Conference fails to support Central Coast Council's motion to lobby the State Government to withdraw the Performance Improvement Order (PIO). The State conference of Local Government NSW (LGNSW) voted against the motion by 60 per cent to 40 per cent after a brief debate. Deputy Mayor Doug Eaton addressed the conference, saying the PIO effectively tied the hands of the … [Read more...] about Council fails to win PIO support
Highlights of the October 29 meeting
MTC: Ten posts covering all decisions made at the October 29 meeting can be found on the Facebook page with the same name as this website. The posts were uploaded as the evening unfolded so find the posts from 6.30pm on October 29. This page will be updated as soon as possible with the highlights. … [Read more...] about Highlights of the October 29 meeting
Councillor promotes sand nourishment to conference
New independent councillor Corinne Lamont has managed to get sand nourishment on the agenda at the NSW Local Government conference to be held at Tamworth on November 17-19. Cr Lamont didn’t get the motion to the first ordinary meeting of council but, despite that, a majority of councillors agreed with its sentiments and that allowed the Mayor Lawrie McKinna and CEO David … [Read more...] about Councillor promotes sand nourishment to conference
McKinna is Mayor
Team Central Coast's Lawrie McKinna was voted in as Mayor at the October 8 extraordinary meeting - the first meeting of this council. There were two nominations for mayor: Kyle MacGregor and Lawrie McKinna The vote was seven for MacGregor and eight for McKinna. The Liberals and Team Central Coast voted for McKInna while Labor and two independents voted for … [Read more...] about McKinna is Mayor
Ombudsman is checking legality of PIO
The NSW Ombudsman is examining the legality of the performance improvement order (PIO) imposed on Central Coast Council by the Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig. The move comes after a Central Coast resident looked at the fine print of the PIO. Council Watch has kept the identity of the informant private. The resident believes a PIO could have been given to the … [Read more...] about Ombudsman is checking legality of PIO
