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Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com officers attending .au Cr Marsh wants council meetings, reports and informed MORNINGTON question officers councillors to only themselves”. “During the during closed mayor Cr Anthony Peninsula Shire meetings. “[They] wish briefing meeting subsequent to know how council Marsh laid down [following the new rules five “I acknowled closed brief- are made and how they will decisions ing less secretive ings], councillor days ge be affected by those decisions, Tuesday night’s before running this may be different that this approach s will be unable and try to more open to question to the approach ” Cr Gill said. council meeting to the public with become “The mayor Rosebud. taken to new shire officers unless it at historically. However, making.” did not consult decision relates councillor information this practice aligned with In an email to with and there was is reasonable better Former councillor no fundamen s or our community on these opportuni day 2 December councillors on Thurs- been adopted by board practice, has tion Hugh Fraser tal changes the Local other councils, beforehand. In ty to ask the ques- ings are run,” he said to the way meet- support” Government Act “does said ing elected mayor- three weeks after be- with the Local Governme aligns those instances, not in apparent referthe ence - Cr Marsh outlined supported processes that nt Act, and is CEO and directors will respond his changes to by our “shut councillors’ questions.” to such “unifyto Cr Marsh saying he wanted meeting procedure ability to publicly down Cr Marsh stated Governance Rules,” the council team” He said the new to s. The questions, [quesin his 2 December and not push tion] officers”. his own if allowed, from his desire “approach” stemmed email to councillors. asked of the “Questions of will be council views (“New mayor to executives “encourag He said limiting to seek now council officers unity” The better transparen because lower e much ranks will no be behind closed questioning will longer attend “The changes, News 22/11/21). of of- cil meetings. doors, in sions and improvecy of councillor deci- ficers to the briefings open counbriefings if implemen would take away ted, will elected closed to the communit secret The changes the level of debate”. age you all to come [to public“encourany real opportunit “An y that indirect them,” elected representa Mr Fraser said. benefit is a council y for from questionin prevent councillors meetings] equipped with reduction “… These tives to ask your best ar- in employee costs due to g overtime and of officers in public on issues questions straying into proposed processes are ing public councilcouncil officers dur- guments”. time in lieu, making the the daily lives irregular and that affect A shire news meetings without new permission from territory less of voters and unlawful process costly to ratepayers and reducing Marsh as saying release quoted Cr Cr Marsh. public council ,” Cr Marsh munity in general,” Cr Gill our com- meeting decision said. As well as reducing councillors “will said. “I was elected to represent expected making to a be the number stamp of Former mayor rubber our communit of prepared, to come to meetings well to ask these questions. Cr David y and councillora controlling majority bloc having read It is sad to see of s.” the [officers’] did not believe the public Gill said he loss of these the was fundamental ed in “better Mr Fraser saw parts of our board practices” interest- local democracy gerous nail in the changes as “a dan. . the “Councils need cratic transparen coffin of open demoto guard against t local governme be- this shire”. nt in
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