August 31, 2015
Tightening The Leash
Posted by gleneira under Councillor Performance, GE Governance, GE Service Performance[6] Comments
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August 31, 2015 at 11:12 AM
Overkill if ever there was such a thing. Newton should be pleased as punch. Six months exclusion waiting for a panel to decide guilt or not goes against the grain of due process. Worse yet is that it means 8 remaining councillors deciding things with mayors then having the deciding vote. Brilliant governance especially in a place like Glen Eira. Mind, I’m not saying that there aren’t some rotten apples that need weeding out. There are better ways of doing this than handing unscrupulous administrators another weapon in their arsenal.
August 31, 2015 at 12:40 PM
I honestly do not know why we need councillors at all. They are merely a financial impost on the municipality; rarely have the information or knowledge to make good decisions and are lorded over by officers. The proposed legislation only renders them more impotent and useless.
August 31, 2015 at 9:29 PM
Mr. D is correct, we haven’t seen a councillor worth their weight in GE for decades
August 31, 2015 at 7:56 PM
Councillors meeting as Council make very few decisions—most powers and duties are delegated to council staff. There is hardly any governance, transparency, oversight, covering how council staff exercise their powers and carry out their duties. The Government via LGA places real power in the hands of the CEO, an unelected and unrepresentative and unaccountable position. Several current councillors have explained to me how they can be punished if they don’t comply with the administration’s wishes. It can be seen subtly in toady speeches made in Council Meetings. The Government, once again, is focusing on politics not good governance.
August 31, 2015 at 8:18 PM
Excellent summary that also provides the solution. Councillors pick ceos and make up contracts. That is not delegated. Blame councillors for the lack of transparency and good government in Glen Eira.
August 31, 2015 at 9:27 PM
It is about time we elected the CEO, and he/she can be stood down for much the same reasons as councilors can be. Under these rules Newton would have be kaput years ago.