Council Council Budget Information 2020

Council Finance Manager Admits Ignorance on $48 Million Budget Expenditure

An article in this week’s Sentinel Times (page 7) called “Rate relief Plan Misses the Mark” discusses the two circulating petitions from Matt Sherry calling for a zero rate rise in this year’s budget and a second unrelated petition from Don Hill calling for an $800 refund to all ratepayers for this year.

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Have Administrators Pre-judged the Budget Process?CEO Interview-Part 7

May 15, 2020 Don Hill

Do you know of the winki pop president?”

“Yes, I do yeah, I wasn’t working at that council at that time, but I’ve been briefed on it in some detail over the years-but yes I am aware of it”.

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Administrators Message May 15th 2020

May 15, 2020 Council Administrators

What a big week it has been following the Premier’s announcement to gradually relax the Stay at Home

provisions for COVID-19. This will no doubt come as a great relief to many in our community who have

been missing social connection and will help to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation for many of

us.

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Great Southern Rail Trail Funding Announced

May 15, 2020 Council Administrators

South Gippsland Shire Council has been successful in securing a $500,000 grant to extend the Great Southern Rail Trail between Korumburra and Leongatha.

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Council Fails to Follow Good Governance Rules?

May 6, 2020 Don Hill

On June 26th, 2019, a Council report in the Agenda papers for the Budget meeting as a result of the s223 process was presented by the officers. The Councillors had been dismissed the previous week and the administrators were in charge.
The report noted the following advice from the officers.

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Recreational Reserve Funding Approved Ahead of Report-CEO Interview-part 6

May 6, 2020 Don Hill

When is the report on the future of our Recreation Reserves coming to Council, and have we already allocated funding in the proposed budget for reserves ahead of the report being considered?

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Administrators Message May 4th, 2020

May 1, 2020 Carpe Diem

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Interview CEO South Gippsland April 28th, 2020-Part 4

Apr 30, 2020 Don Hill

Council is putting through a four-year plan 2020 to 2024 in last week’s budget. Now normally they are started the year after a council election. Can you comment on why this is occurred now and not after the next council election

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Interview CEO South Gippsland April 28th, 2020-Part 5

Apr 30, 2020 Don Hill

I asked Kerryn about transparency and the 15-year Capital Works program in the proposed budget

“Are you aware of how the 15 Year Capital Works program is being portrayed in the budget document for the budget this year and the changes from previous ways that it was being produced?”

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Interview CEO South Gippsland April 28th, 2020-Part 2

Apr 30, 2020 Don Hill

In the second half of last year the officers briefed the administrators on the Leongatha Community Hub and the Council Offices-site options and costs analysis. The budget approved in July 2019 confirmed the allocated spending for the library at $105,062 for 2019-2020, $1373,036 in 2020-2021, and $1407,362 in 2021-2022.

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Interview CEO South Gippsland April 28th, 2020-Part 3

Apr 30, 2020 Don Hill

I asked Kerryn her thoughts on transparency within the organisation.
“How would you describe the changes made by the administrators in the last 12 months changes to Question Time and how do you justify those changes when placed in comparison to Casey council’s administrator’s comments?”

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Interview CEO South Gippsland April 28th, 2020-Part 1

Apr 30, 2020 Don Hill

On April 28th I had the pleasure of chatting with the new CEO of South Gippsland Shire Council. It took us both a couple of minutes to grapple with the new zoom technologies but finally we managed to get connected. The interview was quite long so it will be broken up into around 20 parts put up over the next couple of weeks.

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Administrators Message April 27th 2020

Apr 24, 2020 Carpe Diem

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Annual Budget 2020-2021

Apr 23, 2020 Carpe Diem

Here is the 15 year capital works expenditure for the proposed budget 20/21

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Proposed 4 Year Council Plan-Administrators Speak

Apr 23, 2020 Don Hill

Administrator Zahra started by stating the main Strategies of the previous Councillor group. Then he went on to claim that the proposed plan was not just words. That it was a cleaner, clearer policy document and that it would provide greater direction to staff, the team, and the people.

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Council 4 Year Plan Details

Apr 22, 2020 Carpe Diem

Council has produced 4 “Strategies” to follow over the next 4 years.

Details on Council’s Proposed 4 Year Plan
Council has produced 4 “Strategies” to follow over the next 4 years.

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Making a s223 Submission

Apr 22, 2020 Carpe Diem

This year’s Annual Budget, and Plan documents were approved by the Administrators for the usual s223 consultation exercise as mandated by the Local Government Act.

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Another Rates and Hardship Policy

Apr 22, 2020 Don Hill

This initiative of Council is to provide support to residents and businesses in the Shire who may be affected by the Covid 19 pandemic. It aims to make allowances for those who need assistance with rates and charges.

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Administrators Message April 20th 2020

Apr 16, 2020 Council Administrators

This week we have spoken to a number of our business association leaders across the region to stay in touch during the COVID-19 crisis. We have heard of great actions being taken where the business community is supporting each other in whatever way they can and it has been wonderful seeing this collaboration in difficult times.

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Administrators’ Message April 13th 2020

Apr 14, 2020 Council Administrators

Hello to all across the Shire. We know these times are extraordinary but we all share in this together

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Administrators Removed themselves from Community Groups and disbanded the Economic Development Committee at Council

Jan 21, 2020 Carpe Diem

Cutting links with the community groups like this in conjunction with restrictions placed on groups presenting to Council to (max 3 times per year) is making distance between them (Administrators) and the community. Often, Councillors are the contact points when the community have issues with Council (Staff and or Policies)

Councillors intend to represent the community and attend community events, meetings etc to be up to date and informed by being in the community, not supervising from outside the Shire only hearing from Officers what they need to know.

Making it harder for ratepayers to be “represented” by Councillors (Administrators)

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FEASIBILITY STUDY 2019 – TOORA AND WELSHPOOL KINDERGARTEN

Jan 21, 2020 Carpe Diem

This was the adopted motion.

UNDERTAKE ONLY NECESSARY MAINTENANCE TO CONTINUE THE OPERATION OF THE EXISTING KINDERGARTEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN TOORA AND WELSHPOOL FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE PRIORITISED STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.

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