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INTENSE scrutiny of Tenterfield Shire Council during the past month has led to calls for an independent administrator to help cut through the spin - and which could result in the council being suspended. Former Tenterfield Shire councillor and concerned resident, Lawrie West, said the only way to improve the council’s ailing reputation was to appoint an independent administrator to investigate the council internally. Mr West quoted the need to
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release, the restructure was in response to the ongoing evolution of the role local government played in the provision of services, and the increased focus on self-sufficiency, innovation and long-term planning. “Tenterfield Shire Council has continued with the structural reform commenced in mid-2013,” it read. “The changes provide a streamlined senior management team with two directorates instead of three, and a new position of executive manager reporting directly to the general manager (Lotta Jackson).” Continued page 5
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Inquiry call “An independent administrator is the only way I can see to go forward and to bring accountability back to Tenterfield Shire Council, as well as providing the community with honesty and integrity into the future.” Mr West’s comments were made after Tenterfield Shire Council axed the Department of Corporate Services last week. Several directors have also resigned from their respective positions, although allegations that these directors left under duress were unfounded. According to a council press
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FORMER Brisbane Broncos legend Michael Hancock was in Warwick on Tuesday to watch the region’s talented netballers and rugby league players take part in the finals of the Southern Downs Challenge. Netball players (L-R) Claudia Graham (Killarney), Sally Higgins (Allora), Sophie Shadlow (Warwick), Holly McNamara (Stanthorpe), Bec Ball (Assumption College), Katie Killen (Inglewood), Erin Sullivan (Texas) and Lillian Smith (Goondiwindi) were lucky enough to snap a picture with the State of Origin veteran and Brisbane Broncos game development manager Paul Dyer.
implement the NSW Local Government Act 1993 - Sect 438W. This specifies suspension of council during a public inquiry and that the Minister may, by order published, suspend a council if it is deemed in the public interest. “The Act has been designed and written for such a circumstance with the current council and there’s never been a better time to use it,” he said. “This has gone on long enough. “There has been too much speculation, spin and questions around this council, including the handling of the council’s shrinking budget.
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