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Mayoral election on September 23, 2019

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Mayoral election by councillors will be held at the September 23, 2019 meeting. The mayor will hold the office for one year until the next council elections where the public get to vote for their 15 councillors. Mayor Jane Smith, the first mayor of the Central Coast Council, was elected two years ago by her fellow councillors. Mayor Smith was elected on the votes of the four … [Read more...] about Mayoral election on September 23, 2019

Council meetings: Councillors’ attendance record – May 2019

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Updated after the May 13,  2019, meeting. Gosford West Ward Troy Marquart:  absent: 9 Missed November 2017 meeting due to a medical emergency.Apology: January 29 meeting due to medical issues.Applied for leave of absence  via Councillor Chris Burke addressing council on February 12, 2018.Feb 26, 2018March 12, 2018March 26,  2018 (Returned April 9 … [Read more...] about Council meetings: Councillors’ attendance record – May 2019

Attendance record – now only five with 100 per cent

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One third of the Central Coast 's fifteen councillors have attended all 26 council meetings and five extraordinary meetings since being elected in September 2017. Gosford East had been represented by all three councillors at every meeting until the first meeting of 2019 when Cr Rebecca Gale Collins was absent. Mayor Jane Smith and Cr Jeff Sundstrom, have attended all … [Read more...] about Attendance record – now only five with 100 per cent