Moved by Councillor Forster, seconded by Councillor Chung –
It is resolved that:
(A) Council note:
(i) for the 2018 New Year's Eve celebrations the Lord Mayor invited a number of guests to attend with her the 'Midnight at Oasis' event in the Royal Botanic Gardens; and
(ii) the total cost for the attendees was $7,200 (excluding GST); and
(B) the Lord Mayor be requested to:
(i) cancel any plans for a similar event for the 2019 New Year's Eve celebrations; and
(ii) make a donation of $7,200 to the Australian Red Cross to help NSW victims of recent bushfires and the ongoing drought.
The motion
was lost on the following show of hands –
Ayes (3) Councillors Chung, Forster and Vithoulkas.
Noes (7) The Chair (the Lord Mayor), Councillors
Kok, Miller, Phelps, Scott, Scully and Thalis.
Motion lost.
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