Whittlesea City Council has resolved to make an urgent application for an Internal Arbitration process in relation to alleged breaches of the Model Councillor Code of Conduct and Election Period Policy by its Mayor Cr Aidan McLindon.
The allegations relate to media comments and social media posts by Cr McLindon in the lead up to and during his candidacy for the Werribee District by-election this weekend.
A confidential session of the Council was held on Tuesday evening during an Unscheduled Council Meeting, after which the confidential minutes were made public.
Deputy Mayor, Cr Daniela Zinni, has been authorised to write to the Local Government Minister seeking that the application for internal arbitration be expedited.
The decision of the council was unanimous, except for Cr McLindon who abstained from the vote.
6th February 2025