Moved by Councillor Scully, seconded by Councillor
Thalis –
It is resolved that Council:
(A)
endorse the suite of Integrated Planning and
Reporting documents for public exhibition for a period of 28 days, including:
(i)
the draft Operational Plan 2020/21 as shown at
Attachment A to the subject report; and
(ii)
the draft Resourcing Strategy 2020 as shown as
Attachment B to the subject report;
(B)
endorse the draft Operating and Capital Budget,
and future years' forward estimates, as reflected in the draft Operational Plan
2020/21 and draft Resourcing Strategy 2020 including:
(i)
operating income of $592.0M,
operating expenditure before depreciation of $514.3M for an Operating Surplus of $77.7M, and a
Net Surplus of $2.6M after allowing for interest, depreciation and capital
contributions;
(ii)
Capital Works expenditure of $234.2M;
(iii)
a capital contingency of $5.0M;
(iv)
Plant and Assets net expenditure of $11.5M;
(v)
Information Technology Capital Works of $14.6M;
and
(vi)
Net Property Acquisitions of $121.4M; and
(C)
endorse the proposed
Rating Structure and Domestic Waste Management Charges, Stormwater Charges and
User Fees and Charges discussed within the subject report and included within
the draft Operational Plan 2020/21.
Amendment. Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by
Councillor Forster –
That the motion be amended
to include an additional clause (D), to read as follows –
(D)
the Chief Executive Officer be requested to seek
community feedback during the public exhibition of the draft Operating and
Capital Budget, specifically regarding:
(i)
the City borrowing money to ensure we continue
to invest in infrastructure; and
(ii)
which of the possible
future City infrastructure projects, identified in City policies and plans, or
forecast in future City budgets, should be prioritised for completion in
2020/21.
The amendment was lost on the following show of
hands –
Ayes (2) Councillors
Forster and Scott
Noes
(8) The
Chair (the Lord Mayor), Councillor Chung, Kok, Miller, Phelps, Scully, Thalis
and Vithoulkas.
Amendment. Moved by Councillor Phelps, seconded by
Councillor Vithoulkas –
That the motion be amended to read as follows –
It is resolved
that Council:
(A)
endorse the suite of Integrated Planning and
Reporting documents for public exhibition for a period of 28 days, including:
(i)
the draft Operational Plan 2020/21 as shown at
Attachment A to the subject report; and
(ii)
the draft Resourcing Strategy 2020 as shown as
Attachment B to the subject report;
(iii)
but excluding the budget for the Office of the
Lord Mayor pending an independent review;
(B)
not endorse the budget of $3.8M assigned to the
Office of the Lord Mayor 2020/21, nor the forward estimates totalling $15.9M
over the next four years, as proposed in the draft Operational Plan 2020/21 and
draft Resourcing Strategy 2020;
(C)
direct the Chief Executive Officer to engage an
external auditor to conduct an independent review of the effectiveness and
transparency of the Councillors’ Expenses and Facilities Policy as applied to
the Office of the Lord Mayor, including but not limited to:
(i)
an itemised account of the budget and all
expenses attributed to the Office of the Lord Mayor;
(iii)
a review of the staffing requirements,
benchmarked against other major cities in Australia;
(iv)
an investigation of the suitability of the
placement of the City of Sydney’s Protocol Office by the Office of the Lord
Mayor; and
(v)
suggestions for a reduction of the Lord Mayor’s
Expense and Facility policy in view of Council’s budget restraints related to
the current economic crisis;
(D)
direct the Chief Executive Officer to report the
findings of the independent, external review to the Audit, Risk and Compliance
Committee and to Council;
(E)
endorse the remainder of the draft Operating and
Capital Budget, and future years' forward estimates, as reflected in the draft
Operational Plan 2020/21 and draft Resourcing Strategy 2020 including:
(i)
operating income of $592.0M, operating
expenditure before depreciation of $514.3M for an Operating
Surplus of $77.7M, and a Net Surplus of $2.6M after allowing for interest,
depreciation and capital contributions;
(ii)
Capital Works expenditure of $234.2M;
(iii)
a capital contingency of $5.0M;
(iv)
Plant and Assets net expenditure of $11.5M;
(v)
Information Technology Capital Works of $14.6M;
and
(vi)
Net Property Acquisitions of $121.4M; and
(F)
endorse the proposed
Rating Structure and Domestic Waste Management Charges, Stormwater Charges and
User Fees and Charges discussed within the subject report and included within
the draft Operational Plan 2020/21.
The amendment was lost on the following show of
hands –
Ayes (3) Councillors Chung, Forster and Phelps
Noes
(7) The
Chair (the Lord Mayor), Councillors Kok, Miller, Scott, Scully, Thalis and
Vithoulkas.
Amendment lost.
The substantive motion was carried
unanimously.
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