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Friday 11 September 2015
ISSUE 11
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IMAGE: Cr. Phyllis Miller and Cr. Graeme Miller outside the Council Chambers on Monday after the Mayoral Elections.
A Decision Has Been Made – Cr Phyllis Miller Is Our Mayor Following on from the Council Meeting on Tuesday 1st September, an extraordinary meeting was held on Monday 7th September at 8.30 am. At this meeting, the names of the two Councillors who were tied in the earlier vote were entered into a hat and Brian Steffen, GM, Forbes Council pulled a name from the hat, with Cr. Phyllis Miller’s name being read out. Prior to this happening, so that everybody present could be well informed, Cr. Graeme Miller, the other Councillor whose name was in the hat, queried the reasons behind the GM’s decision to go down this course of action. His request was based on considerable discussion within the town about what was
right and what was wrong with the process and to clarify the reasons behind the decisions made. Brian Steffen, General Manager and Returning Officer for the Mayoral Election said, “Following on from legal advice from Marsdens Lawyers, Corporate Solicitors for the Council, the Local Government Association of NSW and the NSW Office of Local Government, there were three options available to the Council: 1. The Council could leave the decision with the vote of the lst September 2. The Council could hold another election 3. The Council could put the names in a hat and draw out the new mayor’s name. Continued page 6
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