INDICATION ONLY OF THE TRUTH

Posted on 14-05-2011 12:01 | By WARTS N ALL

The elected members are meant to do more than set policy, they are also meant to apply the concept of 'Governance' as well. Without this the setting of policy is meaningless. That being that the Councillors throw money at a policy decision (all as recommended/directed by staff of course) then the CEO runs off into the distance and has a right royal spend up and then refuses to tell anyone about where what or when the $$ were spent. The Councillors job as a unit is to: - establish policy, allocate funding, and then MOST IMPORTANTLY monitour the spending and results achieved. How else does anyone know anything about what is going on, where the money is going and in end result to be able to measure and determine the performance, achievements and financial performance of each department, project or otherwise. Of course all that leads one tot eh obvious being that how then to you decide remuneration except for "WARM FUZZIES" without that basic information? Come on Murray, that is what you are there for with or without the co-operation of any or all other Councillors, you do what you should then that will show them all up for what they are and the "TURKEYS" will then see all for what it is. The CEO can not with hold information from you as a Councillor, she can I presume mark it as confidential but that is all. Sort it out Murray, advertise for support and help from the community, I am sure a group would quickly muster together and form a group in support, call a public meeting to discuss all, invite the Mayor and co-horts for a public session and we can all line them up and make a complete RORT of them!