budget are the 00:18:33.760 --> 00:18:35.496 commencement of the refurbishment of the 00:18:35.520 --> 00:18:37.576 Wesley Performing Arts Center, Hayden 00:18:37.600 --> 00:18:39.496 Tennis court lighting projects, the 00:18:39.520 --> 00:18:41.895 Haram Cameron Oval lighting project, 00:18:41.919 --> 00:18:44.775 Wonga Basin pipeline connection and 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:47.799 Kenny Road transfer station upgrade. 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:50.456 I commend commend the finance team on 00:18:50.480 --> 00:18:52.856 supplying far more explanatory notes to 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:55.880 this budget um which will help the rate 00:18:55.919 --> 00:18:57.576 payer better understand how their money 00:18:57.600 --> 00:19:00.600 is being spent. I commend the 2627 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:03.496 budget to my fellow councils. 00:19:03.520 --> 00:19:06.520 Thank you councelor 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:13.400 McDonald. Sorry 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:15.736 apparently. 00:19:15.760 --> 00:19:18.376 So, uh, Councelor Ross, would you like 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:20.136 to, uh, speak to the motion? 00:19:20.160 --> 00:19:23.160 Thanks, Mr. Um, it's a pleasure to 00:19:23.360 --> 00:19:25.895 second this budget. I believe it is 00:19:25.919 --> 00:19:27.576 responsible. They're working within 00:19:27.600 --> 00:19:30.600 their means whilst still giving the same 00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:32.296 level of service to our community and 00:19:32.320 --> 00:19:34.216 that is quite a challenge. As council 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:36.775 said, with the rate cap, it makes really 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:38.136 hard to try and deliver the same service 00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:39.576 and give the same outcomes to our 00:19:39.600 --> 00:19:41.496 people. 00:19:41.520 --> 00:19:43.256 And with the zerobased accounting too is 00:19:43.280 --> 00:19:44.775 it's really everything has to be 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:46.616 justified from scratch which is a really 00:19:46.640 --> 00:19:49.640 important change in the way we budget 00:19:51.440 --> 00:19:54.440 and there's one important project 00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:57.176 couple expensive 00:19:57.200 --> 00:19:58.535 to the community and we look forward to 00:19:58.559 --> 00:20:01.559 that being a I guess living and and 00:20:02.320 --> 00:20:04.376 working facility for community again 00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:06.936 because of it uh because it's called 00:20:06.960 --> 00:20:09.176 Black Ops and it was renowned across the 00:20:09.200 --> 00:20:11.336 state for amazing acoustics. 00:20:11.360 --> 00:20:13.096 and the sport performances. So look 00:20:13.120 --> 00:20:15.655 forward to that being reopened. So uh 00:20:15.679 --> 00:20:18.679 that more to say thank you and thanks 00:20:18.799 --> 00:20:20.775 for the staff 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:21.655 preparation. 00:20:21.679 --> 00:20:24.679 Thank you councel Ross. 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:26.936 Are there any council wish to speak 00:20:26.960 --> 00:20:29.416 against the motion? 00:20:29.440 --> 00:20:32.440 Council 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:35.816 um I do not have any concerns in the 00:20:35.840 --> 00:20:38.056 budget itself. However, I do have grave 00:20:38.080 --> 00:20:41.080 concerns with the change of our um 00:20:41.679 --> 00:20:44.679 motion. I think the local 2020 act 00:20:44.960 --> 00:20:47.416 requires us to adopt a budget that is 1 00:20:47.440 --> 00:20:50.376 + 3 years. I feel like watering it down 00:20:50.400 --> 00:20:53.400 by the words um that we've so added to 00:20:53.760 --> 00:20:56.760 the recommend recommended motion is um 00:20:58.000 --> 00:21:00.856 concerning and possibly starting to get 00:21:00.880 --> 00:21:03.176 into gray areas get around our 00:21:03.200 --> 00:21:05.416 regulations. Um, should this motion be 00:21:05.440 --> 00:21:07.176 lost, I'll be foreshadowing 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:08.696 foreshadowing that I will move the 00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:11.720 original recommendation. 