Only three councillors have attended all 51 ordinary or extraordinary council meetings since the Central Coast Council term began in September, 2017.
They are Deputy Mayor Jane Smith from the Gosford East ward, and Crs Kyle MacGregor and Louise Greenaway, who are both from the Wyong ward.
Council meeting attendance
Below are the latest figures for attendance, tallied before the first council meeting for 2020 which was held on Wednesday, February 12. (of 51 meetings)
| Councillor Name | Meetings Absent |
| Cr Troy Marquart * | 12 |
| Cr Chris Burke | 10 |
| Cr Doug Vincent | 8 |
| Cr Rebecca Gale | 7 |
| Cr Chris Holstein | 6 |
| Cr Lisa Matthews ** | 5 |
| Cr Richards Mehrtens | 4 |
| Cr Jilly Pilon | 4 |
| Cr Jillian Hogan | 4 |
| Cr Greg Best | 4 |
| Cr Jeff Sundstrom | 1 |
| Cr Bruce McLachlan | 1 |
| Cr Jane Smith *** | 0 |
| Cr Kyle MacGregor | 0 |
| Cr Louise Greenaway | 0 |
*Cr Marquart had a medical emergency in November, 2017, which has seen him with the highest number of absences.
**Lisa Mathews was Mayor from September 2019.
*** Jane Smith Mayor from Sept 2017 until Sept 2019.
Briefing attendance
The latest figures for attendances at councillor briefings stop at October, 2019. There have been a total of 78 councillor briefings.
| Councillor name | Attendances |
| Cr Jane Smith | 60 |
| Cr Jeff Sundstrom | 58 |
| Cr Louise Greenaway | 55 |
| Cr Jillian Hogan | 54 |
| Cr Kyle MacGregor | 52 |
| Cr Bruce McLachlan | 50 |
| Cr Chris Holstein | 48 |
| Cr Richards Mehrtens | 47 |
| Cr Jilly Pilon | 39 |
| Cr Chris Burke | 38 |
| Cr Rebecca Gale | 37 |
| Cr Lisa Matthews | 36 |
| Cr Doug Vincent | 33 |
| Cr Troy Marquart | 19 |
| Cr Greg Best | 17 |
Source:
Central Coast Council Watch
February 11
Reporter: Merilyn Vale