Minutes in a Second

Hepburn Shire Council, 23 May 2023

Checked

Decisions

  1. Endorses draft 2023/24 annual budget for public exhibition

    Total revenue $49.57M and expenditure $48.31M, with $1.26M operating surplus.

    Carried p. 5 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  2. Approves 2023/24 fees schedule to start 1 July 2023

    p. 5 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  3. Authorises CEO to invite budget submissions via Participate Hepburn

    Submissions open 24 May 2023 and close 8 June 2023.

    Carried p. 5 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  4. Sets 27 June 2023 meeting to adopt the 2023/24 annual budget

    Adoption meeting set for Tuesday 27 June 2023, subject to changes after submissions.

    Carried p. 5 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  5. Includes $19.5M capital works in the 2023/24 budget

    Includes Creswick Trails ($5.9M), Wheelers Bridge renewal ($3.2M), Trentham Hub ($2.02M), and Daylesford Town Hall remediation ($1.0M stage one plus $200,000 scoping and planning).

    Carried p. 7 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

Other notable items

  • Council briefing scheduled for 20 June 2023 ahead of budget adoption.
  • Draft budget submissions open 24 May to 8 June 2023 via Participate Hepburn.

Tech & Innovation Notes

  • Cyber security initiatives budgeted at $130,000.
88 pages of minutesdecisions from pp. 5, 7