00:21:12.559 --> 00:21:15.559 Thank you, council. 00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:19.256 Are there any councilors wish to speak 00:21:19.280 --> 00:21:22.280 for the motion? 00:21:28.559 --> 00:21:31.559 Thank you, Mayor. Um just echoing uh the 00:21:32.640 --> 00:21:34.376 words of councelor McDonald and 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:36.535 councelor Ross. I just want to give a 00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:38.936 massive amount of gratitude to Blinda 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:41.960 Johnson uh Kim Hars and the team for 00:21:42.159 --> 00:21:43.895 developing this budget and I know that a 00:21:43.919 --> 00:21:45.895 lot of blood and sweat tears went into 00:21:45.919 --> 00:21:48.919 this. Um uh thank you for commitment to 00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:52.456 provide the council with a greater uh 00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:54.376 and the greater municipality with a 00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:57.176 financial plan that although is business 00:21:57.200 --> 00:21:59.416 as usual, therefore offering a 00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:01.736 consistent approach to service delivery, 00:22:01.760 --> 00:22:04.760 it also offers some new and continuing 00:22:05.120 --> 00:22:07.895 initiatives uh and strategic development 00:22:07.919 --> 00:22:09.976 across areas such as recreation, 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:13.000 community service and infrastructure. 00:22:13.760 --> 00:22:15.816 Um 00:22:15.840 --> 00:22:18.456 uh these are uh these are just some of 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:20.696 the highlights that um that have been 00:22:20.720 --> 00:22:23.176 delivered through the the budget. Uh I 00:22:23.200 --> 00:22:25.256 just want to say again I express my 00:22:25.280 --> 00:22:27.416 appreciation to all involved. I look 00:22:27.440 --> 00:22:29.816 forward to supporting uh our council to 00:22:29.840 --> 00:22:31.976 enact all this budget has to offer to 00:22:32.000 --> 00:22:33.895 the local community. 00:22:33.919 --> 00:22:36.775 Thank you councelman. 00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:39.096 First, are there any other councils wish 00:22:39.120 --> 00:22:40.936 to speak 00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:43.960 uh for the motion? 00:22:44.320 --> 00:22:47.320 Council Wilson. 00:22:47.440 --> 00:22:50.056 Firstly, apologize for copying or 00:22:50.080 --> 00:22:53.080 repeating comments already made. Um I'm 00:22:53.440 --> 00:22:55.336 supportive of this year's budget. The 00:22:55.360 --> 00:22:56.936 amount of work that is being achieved is 00:22:56.960 --> 00:22:58.616 a testament to all our staff who are 00:22:58.640 --> 00:23:00.216 embracing and learning zerobased 00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:02.535 accounting principles. But particular 00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:04.456 mention needs to be made of our CFO and 00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:06.296 the finance team who have compiled all 00:23:06.320 --> 00:23:08.775 this work. I see this budget as a 00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:11.256 financially sustainable one with a good 00:23:11.280 --> 00:23:13.176 balance between investing for the future 00:23:13.200 --> 00:23:15.816 and maintaining what we have. 00:23:15.840 --> 00:23:18.135 However, I do note some concerns which I 00:23:18.159 --> 00:23:19.736 hope we may be able to try and address 00:23:19.760 --> 00:23:22.616 in future years. 