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In Tasmania, Central Coast Council has appointed an experienced local government executive as its new General Manager. Barry Omundson, most recently the CEO of Walcha Council in NSW, has also served in senior roles at Whitsunday and Mackay councils in Queensland; and as CEO of the Fiji Water Authority. Mr Omundson previously worked at Central […]
Continue ReadingTwo City of Salisbury councillors have been removed from their positions for failing to attend monthly meetings. Grace Bawden, who opposed the installation of security cameras with face-recognition capabilities as part of the City of Salisbury’s Smart Cities program, was removed in a vote at a special council meeting on Tuesday. Severina Burner was also […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles City Councilman Curren Price Jr. has been charged with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury, by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The charges are related to having a financial interest in projects that he voted on as a council member and having the city pay nearly $34,000 in medical benefits for […]
Continue ReadingHornsby Council has lost its High Court case, challenging the validity of council GST payments. After the council paid $3100 notional GST on the sale of a vehicle, it argued that the GST liability was a tax on property belonging to the state and that it was invalid. AAP reports that the court heard the […]
Continue ReadingThe State Government has appointed the panel of administrators charged with leading Moira Shire Council back to good governance. The council was dismissed in March and replaced with an interim administrator, John Tanner AM. Mr Tanner will continue as the Chair of the panel of Administrators, and will be joined by former member for Shepparton, […]
Continue ReadingConsideration of a decision to remove two councillors from the Salisbury City Council in South Australia due to absenteeism has been deferred to next week. The deferral follows a request from legal representatives of the two councillors, Severina Burner and Grace Bawden, to allow a submission to be made to the Council by close of […]
Continue ReadingCurrent Local Government NSW CEO Scott Phillips has been announced as the new CEO of Northern Beaches Council. Mr Phillips will will commence a five year term at the council from 24th July. The former GM at Hornsby and Sutherland Councils has three decades experience in local and state government, has been at the helm […]
Continue ReadingThe former mayor of Bathurst, Robert “Bobby” Bourke has been found guilty of misconduct in public office over his role in an attempt to blackmail a fellow councillor through an anonymous letter. The letter threatened to reveal mental health issues if the councillor, Jacqui Rudge, didn’t resign from council. ABC News reports that the jury […]
Continue ReadingCity of Hobart CEO Kelly Grigsby has been announced as the new chief executive of the Municipal Association of Victoria. Ms Grigsby is the former CEO of the City of Wyndham and returns to Victoria to lead the state’s peak body for councils. She will commence a 5 year term in July. MAV announcement The […]
Continue ReadingA South Australian council has made a move to have two of its elected members removed after months of controversy, according to a report from the Adelaide Advertiser. City of Salisbury councillors Severina Burner and Grace Bawden were both found to have breached behavioural standards earlier this year, but neither have complied with directions to […]
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