Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations Determined
Original motion moved by Councillor Chung,
seconded by Councillor Forster -
It is resolved that:
(A) Council note:
(i)
Council
spends approximately $3.3 million per year on legal services and legal
consultancies. The complexity of legal matters ranges at breadth from
prosecutions through to civil litigation; and
(ii)
Councillors
need to be aware of matters afoot recognising the complex and confidential
nature of the material; and
(B)
the
Chief Executive Officer be requested to provide Councillors an update in table
form every six months of legal matters provided via the CEO Update noting the
current status and costs to date which includes:
(i)
significant
court proceedings that the City of Sydney is currently involved in, including
any matters in the High Court or Federal Court;
(ii)
planning
appeal matters, including planning appeal matters relating to development which
was, or would have been, the subject of determination by the Local Planning
Panel or Central Sydney Planning Committee;
(iii)
significant criminal prosecutions commenced by
the City of Sydney;
(iv)
all
significant matters finalised in the previous 6 months including outcome and
costs for each matter; and
(v)
any other matter which the Chief Executive
Officer believes is of significance or importance to the Council.
The motion, as varied by consent,
was carried unanimously.
S129259
Report author: Erin Cashman
Publication date: 09/08/2021
Date of decision: 09/08/2021
Decided at meeting: 09/08/2021 - Council
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