Council
Travel and Credit Card Transactions
Credit Card Transaction Reports for Executive Staff
It was resolved at the Council meeting held in January 2018:
"That the credit card transactions of the Chief Executive Officer and General Managers of the City of Salisbury Council be displayed on the Council website on a quarterly basis and for a period of two years from the date of the transaction."
The quarterly transaction reports will be listed below and updated on a quarterly basis:
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - July - September 2021
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - April - June 2021
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - January - March 2020
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - January - March 2021
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - October - December 2020
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - July - September 2020
Purchase Card Transaction Update Report 2019/20
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - April - June 2020
Purchase Card Transaction Quarterly Reporting - October - December 2019
Overseas Travel 2010-2018
The January 2018 council meeting also resolved details of overseas travel by an elected member or member of staff representing the City of Salisbury during the current and previous term of Council be made available on the Council website.
In the interests of being open and transparent, below are details of overseas travel undertaken by elected members and staff since the beginning of the previous term of Council (November 2010 - November 2018).
In accordance with the same resolution of Council, overseas travel after November 2018 is recorded in the Annual Report.
| Date | Description of Travel |
Which Elected and Staff Members Attended? | Cost |
Itinerary |
Reason for Travel |
Council Decision |
| 6 - 8 March 2013 | New Zealand Local Government Chief Officers’ Group Conference |
John Harry, CEO | Cost to Council: $1121 (flights, accommodation and conference registration) | Click here to access the itinerary. | To network with other CEOs. | N/A |
| 23 - 30 July 2014 | Mobara, Japan Sister Cities Delegation |
Mayor Gillian Aldridge, Cr Betty Gill, Cr Julie Woodman, Cr Donna Proleta, John Harry, CEO, Nichola Kapitza, Manager Community Planning and Vitality | Cost to Council: $4,053.22 (this was the cost for Nichola Kapitza attending) All other attendees paid their own expenses. |
Click here to access the itinerary. | To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the City of Mobara and the 10 year anniversary of the signing of the Sister City Agreement. | 23/09/2013 Item SCSC2 |
| 9 - 18 January 2015 | London, England State Government Delegation at the invitation of the Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation and Minister for Automotive Transformation |
John Harry, CEO | Cost to Council: $2,696 (flights, accommodation, travel, some meals) Total cost for CEO to attend - $5,696 (noting the State Government contributed $3,000 towards costs). |
Click here to access the itinerary. | To support the development of a five year economic plan, the Minister led a tour of communities in the UK which had undertaken significant adjustments in response to major industry closures. The tour enabled a clear understanding of strategies, outcomes and processes applied in these communities, including the differing roles of industry, government and research institutions in implementing those strategies. | 15/12/2014 General Business Item 3 |
| 22 - 29 May 2015 | Shandong Province (Linyi), China Premier’s Delegation (2n Shandong Province Business Forum Mission) |
Mayor Gillian Aldridge John Harry, CEO |
Cost to Council: Approx. $9,400 ($4,700 per delegate covering flights, accommodation, train and visa). |
25 – 27 May - Shandong - South Australia Cooperation and Development Forum (commencing in Jinan and concluding in Qingdao) and included signing of the Shandong - South Australia Local Government Economic Development Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding by the SD Bureau of Commerce and the SA Dept of State Development. Case study briefings of doing business with China and discussions with property consultants also took place. |
Undertaken for economic development purposes, at the invitation of the State Government. | 15/04/2015 Item SIPSC1 |
| 7 - 11 June 2015 | Rotorua, New Zealand Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia; International Federation of Municipal Engineers International Conference |
Mark van der Pennen, General Manager City Infrastructure John Hutton, Manager Projects |
Cost to Council: $6,437 (flights, accommodation and conference). |
Click here to access the itinerary. | Maintain industry knowledge, innovation, technical expertise, professional development, networking. | CEO approval |
| 4 - 10 April 2016 | Shandong Province (Linyi), China State Government Delegation |
Mayor Gillian Aldridge John Harry, CEO Greg Ratsch, Manager Economic Development |
Cost to Council: Approx. $9,600. | Click here to access the itinerary. | Undertaken for economic development purposes in the northern areas, at the invitation of the State Government. | 18/01/2016 Item 1.2.1 |
| 25 July - 1 August 2018 | Mobara, Japan Sister City |
Deputy Mayor, Cr Linda Caruso Cr Graham Reynolds Jo Cooper, Manager Community Capacity & Learning |
Cost to Council for staff member attending: $2,584 (flights, transfers, meals, accommodation, baggage service) |
Click here to access itinerary. | Sister City delegation. | 18/12/2017 Item SIPSC3 |