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City councillor accused of using public resources for election recruiting

The SA president of the Local Government Association says she will be formally reporting allegations that a fellow Adelaide city councillor used council staff and public resources to gather candidates for the upcoming election.

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Knoll accused of misunderstanding key heritage rules

City councillors have accused Planning Minister Stephan Knoll of misunderstanding key North Adelaide heritage regulations, even as they lobby him for new concessions to protect the historical buildings they say are under threat.

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Councillors want first city parking fine free

Several city councillors have endorsed automatically waiving parking fines for first offenders – plus forming a panel that would be empowered to cancel tickets on “compassionate” grounds.

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City councillor broke the law, Ombudsman finds

An Adelaide City Councillor broke the law last year by failing to declare a conflict of interest, the State Ombudsman has found.

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City council decision-making paralysed by conflicts of interest

The Adelaide City Council was legally prevented from making any decision on a modification to King William Street and a parklands events policy at its meeting last night because too many councillors declared conflicts of interest and excluded themselves from voting.