NSW: Kiama residents to decide on direct election of mayor

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Residents of Kiama Municipal Council will be asked to decide whether future mayors of the municipality should be directly elected.

The Council has decided to hold a referendum alongside next year’s elections, which are scheduled for September.

It has deferred a decision on a proposal to reduce the number of councillors from nine to seven.

Kiama is the only council in its region not to have a directly elected mayor.

Source: Kiama Municipal Council