ON THE AGENDA for the next Eurobodalla Council Meeting, Tuesday 13 December 2022
1. Adoption of Open Coast Coastal Management Program
It will be argued that "a certified Open Coast CMP will enable Council to be able access up to 2:1 funding allocated under the NSW Government’s Coastal Management Program Fund. This funding is only available for projects identified in a certified CMP. The CMP also allows Council to deliver, through partnership with the NSW Government, $5M worth of coastal protection works to the northern Batemans Bay area".
2. Three new locations for Landcare attention
3. Annual financial statements for year end June 2022
4. Code of Conduct complaint stats:
All complaints under the Code of Conduct that were received about councillors and the General Manager in the reporting period from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022 have been included in this report. There were three (3) complaints received with one (1) finalised at the preliminary assessment stage within the period. There is one (1) complaint not completed at the preliminary assessment stage and one (1) complaint not completed under the investigation stage. There is one (1) complaint completed under the investigation stage in this period that was outstanding from the previous period. The one (1) complaint that was finalised in the preliminary assessment stage was determined as have no action required. Out of the three (3) complaints received in the period two (2) different Conduct Reviewers were used.
The total cost of dealing with code of conduct complaints relating to Councillors and the General Manager for the 2021-2022 period was $18,516.00. This cost doesn’t include the two (2) complaints not finalised as of 31 August 2022 however, it does include the cost of a completed investigation from the previous year. The cost of this completed investigation was $11,750.00. This is compared to the total cost of dealing with code of conduct complaints for the 2020-2021 period of $18,516.00.
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COUNCIL MEETING @12.30pm
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