Tonight’s council meeting was unique in that the following occurred:
- A motion of dissent was moved by Cr. Penhalluriack against acting chair Esakoff
- Esakoff, with the ‘guidance’ of both Newton and Burke ‘gagged’ this motion instead of allowing it to go to a vote according to accepted, democratic principles of meeting procedures
- The ‘gang of four’ (Lipshutz, Hyams, (Tang) and Esakoff) basically abandoned council’s obligation to the community to ‘fight’ the MRC and the c60 amendment
- Cr. Lobo responded individually to public questions asking each councillor to outline what they believed they had contributed to the community during their stint as councillor – in opposition to the stock, all encompassing mumbo jumbo of ‘council speak’
- Cr. Lobo attempted under ‘right of reply’ to question the process of mayoral elections. He was ruled out of order
A full coverage of these events will be online tomorrow.
Glen Eira Debates 
November 23, 2010 at 11:34 PM
i was there and witnessed this travesty of justice. For once we had a councillor who actually spoke the truth, who admitted he had made an error in the past and was attempting to rectify it. Lipshutz, Hyams, and Esakoff should hang their heads in shame. They have effectively sold out the residents of Glen Eira.
November 24, 2010 at 12:00 AM
What were Newton and Burke doing then? It’s their job to know legal procedures and to advise. They shut people up only when it suits their purpose and sounds like Esakoff was quite willing to go along with their ‘advice’.
November 24, 2010 at 1:03 AM
Rumour has it that Esakoff is going for mayor – again. If this is the case, then she’s making sure that she has the support of Lipshutz and Hyams. So much for no backroom deals! What gutless wonders the whole lot when they can’t even answer a public question as to how good they’ve been as councillors. When the public is asked to vote then we have every right to hear from ‘candidates’ and to evaluate their work. It’s even more important to hear why she should be mayor straight from the horses mouth.
November 24, 2010 at 8:40 PM
thank you for keeping th community informed.