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- Reinstate livestreaming of public access sessions
- Review delegations to staff, to ensure appropriate councillor oversight of decisions
- Review KPIs and selection criteria for the General Manager position to ensure that these reflect a commitment to providing comprehensive, timely and open advice to the councillors.
- Review the use of the ‘commercial in confidence’ classification and other devices used that may unnecessarily restrict information being provided to the public
- Reform the council’s approach to freedom of information requests, with an emphasis complying with Legislatio and openness rather than secrecy
- Ensure staff follow proper and appropriate public administration procedures regarding note taking so that decision making is well maintained and transparent.
Read what we have to say about openness, honesty, and transparency in Eurobodalla Shire Council
LABOR READY FOR A NEW ERA IN EUROBODALLA
LABOR READY FOR A NEW ERA IN EUROBODALLA Eurobodalla Labor supporters say they're ready for a new era in how Eurobodalla Shire residents are governed with a likely large turnover of councillors and a new mayor in the chamber following the recent local government...
PROUD TO BE LABOR’ SAY MORE AND MORE VOTERS
Mayoral candidate David Grace said today he was proud so many Eurobodalla voters supported Labor, its local policies and its commitment to an open and accountable council in the race to the 4 December elections. “I am proud of Labor's commitments to community...
CHALLENGING ELECTION CONDITIONS
CHALLENGING ELECTION CONDITIONS Eurobodalla Labor for Council today reminded voters who have not yet pre-polled (or used iVotes) for the 4 December elections, of the importance of every eligible voter exercising their voice at the ballot box in the lead-up to...
LABOR CALL FOR URGENT REVIEW — COUNCIL BUDGET
LABOR CALL FOR URGENT REVIEW -- COUNCIL BUDGET A full review of the 2021-22 Eurobodalla Shire Council’s (ESC) $125 million Budget would be undertaken as a priority under a Labor mayor and/or councillors following the 4 December elections according to Eurbodalla Labor...
COUNCIL DEBT RECOVERY NEEDS TO CONSIDER HARDSHIP
A Labor mayor and/or Labor councillors elected to the Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) would review council debt collection practices to ensure they meet the highest standards of community service. Mayoral candidate David Grace said today the NSW Office of Local...
RUSHED RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT NEEDS CLOSE SCRUTINY WITH JOB LOSS FEARS
The recent decision of Eurobodalla Shire Council on the eve of the 4 December election to change its domestic waste and recycling collection contract, leading to the loss of 15 jobs at Moruya Recycling Facility (MRF), was unnecessarily rushed and needs close scrutiny...
REFORM MEASURES CLEAN-UP IN NEW COUNCIL’S FIRST 90 DAYS
A suite of detailed reform measures to open-up the Eurobodalla Shire Council to greater accountability will be proposed to the new council on Day One with a 90-day schedule for full implementation. Eurobodalla Labor for Council pledged today that its elected...
Eurobodalla Labor’s workplan for the first 90 days of the new council
During the first ninety days of the new council, Labor councillors will seek the support of a majority of the councillors to either implement, or begin steps towards, the following reforms to the way our council is governed. These reforms are intended to bring our...
CARETAKER PROVISIONS MUST BE RESPECTED
Embargoed until 1am on 8 November 2021 Eurobodalla Labor for Council today reminded the community that caretaker provisions in place covering the 4 December election campaign are essential to ensure ratepayers and businesses are not obliged by the outgoing council to...
Eurobodalla Labor presentation on Bay Pav fees and charges
Good Morning General Manager, Mayor and Councillors. I’m Matthew Findlay from Eurobodalla Labor. As sayings go, Business is business. If you have a go, you get a go and Competition is healthy. But what's not healthy is Government undercutting, over saturating and...