The city of launceston council is expected to give the Northern Tasmanian Development Committee an extra $21,000 taking the council's contribution to $142,000 annually.
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NTDC was formed in 2017 and is funded by seven of the eight northern councils.
The city council will consider the NTDC's Members' agreement for the next three years at its meeting on Thursday. The current agreement expires in June.
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Under the new agreement, the council will provide annual funding of $121,000. NTDC has requested the council continues to fund the population attraction coordinator position, which is an additional $21,000 above the base contribution.
"It is considered that the population work is vital for our region and should be supported," the council said.
The $142,000 contribution has been included in the 2020/21 budget. The council is recommended to approve the proposal.
The meeting will be held on Thursday from 1pm at the Town Hall.
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