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Central Coast Council Watch

Down to three standing at 100 per cent attendance

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Councillors Jane Smith, Kyle MacGregor, and Louise Greeanaway have attended all 50 meetings.

Cr Bruce McLachlan missed his first meeting on November 25, 2019, staying at home to nurse his sick wife.

Cr Troy Marquart has missed 12 meetings and Cr Chris Burke has missed 10.

Below are the latest figures.

Gosford West Ward

 Troy Marquart, Lib: absent: 12

  1. Missed November 2017 meeting due to a medical emergency.
  2. Apology: January 29 meeting due to medical issues.
  3. Applied for leave of absence via Cr Chris Burke on February 12, 2018.
  4. Feb 26, 2018
  5. March 12, 2018
  6. March 26,  2018 (Returned April 9 meeting from medical leave.)
  7. April 11, 2018 Extraordinary meeting.
  8. September 10, 2018
  9. February 25, 2019
  10. July 22, 2019
  11. September 25, 2019
  12. October 8, 2019

  Chris Holstein, Ind: absent: 6

  1. May 14, 2018
  2. August 27, 2018
  3. October 8, 2018
  4. July 8, 2019
  5. August 12. 2019 Medical Leave
  6. September 9, 2019

  Richards Mehrtens, ALP:  absent:  4

  1. July 23, 2018
  2. November 26, 2108
  3. May 27, 2019
  4. November 11, 2019

 

  Gosford East Ward

 Jane Smith (Mayor until Sept 2019, now deputy), Ind: √ Has attended all council meetings

  Rebecca Gale Collins, Lib: absent: 6

  1. January 29 meeting, 2019
  2. April 8 meeting, 2019
  3. July 8, 2019
  4. August 12, 2019
  5. October 8, 2019
  6. November 11, 2019

Jeff Sundstrom, ALP: absent: 1

  1. March 11, 2019

 

 The Entrance Ward

Lisa Matthews, (Mayor from September 2019) ALP: absent: 5

  1. December 7, 2017
  2. June 25, 2018
  3. July 23, 2018
  4. September 10, 2018
  5. February 25, 2019

 Jilly Pilon, Lib: absent: 4

  1. June 25, 2018
  2. September 10, 2018
  3. November 26, 2018
  4. July 8, 2019

  Bruce McLachlan, Ind: 1

  1. November 25, 2019

 

  Wyong Ward

 Kyle MacGregor, ALP: √ Attended all

  Louise Greenaway, Ind: √ Attended all

  Chris Burke, Lib: absent: 10

  1. April 9, 2018.
  2. July 9, 2018
  3. July 23. 2018
  4. September 10, 2018
  5. November 26, 2018 (Medical leave)
  6. December 10, 2018 (Medical leave)
  7. March 25, 2019
  8. June 11, 2019
  9. October 28, 2019
  10. November 11 meeting, 2019

  

Budgewoi Ward 

 Doug Vincent, ALP: absent: 8

  1. January 15. 2018
  2. April 11, 2018,  extraordinary meeting.
  3. April 23, 2018 
  4. November 12, 2018
  5. February 11, 2019
  6. February 25, 2019
  7. July 8, 2019
  8. November 25, 2019

 Jillian Hogan, ALP: absent: 4

  1. October 23, 2017.
  2. December 7, 2017.
  3. January 29, 2018.
  4. August 27, 2018.

 Greg Best, Ind: absent: 4

  1.  October 23, 2017.
  2. August 27, 2018.
  3. April 29, 2019.
  4. May 13, 2019.

 The first meeting of the Central Coast Council was the extraordinary meeting held on September 25, 2017 where the mayor and the deputy mayor were elected.

 So far the council has held:

extraordinary meetings:    5 (Last one April 11, 2018)

Next one scheduled for December 16, 2019.

ordinary meetings:             45 (Last one December 9, 2019)

The May 28, 2018, meeting extended to June 4 and June 4 isn’t counted as a new meeting.

The CEO Gary Murphy attended his first meeting on July 9, 2018.

First new Governance Director Evan Hutchings attended his first meeting on April 29, 2019.

The next new Governance Director Dr Liz Devlin attended her first meeting on September 9, 2019.

Central Coast Council Watch was started by me, retired journalist Merilyn Vale, when the councillors were elected in 2017.

I upload FB accounts of each meeting in the hope that those posts will form a database for voters to assess the councillors’ contributions.

 Updated after December 9 meeting, 2019. Copyright: Merilyn Vale