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Adelaide City Council should overhaul the way it appoints councillors to paid board positions to prevent a factionalised “jobs for the boys” culture at Town Hall, a councillor says.
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Retired judges and politicians should replace mayors as chair of council meetings, some Adelaide City Councillors say, despite criticism the move would create more “jobs for the boys”.
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Five months after knocking back a plea to declare a “climate emergency”, Adelaide City Council has now endorsed a view that climate change is a “national emergency” that poses a serious risk to city ratepayers.
After two failed attempts, Adelaide City Council has voted to investigate forcing councillors to publicly disclose any conversations they have with developers.
A push for Adelaide City councillors to publicly disclose any contact they have with developers is set to be knocked back a third time, with Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor labelling the proposal as “disappointing” ahead of her potential casting vote.
Adelaide City Council will consider cutting back on the number of meetings and costly councillor dinners as part of debate on wholesale changes to its governance structure.
