NRS-20084 | Reports to Council [Urana Shire Council]

This series is comprised of a collection of reports submitted to the Urana Shire Council at their monthly meetings. These typed reports are divided into files, with the reports from each senior Council employee grouped together. The reports are then in chronological order, with the date of the report and the date it was presented to Council both included on each report. Many of the reports appear to be photocopies and some pages are coloured according to which employee they originated from, eg. the Shire Engineer's reports are on blue paper, and the Shire Clerk's reports are on pink paper.The following senior Council employees who reported to the Shire Council are represented within this series: the Building Inspector, the Health Inspector, the Shire Ranger/Noxious Weed Inspector, the Shire Clerk, the Shire Engineer, and the President of Council.Reports from the Building Inspector (1970-1986) are mostly concerned with the submission of building applications to Council for confirmation of approval; the majority of these only provide a simple outline of the submission and are not the official building applications. The Building Inspector also reported on details of work required for residences belonging to the Shire Council.Reports from the Health Inspector (1958-1986) relate to the administration of health regulations under the Public Health Act, 1902, the Cattle Slaughtering and the Diseased Animals and Meat Act 1902. The reports include information on immunisation, garbage service, the keeping of pigs, the Health Committee, septic tank applications, infectious diseases, Poliomyelitis immunisation, old car body removal, chemist shop depot, hotel inspections, sanitary conditions of various premises, school medical service, garbage tips and cattle slaughtering.Reports from the Shire Ranger (1953-1967) and the Noxious Weeds Inspector (1967-1975) cover topics such as the need for firebreaks in the Shire, the impounding of sheep and cattle, the removal of dead animals, the destruction of ants nests, and weeds to be removed (by ploughing or spraying) including Horehound, St John's Wort, Tree of Heaven, Bathurst Burr, Johnson Grass and African Boxthorn.Reports from the Urana Shire Clerk (1959-1986) cover many various subjects, some of which are: the sale of land for outstanding rates; road closures; firebreaks; the mobile pre-school; Oaklands garbage; Oaklands Recreation Ground; road grants; the maintenance of council property and also various insurance policies, including fire, workers compensation, motor vehicle, personal accident, aviation, public liability, professional indemnity, burglary and cash in transit.Reports from the Shire Engineer(1953-1984) relate to road and bridge construction and maintenance, lists of equipment requiring repairs, and also applications for lease of the Council's properties.Reports from the President of the Urana Shire Council (1955-1977) include details on valuations and rate collection; government grants; the Shire Council's financial situation; Shire roads improvement programme; Shire amalgamations; community activities; pensioner's rates; deferred payment of rates; the organisation of bushfire defence; the construction of roads; Council Works programme; and kindred organisations and associations. There are also the monthly reports which cover the smaller matters that occur on a daily basis, as well as information about how these matters were dealt with, the action taken by Council and how the matter was resolved.