Council through a business prism
Forum – It’s my view that politicians and (especially) councillors (should) be eligible for office only if they have been intimately involved in private enterprise for a solid period of…
finance
A book to help ‘sort your money out’
Blue Bay resident, and host of the My Millennial Money Podcast, Glen James, is launching his first book on October 1, with the goal to help people manage their money….
Council debt less than expected
Central Coast Council reached the end of July 2021 with around $110M less debt than expected. The total debt appears to be about $455M as of July 31. This was…
Consultant’s report critical of a disconnect between Council’s finance department and the directorates
A report into Central Coast Council’s financial capacity by consultants in 2020 found a cultural lack of emphasis on the importance of its financial position and performance. The consultants, Grant…
Solution is simple … keep it local and stop wasting money
When you have an overpaid top level of public servants, leaving the bottom very thin on the ground, that’s where the problem lies. As well as the last Carr Government…
Explosive confidential “staffing matter” deferred
On top of Central Coast Council’s financial crisis, more explosive news is yet to come about a confidential “staffing matter”, which Cr Greg Best describes as “an absolute monumental issue…