This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Saturday, January 31, 2015

How To Insult Your Ratepayers - And Breach the Local Government Act?

City of Bayswater might have a point about amalgamations complicating council business, including resolutions passed at the Annual Meeting of Electors, but it verges on contempt for both the electors and the Local Government Act to defer consideration until the merger has taken place.

The Local Government Act states:

5.33. Decisions made at electors’ meetings
(1) All decisions made at an electors’ meeting are to be considered at the next ordinary council meeting or, if that is not practicable —
(a) at the first ordinary council meeting after that meeting; or
(b) at a special meeting

To defer consideration for an indefinite period doesn't fall within a reasonable person's definition of 'consider', especially when this is done via an en-bloc deferral (as I understand happened) rather than determining this for each individual resolution.
Perth Voice 31st January 2015. Click to enlarge
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    Yet another example of council reform needed across the board. No, not COUNCIL CUL but reform.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    Shocking. Regardless of whether this is illegal or not, it certainly is immoral.

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