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There is no longer a clear majority faction on the Adelaide City Council following the resignation of Team Adelaide architect Houssam Abiad – but divisions appear no less acute.
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UPDATED | Former Deputy Lord Mayor and central ward councillor Houssam Abiad has resigned from the council after 10 years to focus on “emerging business interests” in Australia and overseas.
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Months of factional bickering and abuse at Town Hall has prompted Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor to use the year’s last meeting to call on Adelaide City councillors to reflect on their “blatant displays of disruptive, inappropriate or offensive behaviours” over the Christmas break.
An Adelaide City Councillor has called on the Ombudsman to immediately investigate whether there is bloc voting at Town Hall, as tensions once again flare in the chamber over factional ties.
Elected members should be banned from gathering outside meetings to discuss council matters under changes to the Local Government Act, some Adelaide City Councillors say, as factional tensions simmer at Town Hall.
Veteran Adelaide City Councillor Anne Moran says she will not be returning to the chamber in the foreseeable future after walking out of a heated council meeting last night.
Adelaide City councillor Arman Abrahimzadeh has agreed to withdraw a code of conduct complaint lodged against rival councillor Anne Moran following a failed mediation, InDaily can reveal.
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