Logan City Council will today hope to secure a stay on a Queensland Industrial Relations Committee decision to temporarily reinstate CEO Sharon Kelsey, who was sacked after providing information to a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation which led to corruption and perjury charges against Mayor Luke Smith.
A source said this would be “totally unworkable”, but nine of the councillors will need to seek leave from Local Government minister Stirling Hinchliffe in order to vote on pursuing the legal action and they are apparently not confident.
Mr Hinchliffe is expected to announce changes to the Local Government Act in order to strengthen the government’s ability to sack mayors, councillors and councils under certain circumstances.