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Council meeting 27 June 2012 - WorkBoot dig #3

Motion Date: 2012-06-27
Issue: Austerity
Motion Summary: Cease food catering for meetings
Outcome: Lost

Motion

That Council cease providing food for Council meetings; and

That elected Council and staff provide their own food as required for meetings.

Reasons

Council needs to lead the way in cutting all non-essential expenditure. Council has directed the Chief Executive to find all possible ways of cutting non – essential expenditure.

Stopping catering for meetings represents $19,000 budgeted per annum or $23,750 over the remaining 15 months of the term of office.

A roster of existing secretarial staff could be used to make tea and coffee and clean up after meetings.