Council Meeting

Minutes

Meeting No. 630

4 March 2024

Commenced at 7.45pm

Council Chamber

301 Hampshire Road, Sunshine,

Victoria

Fiona Blair

Chief Executive Officer

7 March 2024

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Council

Cr Ranka Rasic

Mayor

Cr Jae Papalia

Deputy Mayor

Cr Victoria Borg

Cr Sarah Branton

Cr Thuy Dang

Cr Sam David

Cr Maria Kerr

Apology

Cr Bruce Lancashire

Apology

Cr Jasmine Nguyen

Cr Thomas O’Reilly

Apology

Cr Virginia Tachos

Leave of absence

Municipal Monitors

Ms Janet Dore

Municipal Monitor

Ms Penelope Holloway Municipal Monitor

Governance Team

Mr Danny Bilaver

Manager Governance and Risk

Mr Tony Vo

Coordinator Council Business

Ms Jessica Zelenbaba

Council Business Officer

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Table of Contents

1 Opening (Including Acknowledgement Of Country) ........................................4

2 Council Commitment.......................................................................................4

3 Apologies/Leave Of Absence ..........................................................................4

4 Disclosure Of Conflicts Of Interest..................................................................4

5 Designation Of Items As Confidential .............................................................4

6 Confidential Business......................................................................................5

7 Meeting Closure..............................................................................................5

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Order of Business

1 Opening (Including Acknowledgement Of Country)

The Mayor, Cr Ranka Rasic, opened the meeting at 7.45pm and welcomed all in

attendance.

On behalf of Brimbank City Council, I respectfully acknowledge and recognise the

Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of this land and pay

respect to their Elders, past, present and future.

2 Council Commitment

The Mayor, on behalf of the Council, read the Council Commitment:

As the Council, we will act in the best interests of the Brimbank community and consider

the immediate and long term impacts of our decisions. We will make these decisions

fairly and without bias.

We will uphold all of our obligations under the laws of Victoria and Council’s local laws,

and will act in accordance with our Code of Conduct.

3 Apologies/Leave Of Absence

The Mayor noted that Cr Maria Kerr, Cr Bruce Lancashire and Cr Thomas O’Reilly

submitted an apology for this meeting.

The Mayor noted Cr Virginia Tachos had requested a leave of absence.

4 Disclosure Of Conflicts Of Interest

Nil.

5 Designation Of Items As Confidential

Motion

That Council declares confidential in accordance with section 66(2)(a) of the

:



Confidential Report 6.1

as it relates to personal information, being information which if released would result in

the unreasonable disclosure of information about any person or their personal affairs (s

3(1)(f) of the Local Government Act 2020).

Resolution

Moved Cr Jasmine Nguyen/Seconded Cr Sam David

That Council declares confidential in accordance with section 66(2)(a) of the

:



Confidential Report 6.1

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as it relates to personal information, being information which if released would

result in the unreasonable disclosure of information about any person or their

personal affairs (s 3(1)(f) of the

).

CARRIED

6 Confidential Business

Resolution

Moved Cr Victoria Borg/Seconded Cr Thuy Dang

That, in accordance with section 66(2)(a) of the

(

), the meeting be closed to members of the public for the remaining of

the meeting for the consideration of Confidential Report 6.1 which is classified

as confidential as it relates to personal information, being information which if

released would result in the unreasonable disclosure of information about any

person or their personal affairs (s 3(1)(f) of the

),

and is the last item for consideration at the meeting.

CARRIED

7 Meeting Closure

The Mayor thanked all in attendance and closed the meeting at 7.58pm.

Confirmed at the meeting of Council held on …………………………………

……………………………………

Cr Ranka Rasic