❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses governance issues within the City of Albany, specifically regarding the appointment of an interim CEO and the tabling of related documents. The Minister acknowledges the issues but defers the CEO appointment to the City of Albany.
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CITY OF ALBANY — GOVERNANCE ISSUES
(1) Will the minister advise the house of the responses submitted to him by the City of Albany by his 30 April deadline regarding solutions to enable the council to move forward? (2) Will the minister table these responses; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister immediately appoint an interim chief executive officer to the City of Albany? (4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI
(1) Will the minister advise the house of the responses submitted to him by the City of Albany by his 30 April deadline regarding solutions to enable the council to move forward? (2) Will the minister table these responses; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister immediately appoint an interim chief executive officer to the City of Albany? (4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI
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(1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(2) Will the minister table these responses; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister immediately appoint an interim chief executive officer to the City of Albany? (4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(3) Will the minister immediately appoint an interim chief executive officer to the City of Albany? (4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(2) Will the minister table these responses; and, if not, why not? (3) Will the minister immediately appoint an interim chief executive officer to the City of Albany? (4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(3) Will the minister immediately appoint an interim chief executive officer to the City of Albany? (4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(4) If no to (3), how long must the people of Albany go without a local government leader? Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
Mr G.M. CASTRILLI replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for Albany for his question, and I acknowledge his ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. As the member will understand, I also have an ongoing interest in the affairs of the City of Albany. I can confirm to the member for Albany that I have received a response from the City of Albany. My department is currently looking at that response and analysing the answers to the questions that I posed to the City of Albany. The department will also be coming back to me with any further advice that it may have with regard to its dealings with the City of Albany. I expect to receive that advice this week. Therefore, I hope that some time this week I will be able to give the member my position on that matter. (3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
(3)–(4) It is up to the City of Albany to appoint an interim chief executive officer. That will be done under its processes. I just hope that the City of Albany picks an appropriate person for that position. As the member will appreciate, this will be a very important position in the interim. It will be a very difficult position. I suspect that the person who is appointed to that position will require a lot of experience and expertise in the running of local government in this state. I hope that the council of the City of Albany will move very quickly on that matter. The governance of the council and the welfare of the people of Albany is of the utmost importance to me, as I am sure it is to the member, and the sooner we resolve this problem and get back to proper governance for the people of Albany, the better it will be for all concerned.
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