00:23:22.640 --> 00:23:24.135 When you look at our planned capital 00:23:24.159 --> 00:23:26.216 expenditure for future years, it should 00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:27.576 be noted that we are spending a 00:23:27.600 --> 00:23:29.655 considerable portion of our finances 00:23:29.679 --> 00:23:32.216 limited by the rate cap and previously 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:33.736 mentioned by councelors McDonald and 00:23:33.760 --> 00:23:35.256 Russ 00:23:35.280 --> 00:23:37.096 spending those finances on maintenance 00:23:37.120 --> 00:23:39.655 which whilst all needed limits what else 00:23:39.679 --> 00:23:42.056 we can invest in something we are trying 00:23:42.080 --> 00:23:43.816 to work. 00:23:43.840 --> 00:23:45.816 A further point of concern for me is 00:23:45.840 --> 00:23:48.775 that our budget has as questioned by 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:51.799 council sucket buckets of money. These 00:23:51.840 --> 00:23:53.496 allocations are very helpful to deal 00:23:53.520 --> 00:23:55.576 with the unexpected 00:23:55.600 --> 00:23:58.600 if something some emergency comes up, 00:23:58.720 --> 00:24:00.616 but are limited in showing the community 00:24:00.640 --> 00:24:03.015 the plan and how few projects we can 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:04.456 actually achieve with those limited 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:06.056 funds and how costly some of our 00:24:06.080 --> 00:24:07.976 projects are. 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:10.135 A final concern for me is that our 00:24:10.159 --> 00:24:12.216 budget 00:24:12.240 --> 00:24:14.056 is filled with funding for plans and 00:24:14.080 --> 00:24:16.296 strategies. I note that most grant 00:24:16.320 --> 00:24:18.616 opportunities require a plan or strategy 00:24:18.640 --> 00:24:21.640 or you need not apply. But for my way of 00:24:21.679 --> 00:24:23.176 thinking, these documents either live in 00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:25.176 a drawer until needed or get added to 00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:27.096 the budget, which means that in future 00:24:27.120 --> 00:24:28.616 years they'll be part of our capital 00:24:28.640 --> 00:24:31.336 expenditure. I'm therefore disappointed 00:24:31.360 --> 00:24:33.096 that these plans were not put on public 00:24:33.120 --> 00:24:35.176 display for community engagement as an 00:24:35.200 --> 00:24:37.655 insight for our future direction. 00:24:37.679 --> 00:24:39.255 But as I mentioned earlier, this is 00:24:39.279 --> 00:24:41.096 something to look at in the future. 00:24:41.120 --> 00:24:42.775 Tonight, I'm encouraged to see that 00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:44.616 council is continuing to operate on 00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:47.640 business as usual principles. That is 00:24:47.679 --> 00:24:49.255 that we are continuing to provide 00:24:49.279 --> 00:24:51.096 exactly the same level of services last 00:24:51.120 --> 00:24:53.176 year. No capsule reductions. And I 00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:54.775 encourage my fellow councilors to vote 00:24:54.799 --> 00:24:56.936 in favor of this budget with an eye to 00:24:56.960 --> 00:24:58.775 look at some modifications in the future 00:24:58.799 --> 00:25:01.015 and a decent level of excitement to see 00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:04.039 the refurbishment of Wesley begin. 00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:06.616 Thank you, Council Wilson. 00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:08.296 Are there any councilors who wish to 00:25:08.320 --> 00:25:11.320 speak against the motion? 00:25:14.159 --> 00:25:15.895 Are there any councilors wish to speak 00:25:15.919 --> 00:25:18.919 for the motion? 00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:25.480 Um well, I'll actually I'll actually 00:25:26.080 --> 00:25:29.080 speak um for it. 00:25:29.200 --> 00:25:31.255 Um, I'd actually like to thank the staff 00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:34.279 for the hundreds of hours of work that's 00:25:34.640 --> 00:25:37.336 actually gone into um putting the budget 00:25:37.360 --> 00:25:40.360 together. Um, yeah, it's actually um a 00:25:41.360 --> 00:25:43.096 really probably a thankless job a lot of 00:25:43.120 --> 00:25:45.096 times, but yeah, they have done a 00:25:45.120 --> 00:25:48.056 fantastic job to put this all together. 