Ordinary Meeting - 28 October 2024

• The Committees of council were reduced to 8, with the (re-)abolition of the Movement and Transport Committee. The MTAC is replaced by the LTC (a statutory technical committee of two politicians, a police officer and a road safety officer), the Director of Infrastructure (vacant) and a twice-annual briefing to council.

Noteworthy: Roads are one of HHC's highest spend categories, with $3.6m spent on roads last year, excluding contractor and consultant fees.

• The Conservation Advisory Panel (CAP) was reduced to 5 members, being 2 councillors (Mayor Miles and Cllr Virgara), a member of the AIA, the National Trust and a community representative. The omission of the Hunters Hill Trust (a CAP member for over 50 years), as well as heritage planning and landscape experts, was not explained.

Noteworthy: The CAP is now the smallest committee of council, yet is the only committee with a formal role under the DCP.

• The remaining committees range from 7 to 15 members. Independent councillors are represented on only 2 internal committees, a ratio of 1:6 independents to Liberals, despite receiving 4:6 of the vote.

Next Steps: There will be a public call for community representatives on Committees, and a diversity of views is essential. Please consider applying where you have the relevant expertise.