Next week’s Alpine Shire Council agenda carries a recommendation from the Chief Executive, Doug Sharp, to adopt the draft Code of Governance without alteration. My submission was the only one received. Mr Sharp summarises my submission in very selective fashion. He completely fails to address the major points I made regarding dissent and briefing sessions. [...]
Council Code of Governance
The Victorian Government required all local councils to adopt codes of conduct by January 31, 2004. Alpine Shire has recently advertised a draft code of governance, including a code of conduct, for public comment. I’m very concerned about the draft document and its focus on undermining democratic conventions, particularly the right of public scrutiny. My [...]
Health consultant not objective
I failed in my personal effort to have dental care for children recognised as an issue in Alpine Shire’s Municipal Public Health Plan, now rebadged as a "community well-being plan". Despite my submission, there was no mention of it in the revised draft. At a workshop yesterday I challenged the consultant Sally Rose and received [...]
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