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Petition of more than 20000 signatures—Mr David Harris—from certain citizens requesting the Legislative Assembly hold a judicial inquiry into the financial mismanagement of Central Coast Council and the Minister for Local Government delay any application by the Council to IPART for a Special Rate Variation and any decision on the sale of Council assets until residents can consider the findings of the judicial inquiry and its recommendations

Petition To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, The citizens and ratepayers of the Central Coast draw your attention to the financial crisis facing the Central Coast Council : * accumulated debt since amalgamation in 2016 of a reported $565 million, * accumulated losses over the past 4 years of well over $200 million, * unlawful and unauthorised use of Restricted Funds, * inability to pay staff and wages in October, 2020 without a bailout by the NSW Government of $6.2 million leading to the suspension of the Council and the appointment of an Administrator. We respectfully petition the Assembly to: 1. Hold a Judicial Inquiry to investigate : a) how this financial crisis happened and who is responsible, b) the poor performance and breaches of integrity requirements by the Council, c) reforms to the Local Government Act to protect the community from the impacts of financial mismanagement and malfeasance (if any) in the future, d) whether Councillors and senior staff were negligent in their duty to properly manage the Council and whether they have been dealt with appropriately, e) the impact of amalgamation on the Council's financial problems, f) any other matters relating to the poor performance of the Council. 2. Request the Minister for Local Government to delay any application by the Council to IPART for a Special Rate Variation of 10% or 15% and any decision on the sale of Council assets until residents can consider the findings of the Judicial Inquiry and its recommendations.
Petition Response Response by the Hon. Shelley Hancock—received 20 April 2021—to petition lodged 16 March 2021—Requesting the Legislative Assembly hold a judicial inquiry into the financial mismanagement of Central Coast Council and the Minister for Local Government delay any application by the Council to IPART for a Special Rate Variation and any decision on the sale of Council assets until residents can consider the findings of the judicial inquiry and its recommendations—(Mr David Harris)
Tracking of Petitions with 500 or more Signatures
Petition Category20,000+
Number Of Signatories21,422
Presented ByHarris, David
Minister Responsible Minister for Local Government
Debate DateThursday, 6 May 2021
Petition StatusResponse Received
Response DueTuesday, 20 April 2021
Response Received Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Registration Number/Qualifier2352

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