Ian Smith's plans as mayor of Moyne Shire - October 24, 2023 - The Standard - video Dailymotion

WATCH: Ian Smith discusses his plans as mayor of Moyne Shire Council.

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00:00 Councillor Smith has received four votes,

00:01 Councillor Gleeson three votes.

00:03 I declare Councillor Smith as the Mayor of Moonshine.

00:07 - Thank you.

00:08 (audience applauding)

00:11 Look, it's a great honour to be elected again as Mayor,

00:15 so, and for the Councillors, fellow Councillors,

00:18 have confidence in putting me in again

00:20 for another 12 months.

00:22 It's, yeah, I feel comfortable,

00:24 and I know with the support of the team behind me,

00:27 I'll be able to get through,

00:29 and hopefully deliver a good outcome for the Moonshine,

00:33 which is my number one priority.

00:35 We have to really be careful with our budgeting

00:38 moving forward.

00:39 That's the number one,

00:41 because we will, we're seeing costs going up,

00:45 and also a lot of our discretionary income

00:48 could be going down.

00:49 But as I say, the Shire's in a very good position

00:52 financially to wear some of these.

00:55 So, but moving forward,

00:57 we just have to be very prudent in our expenditure

01:00 and projects and services.

01:02 But number one priority is to continue delivering services

01:06 to our ratepayers and residents of Moyne.

01:08 I'd just like to thank all of my fellow Councillors,

01:12 and definitely the outgoing Mayor, Karen,

01:14 who has done a fantastic job in the last 12 months

01:18 in keeping us moving forward

01:20 and delivering good outcomes for the Shire.

01:24 (silence)

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