Public apology

As former Councillor Stephen Russell is no longer a council member, the CEO is mandated to issue the following statement:

PUBLIC APOLOGY BY COUNCILLOR STEPHEN RUSSELL

A complaint was made to the Local Government Standards Panel, in which it was alleged that I contravened Regulation 18 of Division 4 of the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021 when I made a certain public statements regarding the manner in which Mayor Milner presided over an Ordinary Council Meeting of the City.

The Panel found that I breached Regulation 18 by my conduct.

I acknowledge that I should have not made the statements and I now apologise to Mayor Milner and my fellow councillors.