Court rules on arbiter's reasons, a GM's termination stayed, and an 'evil and despicable' act
Local Government News Roundup
English - August 22, 2023 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBPolitics News Government local government councils mayors councillors ceos general managers news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On the midweek update for 23rd August 2023:
A court rules that an arbiter provided inadequate reasons for a finding of councillor misconduct;
Rural Councils welcome new disaster recovery funding arrangements;
A regional mayor appeals for direct government communication, rather than by media;
A council’s general manager terminated one day, reinstated the next;
More Sydney councils move to bring their own bans on new gas connections;
A Tasmanian GM on indefinite leave and under pressure to resign;
An NT councillor banned from council buildings and meetings;
And a US mayor describes a state governor’s actions as evil and despicable.
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