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Ararat Rural City Council, 28 May 2024

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Decisions

  1. Adopt revised S6 delegation instrument, revoking prior staff delegations

    Revised S6 Instrument adopted effective immediately on common seal, revoking all prior staff delegations except the CEO.

    Carried p. 8 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  2. CEO signs agreement to continue organic waste processing with Gaia EnviroTech

    CEO authorised to sign agreement to continue processing organic waste from kerbside collection and Ararat Transfer Station.

    p. 100 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  3. Sell Banfield Street pocket park land to ATF Haddow Combs Property Trust

    Section 114 process commenced to sell Council owned Banfield St land (460 square metres), including community engagement and land valuation.

    p. 103 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  4. Endorse proposed kindergarten infrastructure priorities to support the Pre-Prep rollout (including actions to advocate for upgrades at Ararat North Kindercare, find alternative solutions for Ararat Early Learning Centre, and seek Building Blocks grants for Carey Street Kindergarten and Jack & Jill Kindergarten)

    p. 80 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  5. Receive Capital Works Program and Council Plan Year 3 Action Plan updates

    May 2024 Capital Works Program update and Council Plan 2021–2025 Year 3 Action Plan update received, covering 73 actions.

    p. 86 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

Other notable items

  • Capital works budget scale set at $9.5 million for 2023/24.
  • TerraPave trial planned for early June on Warrayatkin Road.
  • Council Plan Year 3 status reported: 16 complete, 18 in progress, 16 ongoing.

Tech & Innovation Notes

  • Council meetings live streamed on Facebook and available on the council website.
  • “Engage Ararat” platform used for Banfield Street sale community engagement.
  • Delegation updates supported by Maddocks Lawyers Delegation Service and RelianSys software.
105 pages of minutesdecisions from pp. 8, 80, 86, 100, 103