Page 17 of today’s Moorabbin Leader and yesterday’s Caulfield Leader contain the notice of a Special Council Meeting set down for December 14th, at 7pm. The business to be transacted is the election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
November 30, 2011
Special Council Meeting: Mayoral Race
Posted by gleneira under Councillor Performance, GE Council Meeting(s)[8] Comments
Glen Eira Debates 
November 30, 2011 at 5:31 PM
Standing room only, Can’t remember the last time the vote for mayor was contested. We may have two or even three going for job. Then the deputy. A night of entertainment, and then nibbles and drinks.
November 30, 2011 at 6:06 PM
Do you reckon that the new Mayor will be able to give his speech about what a great council this is and how everyone is a team, or part of a ‘club’ without his tongue sticking so far into his cheek that plastic surgeons will be called in to perform major surgery? I’d also have an independent notetaker available so that they could pinpoint and then edit out all the hypocrisy.
November 30, 2011 at 6:31 PM
Mayor was last publicly contested in 2006 – Robilliard nominated Rob Spaulding, Ashmor nominated Esakoff. Vote was 6-2 for Esakoff.
In 2007 Tang was elected Mayor unopposed but for deputy Mayor Whiteside nominated Esakoff, Staikos nominated Robilliard – vote 5-2 for Esakoff.
As far as I can recall there have been no elections during the term of the current council.
While the previous council was also controlled by a “gang”, (Lipshutz, Tang, Esakoff, Whiteside, Feldman, Ashmor) at least there were some councillors prepared to publicly stand up and put an alternative view.
November 30, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Last year’s minutes –
The Chief Executive Officer presided over the election of Mayor and Deputy
Mayor pursuant to Sections 211 and 212 of Council’s Local Law 2009 and in
accordance with section 71 of the Local Government Act, 1989.
The Chief Executive Officer called for nominations from Councillors present
for candidates for election as Mayor.
Cr Pilling nominated Cr Esakoff.
Cr Lobo nominated himself
Cr Esakoff received eight votes.
Cr Lobo received one vote.
On the basis of the vote the CEO declared Cr Esakoff duly elected Mayor of
Glen Eira City Council for 2010/11.
ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR
The Chief Executive Officer called for nominations from Councillors present
for candidates for election as Deputy Mayor.
Cr Penhalluriack nominated Cr Hyams.
Cr Lobo nominated himself.
Cr Hyams received eight votes.
Cr Lobo received one vote.
On the basis of the vote the CEO declared Cr Hyams duly elected Deputy
Mayor of Glen Eira City Council for 2010/11.
7.04pm the Meeting adjourned to allow the Mayor to don the Robes and Chain
of Office.
7.10pm the Meeting resumed in the presence of
Cr Esakoff, Mayor
Cr Forge
Cr Hyams
Cr Lipshutz
Cr Lobo
Cr Magee
Cr Pilling
Cr Penhalluriack
Cr Tang
Following the resumption of the meeting Councillors took the opportunity to
wish the Mayor well during her term in office after which the Mayor responded
December 1, 2011 at 12:50 AM
Thanks Glen Eira. I missed that one.
I guess it does qualify as an election but what Lobo thought he was doing I have no idea.
And it certainly demonstrates how allegiances have changed in just 12 months.
Pilling nominating Esakoff and Penhalluriack nominating Hyams!
Here’s hoping we see something different this year.
December 1, 2011 at 8:57 PM
The annual Circus is about to begin.
The election results are only the public part of the (usually sham) elections. All done for show. The real election, like all real council business, is done secretly behind closed doors. NOTE All council decisions made secretly at ‘pre-meetings’, ‘assemblies’ etc are illegal. This sham, and shambles, has been going on for over a decade now.
I expect the lawyers – as usual – will split hairs, pretending no actual decisions are made behind closed doors. Still, like all Circuses, the show must go on. Bring on the Clowns, and the Ringmaster..
December 2, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Lobo has crossed over to the dark side. If you can’t beat them, join them. Isn’t that right Cr Lobo.
December 2, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Lobo has just work out that MORALS, INTEGRITY, and RESPECT ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS BEING ON THE WINNING SIDE. I think he won’t be on the winning side next October. Along with Esakoff,Hyams and Lipshutz.