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ITEM-2 PLANNING PROPOSAL - PROPOSED PLAYING FIELDS
Castle Hill North (Attachment 4), be exhibited in conjunction with the exhibition of
ITEM-3 POST EXHIBITION - DRAFT VOLUNTARY PLANNING
HISTORY
SUMMARY OF DRAFT VOLUNTARY PLANNING AGREEMENT
SUMMARY OF DRAFT DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN
PUBLIC AUTHORITY SUBMISSIONS
PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS
Concerns have been raised that the monetary contributions collected as part of the EPS will not be spent on road upgrades. A submission received on behalf of the proponent seeks to amend the draft Voluntary Planning Agreement to include a 2-year timeframe within which the nominated contribution of a pedestrian refuge must be spent. This request was considered as part of the external legal review and the Council was advised that an absolute obligation to spend the monetary contributions within a set time frame was not appropriate and should not be included in the EPS.
Furthermore, the draft VPA requires the Council to make reasonable efforts to use the monetary contributions for the purposes specified, ie pedestrian access improvements in the vicinity of the land. Consequently, this request was not included in the final version of the VPA (Attachment 3).
Area on the title with an associated Vegetation Management Plan (as proposed) will provide
Parking Requirements
5. POST EXHIBITION AMENDMENTS
Strategic Plan - Hills Future
ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 inconsistent with the values of the metropolitan rural area. It further noted that the Office of Environment and Heritage has decided not to comment on the proposal, despite the Planning Panel requiring consultation with OEH and consideration of Shale Sandstone Transition Forest on the site. While the council has attempted to address the ecological issues at the site, the department may wish to discuss the matter further with the Office of Environment and Heritage - Regional Operations Team.
Despite the lack of strategic merit and unresolved ecological issues, given the stage the planning proposal is at and the opportunity to make local infrastructure improvements, the Council has decided to move forward with the planning proposal. As the Council has not received a delegation in the Gateway Determination issued on 25 May 2017, the Ministry of Planning and Environment is requested not to finalize the plan until the VPA is implemented to ensure funding for local infrastructure is secured .
DRAFT PLANNING AGREEMENT
582-582A Old Northern Road, Dural
Through the submission of the Planning Proposal, the Developer has made an application to the Council for a Variation of Instrument to enable an application to be made to the Council for Development Consent. As a result of the matters set forth above, the Developer has offered to provide the Development Contributions on and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement if the Instrument Change occurs. The parties agree that this document is a planning agreement within the meaning of Subdivision 2, Division 6, Part 4 of the Act.
This document is made with respect to the proposed development and applies to the plot. On each anniversary of the date hereof, the Monetary Contribution in effect immediately preceding the relevant anniversary will be increased by the same percentage as the annual percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index last published prior to the relevant anniversary. Where the Council is not the Certifying Authority for any aspect of the proposed development, the Developer shall, on the appointment of a Private Certifying Body, provide a copy of this Agreement to the Private Certifying Body.
The Developer must register this Agreement on the title of the Land within sixty (60) days after it is entered into between the parties. Each Party must immediately execute any document and perform any action necessary to effect the registration of this document on the title to the Land. Provided that the Developer does not breach any of its obligations in terms of this document, the Council will within fourteen (14) days of receiving a written request from the Developer to do so: a) consent to the removal of this Agreement from the title of part of the Land where the Residential Contributions were made in relation to that part of the Land; and.
Environment has the same meaning as set out in the Dictionary to the Protection of the Environment Act 1997 (NSW). Prior to the issue of the first Construction Certificate in respect of the Proposed Development. The common seal of The Hills Shire Council was affixed pursuant to a resolution passed by the council.
