Labor member for Geelong Christine Couzens says she and other state MPs have approached Victoria's local government minister for 'frank discussions' about the City of Geelong, amid governance concerns, budget blowouts and impending redundancies.
abc.net.au/news/geelong-city-council-governance-concerns-state-government-mp/102209816Geelong's state MP says the government should consider appointing administrators to run the City of Greater Geelong, due to grave governance concerns.
Ms Couzens's revelations came days after the council announced redundancies and an organisational restructure, despite being led by an acting chief executive and being investigated by the Local Government Inspectorate. When questioned by the ABC, the city would not confirm how many redundancies had been announced, nor how many more were expected.
"I think the community should be very concerned about what this council is doing and how they're doing it," Ms Couzens said. Multiple current and former city staff — all of whom asked to remain anonymous — have contacted the ABC to express their concerns with the move to restructure the organisation before a new chief executive is hired.
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