I’ve read the very well written article of Merilyn Vale published on page 21 of your 18 March 2022 edition regarding the former Central Coast Council (CCC) financial debacle.
I have the view there is a smoking gun and I allege on the basis of the article the gun is firmly in the hands of the CCC General Manager (GM) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) whom I believe kept Council in the dark.
From my armchair position, councillors are entitled to accept the information given to them from their paid expert advisors is true and the whole truth unless something to the contrary arises which should cause the councillor’s to dig into what told.
Society operates on the basis of trust however this has been sadly and rapidly disappearing mainly due to lack of accountability.
I do agree the councillor’s as captains of the ship may be civilly responsible for the ship despite what actions may have been done by those on the ship who put the ship in danger (however) on the basis of Merilyn’s article I believe the GM and CFO are the root cause of the debacle.
They could have and should have told the councillor’s the ship is on a direct course to hit a reef unless the captain orders a change of course to a life-saving direction.
Why is (further action not being taken against) the GM and CFO ?
Email, Mar 18
Geoffrey Bates, Narara
That is exactly what i was thinking elected councillors can not be expected to be financial experts and must be guided by the public servants advice