DRAFT
Part D Section 18
- INTRODUCTION
- LAND TO WHICH THIS SECTION OF THE PLAN APPLIES
- SITE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
- SITE PLANNING OBJECTIVES
- VEGETATION OBJECTIVES
- CAR PARKING AND VEHICULAR ACCESS
- SITE CONTAMINATION
- WATER QUALITY
- DENSITY
- ITEM-4 REVIEW OF ELECTORAL FUNDING LAW
- Details of applicable caps on electoral expenditure for local government election campaigns
- 6) Independent groups of candidates in general elections For a local government
- It would seem that a fairer, more equitable system could be one where there is a certain
The NSW Government has announced a review of election funding laws and, in particular, a parliamentary inquiry into local government election campaign spending limits. This Act does not apply to an election of mayors by councilors - see the definition of local government election in section 4. 2) Parties with candidates in a general election for a local government general election, the applicable limit for a party that candidates for election is the sum of the following:. a) $5,000 multiplied by the number of wards (in local government areas divided into wards) in which the party has endorsed candidates. For a general election for local government, the applicable limit for a candidate for election (other than a candidate who is a member of a group or a candidate for mayor) endorsed by a party is: a) $20,000—where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the relevant local government area or ward was 200,000 or less, and.
For a municipal election for local government, the applicable limit for a candidate (other than a candidate who is a member of a group or a candidate for mayor) who is not endorsed by any party is:. a, where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the municipal area or ward in question was 200,000 or fewer, and. For a municipal election for local government, the applicable ceiling for a group of candidates endorsed by a party is:. a, where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the municipal area or ward in question was 200,000 or fewer, and. For a local government. general election, the applicable limit for a group of candidates not endorsed by any party is:. a, where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the municipal area or ward in question was 200,000 or fewer, and.
For a municipal election to the municipal council, the applicable ceiling for a mayoral candidate who is a member of a group participating in the general election is: a where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the municipal area in question was 200,000 or fewer, and (b) where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the municipal area in question was more than 200,000. For a municipal election, the applicable ceiling for a mayoral candidate who is not a member of a group participating in the general election: a where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the relevant municipal area was 200,000 or fewer, and (b where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for the relevant municipal area outnumbered candidates in a by-election. For a by-election for a municipal area or a ward, the applicable ceiling for a candidate (regardless of whether it is endorsed by a party or not) is: a where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for that local government area was 200,000 or less, and (b) where the number of registered voters at the previous general election for that local government area was more than Third party campaigners for a local government election, the applicable limit for a third party campaigner is $2,500 multiplied by the number of local government areas for which the third-party campaigner incurs election expenses.
Although there are a number of scenarios as shown above, under current law the applicable electoral expenditure limit for Hills Shire Local Government Council election campaigns for political parties supporting candidates is $20,000 based on 110,280 registered voters. It also seems appropriate that the inquiry should look at the sources of funding and reimbursement for local authority candidates, given that the positions are effectively voluntary with a very modest allowance available to councilors under the Local Government Act. NSW Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Affairs Media Release - Inquiry into the Impact of Limits on Local Government Election Campaign Expenditures (1 page).
Audit Committee Meeting
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Minutes of the duly convened Hills Shire Council Audit Committee Meeting held at Baulkham Hills Council Chambers on 15 August 2017. Page 2 of the Minutes of the Hills Shire Council Audit Committee Meeting held on 15 August 2017.
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The minutes of the above meeting were confirmed at the Audit Committee meeting held on 21 August 2018. The review and audit of the Council's financial statements ensures that the Council is accountable to the community and meets its legislative requirements. A description of the nature of the Council's operations and its main activities is provided in Note 2(b).
About the Board member/executive board statement The financial statements must be certified by senior personnel as a "fair representation" of the board's financial results for the year and approved by the board, ensuring both responsibility for and ownership of the financial statements are guaranteed. The public may make comments to the Board up to seven days after the public presentation of the annual accounts. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced and the amount of the loss is recognized in the income statement.
These errors have been corrected by restating the opening balances of the respective affected items in the Statement of Income and Statement of Financial Position for the earliest prior period presented on July 1, 2016. A comparison by category of carrying amounts and fair values financial assets and financial liabilities of the Council recognized in the financial statements are presented below.