00:25:48.080 --> 00:25:50.936 Um, I do like the business as usual 00:25:50.960 --> 00:25:53.736 approach. Um, and it the budget is 00:25:53.760 --> 00:25:55.496 actually a very conservative budget. 00:25:55.520 --> 00:25:58.520 It's not a big spending budget. Um, one 00:25:59.120 --> 00:26:01.336 key note thing is that by the end of 00:26:01.360 --> 00:26:03.176 June, all our borrowings will be paid 00:26:03.200 --> 00:26:06.200 out. Um, which I think is a um is a good 00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:10.279 a really good um 00:26:12.159 --> 00:26:14.216 can't think of a word but yeah, it's a 00:26:14.240 --> 00:26:15.895 it's actually really good position to be 00:26:15.919 --> 00:26:18.919 in given um and I know we've got um in 00:26:19.440 --> 00:26:20.856 the budget we've actually got future 00:26:20.880 --> 00:26:22.135 runs, but at least we've paid out one 00:26:22.159 --> 00:26:25.015 lot before we've actually gone to the um 00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:27.176 gone to the next lot. the Cry Works 00:26:27.200 --> 00:26:29.255 project which includes Wesley which 00:26:29.279 --> 00:26:31.336 everyone's talked about the H home 00:26:31.360 --> 00:26:34.296 tennis court lighting project the Wonga 00:26:34.320 --> 00:26:36.936 basin uh pipeline construction the 00:26:36.960 --> 00:26:39.015 Kenning road transport first station 00:26:39.039 --> 00:26:42.039 upgrade and the the $7 million in uh 00:26:42.320 --> 00:26:44.696 road and street um and bridge works all 00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:47.720 in our capital works projects um I would 00:26:48.320 --> 00:26:49.655 have liked to seen some more money in 00:26:49.679 --> 00:26:51.655 the rural roads budget but we are 00:26:51.679 --> 00:26:53.976 stretched and um yeah there was an 00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:56.856 increase a small increase last year So, 00:26:56.880 --> 00:26:59.880 um, yeah, hopefully with, um, better 00:27:00.320 --> 00:27:02.135 techniques and so forth, we can actually 00:27:02.159 --> 00:27:04.296 make that money go further going 00:27:04.320 --> 00:27:07.320 forward. Um, and on the the government 00:27:07.760 --> 00:27:10.535 prepaying over $7 million in grant money 00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:13.559 for the 26 27th financial year, we would 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:17.176 distort next year's figures. We can't do 00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:19.816 anything about that. We um that's beyond 00:27:19.840 --> 00:27:22.616 our completely beyond our control. And 00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:25.416 yet we've just got to um the finance 00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:28.296 team have to work around that. So moving 00:27:28.320 --> 00:27:30.296 forward, I'm happy to support the budget 00:27:30.320 --> 00:27:33.320 in its current form. 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:38.775 Right. 00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:41.799 Um councelor, uh any other councilors 00:27:42.080 --> 00:27:45.080 wish to speak against the motion? 00:27:45.760 --> 00:27:47.655 No. Are there any other councils wish to 00:27:47.679 --> 00:27:50.135 speak for the motion? 00:27:50.159 --> 00:27:53.096 Yeah. I 00:27:53.120 --> 00:27:55.336 everything that has been said I'm not 00:27:55.360 --> 00:27:58.360 I'm lost. So there is nothing very much 00:27:58.880 --> 00:28:01.096 more to add but I think just thanking 00:28:01.120 --> 00:28:04.120 the staff and certainly the finance team 00:28:04.159 --> 00:28:05.655 but every single person in the 00:28:05.679 --> 00:28:08.679 organization has contributed to um 00:28:09.279 --> 00:28:11.336 savings and efficiencies where they 00:28:11.360 --> 00:28:14.056 possibly could have. And so we are in a 00:28:14.080 --> 00:28:16.296 better position as a result of that and 00:28:16.320 --> 00:28:18.696 