Proposed rate rise is 42 percent for some ratepayers
Calculations on how much residents would pay with a proposed 15 percent rate rise rose to 42 percent for some ratepayers, Central Coast Council has conceded, if you include rate…
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A referendum on wards and number of councillors proposed
If the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, doesn’t sack our current crop of councillors, then Central Coast residents will vote in the local government elections slated for September 4….
Who are the experts?
Property experts from a Parramatta Council advisory committee will advise Central Coast Council on selling its underperforming assets. But the Coast will not know how much the Council is paying…
An interview with Dick Persson
Central Coast Administrator Dick Persson has urged residents to access all available information before “banging the drum” in protest of Council’s financial mitigation measures. In an exclusive interview with Central…
Council’s Nuclear Free Policy lives on
Central Coast Council will maintain the Nuclear Free Policy put into place by the former Gosford Council. Administrator Dick Persson rejected a Central Coast Council staff report which wanted to…
Council to press ahead with rate rise
Despite a flood of community opposition, Central Coast Council will formally apply to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a 15 per cent rate rise next year. The…
Council staff cuts continue
The directors of four directorates; Governance, Innovation and Futures, People and Culture, and Information Management and Technology have been culled from Central Coast Council as part of cost cutting measures…
Advisory committee meeting records will not always be in council reports
Meeting Records of Central Coast Council advisory committees will no longer be included as attachments to Council Reports unless specifically required. Links to the Meeting Records on Council’s website will…
Staff recommends against Junkastic Park-style tip shop
With the possible permanent closure of Kincumber tip on the agenda at the February 3 meeting, Council staff have said a return of a tip shop like Junkastic Park is…
Concerns over Council’s temporary labour hire policy
Ten months after Central Coast councillors first asked for a report on the way the Council was hiring labour, an internal audit has admitted non-compliance with the framework for temporary…
Concerns over Council’s temporary labour hire policy
Ten months after Central Coast councillors first asked for a report on the way the Council was hiring labour, an internal audit has admitted non-compliance with the framework for temporary…
Coming soon: a policy for staff expenses
Central Coast Council is working on more than 270 unaddressed recommendations and management actions arising from reviews by the NSW Audit Office, external consultant reviews and Council’s own internal auditor…
Council auditors to change emphasis
Central Coast Council is working on more than 270 unaddressed recommendations and management actions arising from reviews by the NSW Audit Office; external consultant reviews and Council’s own internal auditor…
Auditors find problems with Council’s procedures
Ten months after Central Coast councillors first asked for a report on the way that Council was hiring labour, an internal audit has admitted non-compliance with the framework for temporary…
Ratepayers respond to rate rise options
Ratepayers and residents are speaking up with their ideas on how Central Coast Council should manage its financial debt. Council invited people to take a survey on Council’s suggestions of…
Council to apply for another loan – this time of $100M
Central Coast Council is on the hunt for another loan, this time for up to $100M. This comes on top of a loan for $50M secured in November and another…
Which rate rise is ‘a conversation that our community has to have’
Central Coast Council is opening community consultation about the rate rise options to give residents a chance to have their say. Council has notified the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal…
Concerns raised over Wamberal short-term rental application
Separate owners of two six-bedroom homes at Wamberal have applied for approval to rent them out for short term accommodation. One development application, open for public comment until January 15,…
Council acknowledges financial problem followed advice from external auditors
Acting Chief Executive Officer of Central Coast Council, Rik Hart, has confirmed that LG Solutions provided an article which analysed Council’s public financial records and the information contributed to the…
Council’s staff costs up almost 10 percent above budget
Central Coast Council’s draft financial statements for 2019-2020 show that employee costs were the largest operating cost and that they are up almost 10 percent above budget. Materials and contracts…