Can councillors really return?
Forum – Regarding “Council’s debt blows out to $565M” (CCN, December 4); I have seen a couple of times now (that) the councillors could be returned, attributed to the Administrator…
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Can the Administrator trust his staff?
Forum – Coast Community News on November 27 leads with an article flagging that a rate rise is on the cards. Low lying fruit is always the easiest to pick….
Neglect of pocket communities
Forum – One must applaud the decision to place Central Coast Council under administration. Suspension (of councillors) by the Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock was a necessary action on…
Mismanagement and missed oversight
A Certified Practising Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor from Tuggerah and Liberal Councillor on Hunters Hill Council, Ben Collins, shed some light on how Central Coast Council might have met…
Workforce at Central Coast Council to be slashed by 242
The workforce at Central Coast Council will be slashed by 242 in the wake of its financial crisis, to return to the number of staff at the time of amalgamation….
Who will implement recommended actions?
Forum – Let’s face the facts; the selected administrator is only going to change the icing on the cake. He is not intending to create a new cake with all…
Open community forums to take place before each council meeting
The Administrator in charge of Central Coast Council while councillors are suspended, has opened his door to the public. Dick Persson has decided to hold open community forums before each…
Council is drawing up a list of assets to sell
Central Coast Council is drawing up a list of assets worth more than $30M to sell, as it works through a list of strategies to address a growing deficit. Administrator,…
Rik Hart appointed acting CEO of Central Coast Council
Central Coast Council interim administrator, Dick Persson, has confirmed Rik Hart as Acting Chief Executive Officer at an extraordinary Council meeting held at Wyong Chambers on November 3. The temporary…
Two Liberal councillors bail out of Council
Liberal councillors Troy Marquart of Gosford West Ward, and Rebecca Gale, from Gosford East Ward, have resigned from Central Coast Council. Their resignations were accepted and noted as one of…
Blame game escalates as Minister prepares to dismiss Council
Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock was scathing in her criticism of Central Coast Council as she announced her intention on October 21 to provide $6.2M to cover immediate expenses, including…
‘Sounds like the last hurrah’
Councillors used a meeting on October 21 to offer what sounded like their farewell speeches. “It sounds like the last hurrah, doesn’t it,” Cr Doug Vincent said. It was the…
Blame game escalates as Minister prepares to dismiss Council
Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock was scathing in her criticism of Central Coast Council as she announced her intention on October 21 to provide $6.2M to cover immediate expenses including…