Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council approve the cash and value in kind recommendations for the Festivals and Events Sponsorship program as shown at Attachment A to the subject report;

(B)      Council note the applicants who were not recommended in obtaining a cash grant or value-in-kind for the Festivals and Events Sponsorship program as shown at Attachment B to the subject report;

(C)      Council approve Destination NSW as the recipient of a Festival and Event Grant 2023/24 for the second and third year of the project where funding was previously paid to Premier’s Department;

(D)      Council note that all grant amounts are exclusive of GST;

(E)      authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, execute and administer agreements with any organisation approved for a grant or sponsorship under terms consistent with this resolution and the Grants and Sponsorship Policy; and

(F)      authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to correct minor errors to the matters set out in this report, noting that the identity of the recipient will not change, and a CEO Update will be provided to Council advising of any changes made in accordance with this resolution.

The substantive motion was carried on the following show of hands –

Ayes (5)          The Chair (the Lord Mayor), Councillors Gannon, Kok, Maxwell and Worling

Noes (3)          Councillors Ellsmore, Thompson and Weldon*

Carried.

*Note – Councillor Weldon abstained from voting on this matter. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 10.4 of the Code of Meeting Practice, Councillor Weldon is taken to have voted against the motion.