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LINK TO MINISTER'S RESPONSE TO INQUIRY REPORT – http://tasmaniantimes.com/images/uploads/Ministerial_Response_to_the_Huon_Valley_Council_Board_of_Inquiry_Report_June_2016.pdf
LINK TO MINISTERIAL DIRECTIONS TO HUON COUNCIL –
Tasmanian Government took 'soft option' not dismissing Huon Valley
Council, mayor says
By Richard Baines and Rosemary Bolger
The Government decided not to sack the council despite a Board of Inquiry making the recommendation due to infighting, including a complete breakdown of the relationship between the Mayor and General Manager.The Mayor of Huon Valley is considering resigning after the State Government took what he says was the ''soft option'' in response to persistent dysfunction within the council.
Mayor Peter Coad was disappointed the Government did not enforce the recommendation, instead giving the council one more chance to sort out its problems.... Click here to read more
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It seems that the Minister has backed away when decisive action appeared to be what was required. This is not just about Huon Valley Council as there are a number of Council's that deserve the close attention of the Minister.
The observation being made by many is that the all-in-all-out experiment is failing the electorate given that alderpersons/councillors feel more secure than they deserve to be. Increasingly accountability is becoming a serious issue with the operational arm seemingly exceeding the intention of the Local Govt. Act if not its legitimate interpretation.
The Minister's directions to Huon Valley Council are pretty much unambiguous and alderpersons/councillors – that's each and every one of them – should read is directions to Huon Valley Council as if they were directed to them, indeed they may well be.
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