the work that they have done as a result 00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:21.176 of that work which meant that instead of 00:28:21.200 --> 00:28:23.255 getting perhaps just the same budget we 00:28:23.279 --> 00:28:25.416 had last year out of our bucket of money 00:28:25.440 --> 00:28:28.440 and adding 10% or 5% where the the 00:28:28.640 --> 00:28:31.640 organization has started at zero and 00:28:31.679 --> 00:28:33.416 they've built their bucket of money from 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:36.056 that zero within the um resources that 00:28:36.080 --> 00:28:38.535 we have uh which makes a huge difference 00:28:38.559 --> 00:28:40.616 in the way things are done and that is 00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:43.416 also now being recorded 00:28:43.440 --> 00:28:46.056 um in our in our budget documents that 00:28:46.080 --> 00:28:48.216 we have here. So that there's a whole 00:28:48.240 --> 00:28:50.616 lot that gels and more visible 00:28:50.640 --> 00:28:52.775 accountability than than perhaps we've 00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:55.799 had. So top job to everybody involved in 00:28:56.080 --> 00:28:58.456 the organization. 00:28:58.480 --> 00:29:01.480 Thank you councelor N. 00:29:02.559 --> 00:29:05.416 Councelor McDonald. Would you like to 00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:07.736 close the debate? Um thank you Mayor 00:29:07.760 --> 00:29:10.456 class. Um just in relation to councelor 00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:13.480 Slugget's um observations um the 00:29:14.399 --> 00:29:17.399 original motion stated and the 00:29:17.600 --> 00:29:19.976 subsequent three financial years. It 00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:22.135 doesn't u as far as good English goes it 00:29:22.159 --> 00:29:24.135 doesn't actually tell you what those 00:29:24.159 --> 00:29:26.135 financial years are. Was it a budget? Is 00:29:26.159 --> 00:29:29.159 it a forecast? What is it? We've simply 00:29:29.440 --> 00:29:32.440 for the benefit of the reader decided to 00:29:32.880 --> 00:29:35.655 clarify that they are in fact financial 00:29:35.679 --> 00:29:37.416 projections. Now that's protected then 00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:39.736 by the following uh work pursuant to 00:29:39.760 --> 00:29:41.416 section 94 of the local government act. 00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:43.736 So that that statement does have that 00:29:43.760 --> 00:29:46.216 legal protection. Um and if you ask any 00:29:46.240 --> 00:29:49.176 builder um to put a a budget out there 00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:51.576 12 or 24 months or 3 years in advance, 00:29:51.600 --> 00:29:52.696 they're going to go bucks cuz they 00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:54.535 haven't, you know, put enough money on 00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:56.775 it. And those those projections are are 00:29:56.799 --> 00:29:59.336 subject to change. So it can't 00:29:59.360 --> 00:30:01.816 necessarily be a hard and fast number. 00:30:01.840 --> 00:30:04.296 Um it is literally a financial 00:30:04.320 --> 00:30:07.096 projection. 00:30:07.120 --> 00:30:10.120 Okay. Thank you, Councelor McDonald. 00:30:11.600 --> 00:30:14.600 I'll now put the motion put to I'll now 00:30:14.720 --> 00:30:17.720 put the motion. All those in favor by a 00:30:17.760 --> 00:30:20.760 show of hands. 00:30:21.120 --> 00:30:24.120 One, two, three, two, four, five, five. 00:30:26.320 --> 00:30:28.775 All those against 00:30:28.799 --> 00:30:31.799 two. So, the motion will be passed. 00:30:36.720 --> 00:30:39.576 Um, there being no further items of 00:30:39.600 --> 00:30:41.176 business, I'll declare the meeting 00:30:41.200 --> 00:30:44.200 closed at 6:01 p.m. 00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:49.015 Um, thank you for all who have attended 00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:51.496 both online and in person tonight. The 00:30:51.520 --> 00:30:53.655 meeting is now closed. 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