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Robert Minty has been elected as a councillor for the Borough of Queenscliffe Council, after the Victorian Electoral Commission conducted a countback of votes at 1 pm on Monday 19 June. The Election Manager, Roger Millar, today declared the result after a countback of votes from the general election held in October 2020. Only those […]
Continue ReadingFormer councillor Steve Ring will return to Lithgow City Council after the completion today of a countback by the NSW Electoral Commission. The countback was required after the resignation last month of Deanna Goodsell after six years in the council. Mr Ring was first elected to the council in 2016, and was unsuccessful at the […]
Continue ReadingIn the midweek update from the Roundup, Stonnington City Council appoints its new CEO Wodonga looking for strength in numbers in its push for a new regional hospital Renewed calls for better governance training for prospective councillors A government backflip on demerger costs in NSW A call for a public inquiry into land valuations And […]
Continue ReadingThe former CEO of Gold Coast City Council, Dale Dickson, has been announced today as the incoming CEO at the City of Stonnington in Melbourne. Mr Dickson commences in the position in late July. More from the City of Stonnington here. The Roundup’s updated list of Victorian CEO appointments is here.
Continue ReadingThe June edition of the Roundup’s monthly interview special, “Council Conversations”, is now available for all listeners. Check your podcast queue now, and enjoy the in-depth discussions about the differing approaches local governments across the globe are taking to homelessness, and to how they responded to the global pandemic. Find the link for your podcast […]
Continue ReadingOn the weekend update from the Local Government News Roundup: Winners from around the country in the annual National Local Government Awards; News on CEO and GM appointments; A council loses a high court challenge on GST payments; Some massive rate rises approved in NSW; Plus councillors removed from office; another directed to issue a […]
Continue ReadingIn 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 […]
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