In a item about accepting a tender of three garbage trucks, the conservatives successfully moved to privatise Council's entire waste collection services.
Part of their motion should have been ruled "out of order" by the Lord Mayor, since we were considering a tender and proper notice had not been given.
I moved the officer's recommendation and couldn't get a seconder!
Then Councillor Buman distributed his motion and moved the following (word-for-word!)
A) Council defer a discission [sic] at this time pending a report from the group manager on the impact of council holding onto the trucks for an additional 12 months
B) Council to market test our Waste Collection services, by putting it through a competitive tendering process
This is what the minutes show...
MOTION: (COUNCILLOR M OSBORNE)
1 The confidential attachment relating to the matters specified in s10A(2)(d) of the Local Government Act 1993, be treated as confidential and remain confidential until Council determines otherwise.
2 The tender for contract No.2009/011T submitted by RHT Australia Pty Ltd for the supply and delivery of three side loading waste collection vehicles for the tendered price of $996,383 (including GST) be accepted.
3 The three side loading waste collection vehicles identified for replacement (P1908, P1910, P1912) be disposed of by trade-in to RHT Australia Pty Ltd for a trade-in price of $135,000 (including GST).
As there was no seconder forthcoming, the motion lapsed for want of a seconder.
MOTION: (COUNCILLORS A BUMAN/B LUKE)
A Council defer a decision, at this time, pending a report from the Group Manager on the impact of Council holding onto the trucks for an additional twelve months.
B Council to market test its Waste Collection services by putting it through a competitive tendering process.
During discussion Councillor Osborne gave notice of a foreshadowed motion, ie
Part A
1 The confidential attachment relating to the matters specified in s10A(2)(d) of the Local Government Act 1993, be treated as confidential and remain confidential until Council determines otherwise.
2 The tender for contract No.2009/011T submitted by RHT Australia Pty Ltd for the supply and delivery of three side loading waste collection vehicles for the tendered price of $996,383 (including GST) be accepted.
3 The three side loading waste collection vehicles identified for replacement (P1908, P1910, P1912) be disposed of by trade-in to RHT Australia Pty Ltd for a trade-in price of $135,000 (including GST).
Part B
Council receive a full report outlining the lifecycle analysis of waste collection vehicles including the impact of Council holding onto the trucks for an additional twelve months.
The Lord Mayor also gave notice of a further foreshadowed motion:
Council defer to the next Council meeting a decision at this time pending a report from the General Manager on the impact of Council holding onto the trucks for an additional twelve months with comment on the balance on the rest of the Collection fleet's condition.
Following further discussion the motion was put to the meeting and the Lord Mayor called for a division which resulted as follows:
For the motion
Councillors G Boyd, A Buman, S Connell, B Cook, M King, B Luke and S Sharpe.
Against the motion
The Lord Mayor, Councillors S Claydon, T Crakanthorp, M Jackson, N Nelmes and M Osborne.
The motion was declared carried on the division of seven votes to six votes.
RESOLVED: (COUNCILLORS A Buman/B LUKE)
A Council defer a decision, at this time, pending a report from the Group Manager on the impact of Council holding onto the trucks for an additional twelve months.
B Council to market test its Waste Collection services by putting it through a competitive tendering process.
After the meeting I tried to lodge a rescission motion but could not get 2 other councillors to sign it – Labor Councillors were adopting a “wait-and-see” approach.
Councillors Luke and Sharpe also tried to move the following as an "urgency" motion...
The motion was narrowly lost on the division of six votes to seven votes.
Those in favour
The Lord Mayor, Councillors S Connell, B Cook, M King, B Luke and S Sharpe.
Those against
Councillors G Boyd, A Buman, S Claydon, N Nelmes, T Crakanthorp, M Jackson and M Osborne.
The procedural motion was declared defeated.
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