Randwick locks in 2026 - 36 financial plan after public submissions

Unconfirmed minutes record unanimous adoption with no material changes, while the General Manager was limited to administrative and editorial amendments that cannot alter the plan’s assumptions or intent.

Council: Randwick City Council

Meeting: 27 Oct 2026

Recorded status: approved


BRIEF

Unconfirmed minutes record that Randwick City Council unanimously adopted its Long Term Financial Plan 2026 - 36 after considering public-exhibition submissions. No material changes arose from the process, and only minor administrative or editorial amendments that do not alter the plan’s assumptions or intent were authorised. The relevant minutes entry does not specify new rates, charges or projects arising from the resolution.


KEY FACTS

- The unconfirmed minutes record that Resolution 306/26 adopted Randwick’s Long Term Financial Plan 2026 - 36.

- The resolution records that public-exhibition submissions were considered and that no material changes arose from the process.

- The minutes record that the motion was carried unanimously.

- Only minor administrative and editorial amendments were authorised, provided they do not alter the plan’s financial assumptions or intent.

- The relevant minutes entry does not specify new rates, charges or individual projects arising from the adoption.


ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD

- The minutes record adoption and the limits on later amendments, but the relevant entry does not provide the plan's detailed figures, priorities, rates, fees or charges.

- The resolution text does not specify a particular infrastructure project or immediate charge arising from the plan; the incorporated attachments are not supplied.

- The confirmation statement names 17 November 2026, later than the supplied source-check date of 28 October 2026. This article therefore treats the minutes as unconfirmed.


QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING

- What financial assumptions, revenue measures and expenditure priorities are contained in Attachment 2 of the adopted plan?

- Does the adopted plan identify future changes to rates, fees or charges?

- Which services or infrastructure programs are prioritised during the 2026–36 period?

- How will Council report progress against the plan?


RECORDED NEXT STEPS

- The General Manager may make minor administrative and editorial amendments that do not alter the financial assumptions or intent of the plan.


SOURCE PASSAGES

Resolution 306/26 records consideration of submissions received during public exhibition and adoption of the Long Term Financial Plan 2026–36 with no material changes arising from that process.
"MOTION: (Parker/Veitch) CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY - SEE RESOLUTION. CO46/26 Director Corporate Services Report - Long Term Financial Plan 2026-36 (F2021/00364) 306/26 RESOLUTION: (Burst/Hamilton) that Council: a) notes and considers the submissions received during the public exhibition of the draft Long Term Financial Plan 2026–36, as detailed in Attachment 1; b) adopts the Long Term Financial Plan 2026–36, as detailed in Attachment 2, with no material changes arising from the public exhibition process; and MINUTES OF ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 27 OCTOBER 2026 This is page 10 of the Minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 27 October 2026 c) authorises the General Manager to make minor administrative and editorial amendments that do not alter the financial assumptions or intent of the Plan." (CO46/26, Resolution 306/26, parts a–b)

The motion moved by Burst and seconded by Hamilton was recorded as carried unanimously.
"MOTION: (Burst/Hamilton) CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY - SEE RESOLUTION. CO47/26 Director Corporate Services Report - Monthly Financial Report - September 2026 (F2021/00364) 307/26 RESOLUTION: (Gordon/Wilson) that Council receive and note the Monthly Financial Reports for September 2026." (Motion following Resolution 306/26)

The supplied minutes contain a statement that they were confirmed at a meeting held on 17 November 2026.
"The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Ordinary Meeting of Randwick City Council held on Tuesday, 17 November 2026. ................................................... CHAIRPERSON" (Closing confirmation statement)


SOURCES

https://randwick.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/OC_27102026_MIN_4130_AT.PDF

https://minutesradar.com/news/randwick-infocouncil-ordinary-council-27-oct-2026-27-oct-2026-minutes-randwick-locks-in-2026-36-financial-plan-after-public-submissions/


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