NSW government gives Liverpool City Council one week to prove why it shouldn't be suspended and local elections postponed
5 months, 4 weeks ago

NSW government gives Liverpool City Council one week to prove why it shouldn't be suspended and local elections postponed

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Liverpool Council has been given a week to prove why it should not be suspended after an investigation found "widespread and serious concerns about dysfunction" within the council. Mr Hoenig said examples included "interference in the procurement process, or mechanisms to get around council's procurement processes to pay a consultant $1.4 million without complying with the procurement processes". "People of Liverpool City Council are entitled to a council that operates with integrity and puts their interests first and that clearly doesn’t seem to be the case," Mr Hoenig said. Acting Liverpool City Council CEO Jason Breton said the council would "continue to cooperate" with the ongoing Office of Local Government investigation and participate in the public inquiry. Liverpool City Council Mayor Ned Mannoun welcomed a public inquiry, while calling the report "purely political".

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Liverpool City Council loses legal bid to stop investigation into operations after allegations of 'maladministration'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Liverpool City Council loses legal bid to stop investigation into operations after allegations of 'maladministration'

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A south-west Sydney council facing allegations of "maladministration and/or corruption" has lost its court bid to stop the New South Wales government from launching a public inquiry into its operations. The Land and Environment court ruled in favour of Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig on Monday afternoon, affirming his powers to investigate Liverpool City Council and clearing the way for …

Liverpool City Council to mount legal challenge against NSW government after becoming the subject of public inquiry
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Liverpool City Council to mount legal challenge against NSW government after becoming the subject of public inquiry

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Liverpool City Council will mount a legal challenge against the NSW government, after the beleaguered south-west Sydney council became the subject of a public inquiry last week. Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig gave Mayor Ned Mannoun seven days to respond to the findings of an interim report into staff hiring practices, after it identified alleged "potential maladministration and/or corruption". Report …

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