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‘Tis the season
The Giving Tree has gone up at Frankston Library. Frankston Life Community CEO Pastor Mark Whitby and new Frankston mayor Kris Bolam (pictured L to R) have encouraged residents to donate gifts. See story Page 4. Picture: Gary Sissons
‘Failure is not an option’ for new mayor Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au KRIS Bolam has been chosen by his colleagues to be the next mayor of Frankston. Cr Bolam was handed the mayoral reins at council’s 16 November meeting, the first of the new council term. This will be Cr Bolam’s second stint
as mayor, his first coming in 2011. He said the next twelve months will be “an exciting yet critical time for Frankston City, as we stand on the precipice of success or failure.” “We’re committed to supporting our community through COVID-19 and to the city emerging stronger and more resilient on the other side. Council and our dedicated officers will continue to work tirelessly to achieve this. Failure
is not an option,” Cr Bolam said. “My record in the chamber strongly highlights my passion for good governance and transparent decision making, which is why I spearheaded more than 100 good governance reforms over the past two years and dozens more during my time holding public office. These include reducing the amount of decisions made behind closed doors, allowing residents and ratepayers to
participate at council meetings and the creation of a register for councillors and officers to declare any interactions with lobbyists. “I don’t believe in absolutes and will always try and work with councillors, staff and community to find that happy medium we can all agree on. Despite what we see and hear nationally and abroad, politics doesn’t have to be unnecessarily divisive. Bipartisanship and
collaborative decision-making will be the staple of my mayoralty for the next twelve months.” Cr Bolam was the last councillor remaining from the 2016-2020 term, with the other eight either stepping down or losing their re-election bids. He ran for mayor unopposed. Cr Nathan Conroy was elected deputy mayor. Continued Page 3
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