{"id":3133,"date":"2019-06-26T11:17:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T11:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=3133"},"modified":"2019-06-26T11:17:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T11:17:05","slug":"council-update-tuesday-25-june-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/06\/26\/council-update-tuesday-25-june-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Update Tuesday 25 June 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFollowing is a summary of the Ordinary Council Meeting for Tuesday 28 May 2019. NB: it is not a full record of resolutions.\u00a0<\/span>
\nLord Mayoral Minutes\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA LMM calling for the development of a Social Infrastructure Strategy – to fund, plan and deliver important social services that will help meet the needs of City of Newcastle\u2019s increasing and diverse population – was supported by Council.
\nA LMM requesting the City write to NSW Government ministers regarding their policy on offshore sand extraction for the purposes of beach replenishment and nourishment – amid ongoing erosion at Stockton Beach – was supported by Council.
\nOrdinary Business\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAdoption of 2019\/20 Our Budget<\/strong>
\nCouncil resolved to adopt the 2019-20 Our Budget and 2019-20 Fees and Charges register.
\nMaking of the Rates and Charges for 2019\/20<\/strong>
\nCouncil resolved to adopt the 2019-20 rates and charges as displayed in full in the final 2019-20 Our Budget.
\nInterest on Overdue Rates and Charges 2019\/20<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to apply the full rate of 7.5 per cent interest a year on overdue rates and charges.\u00a0Councillors\u00a0also voted to\u00a0adopt a 3.09 per cent fixed\u00a0rate of interest on overdue rates and charges that are deferred against an eligible ratepayer\u2019s estate for 2019\/20.
\nMaking of the Rate – Hunter Catchment Contribution and Commission for the year commencing 1 July 2019<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to take a five per cent commission on levies collected from landowners on behalf of Hunter Local Land Services. The levy, known as the Hunter Contribution Catchment rate, is compulsory for relevant properties with a land value greater than $300.
\nAdoption of the Code of Conduct and its associated procedures<\/strong>
\nCouncil endorsed the 2019-20 Code of Conduct for Councillors, staff and volunteers, which was part of NSW Government reforms to consolidate all ethical standards for local government.
\nAdoption of Compliance and Enforcement Policy<\/strong>
\nCouncil endorsed the new Compliance and Enforcement Policy which\u00a0provides information to all internal and external stakeholders and interested parties about the City\u2019s position on compliance and enforcement matters.
\nExecutive Monthly Performance Report<\/strong>
\nCouncil received the Executive Monthly Performance\u00a0report for May.
\nNotice of Motions<\/strong>
\nPhase out of Glyphosate<\/strong>
\nCouncillors\u00a0supported a NOM to\u00a0begin phasing out the use of the product\u00a0Roundup because of its use\u00a0of Glyphosate and instead to use\u00a0alternative products where possible.
\nDA Committee\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\n2 Parnell Place, Newcastle east – Alterations and Additions to Dwelling\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA Development Application seeking consent for construction of\u00a0a chimney, indoor garden and internal lift at\u00a02 Parnell Place,\u00a0Newcastle East, was approved by councillors.
\n70 and 72 Blue Gum Road, Jesmond – Modification to Multiple Dwelling Housing (42 dwellings)\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAn application\u00a0to change the use of an already-approved development at 70-72 Blue Gum Road, Jesmond, from serviced apartments to dwellings, increase the number of dwellings from 36-42 and modify the development\u2019s dimensions, was supported by councillors.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following is a summary of the Ordinary Council Meeting for Tuesday 28 May 2019. NB: it is not a full record of resolutions.\u00a0 Lord Mayoral Minutes\u00a0 A LMM calling for the development of a Social Infrastructure Strategy – to fund, plan and deliver important social services that will help meet the needs of City of … Continue reading “Council Update Tuesday 25 June 2019”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}