Mayor intends to “dock Councillors pay” for non-attendance at meetings. Before implementing such a step, it is worthwhile looking at Councillors attendance, particularly during the 2008-12 term. Download report from this Link: (Pages 14-16); http://www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/5263/Liverpool-City-Council-2011-2012-Annual-Report-Parts-1-3.pdf…
I wonder what motivated the Mayor to put forward a Mayoral Minute (a penchant of his) to publish the attendance (or lack of) of all Councillors at Council Meetings, briefing sessions and Council Committees, and to…
Liverpool City Council approves spending $36,000 pa publishing Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral “feel good messages” in multiple languages. At the General Council meeting of the 29th of July 2015, Liberal Councillor and Deputy Mayor Gus…
Liverpool City Council is publicly exhibiting Draft Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 (Amendment No.38). The draft amendment proposes a number of changes to Council’s current planning controls, including the rezoning of various sites and the…
I attended the PAC (Planning Approval Commission) meeting regarding the Moorebank Recycling proposal on Monday 1st June 2015 starting 3:00 pm at the Bankstown Golf Club in 70 Ashford Avenue Milperra. I prepared the following brief…
Notes of Council Meeting 29th April 2015 Summarised by Cllr Peter Harle Condolence motions: For Families of Chan & Sukumaran Malcolm Fraser Liberal Prime Minister. Mayoral minutes: (6) Moorebank Georges River Master Plan. Investigate the…
Considering the enormous amount of lobbying that has occurred since 2002, it appears that the NSW State Government, more specifically the Liberal Party and Premier Mike Baird, has decided to take on the beverage and…
As of December 2013 Liverpool Councils’ Planning Controls requires developers to provide energy efficient LED street lights. Council now specifies the use of approved 25 watt LED street lighting as a consent condition for all…
This meeting despite the size of the documentation finished at around 8.06pm. Issues of debate centred around two items; The proposed 11 room boarding house and its suitability for the area. Most Councillors were against…
An interesting issue is the number of Councillors that declare or fail to declare a non-pecuniary interest. Meaning they did not personally benefit financially when voting on Development Applications (DA’s). Councillors often declare a non-pecuniary…