July 2021 Council Meeting - recap

Published on 30 July 2021

The Shire of Broome Council congregated for the July 2021 Ordinary meeting of Council on Thursday night, with some important decisions made by your elected representatives.

After a busy Public Question Time that included a diverse range of questions from the public gallery, several reports from officers were considered.

The Council unanimously voted to open an Expressions of Interest period to establish a Community Safety Working Group, with the terms of reference for the group endorsed – more information on this will be provided soon.

After extensive work by the Shire’s planning team over the last 12 months and longer, a new Local Planning Strategy and Planning Scheme will now be advertised for public comment after Council gave the green light to proceed – watch this space!

The Council endorsed a new Waste Management Strategy, which can be viewed here(PDF, 5MB), along with an associated Action Plan(PDF, 3MB).

A new Behaviour Complaints Committee has been established with an associated management policy also endorsed by Council.

The minutes and recommendations from several committees were endorsed, as was the monthly payment listing and financial activity report for June 2021.

Finally, RFT21-03 for the redevelopment of Streeter’s Jetty was discussed behind closed doors due to the financial nature of the item.

The Shire will have an update on this shortly, but for more information on the project click here.

The minutes from the meeting will be made available at this link soon, with the next Ordinary Meeting of Council to take place on August 26.