Lord Mayor Doyle
does not see it this way and in Background Briefing supports the Melbourne
Model and offers the view that local government is about property and not
citizenship.
In fact he has been very
critical of Lord Mayor Moore in her opposition to giving business 2
votes. In so doing he stands alongside Allan Jones and the Shooters
Party.
Interestingly the report of Local Government Electoral Review Panel and
chaired by Petro Georgiou, found the Melbourne (sic) Model to be
undemocratic! It recommended that "a corporation may only nominate one
representative who may be only enrolled once in a municipality".
Maybe the Lord Mayor's history is correct but his view
is of a bygone era. Surely one could not argue that state governments should
also favour property above citizenship? It is fortunate indeed that state
politicians do not hark back to their undemocratic roots!
The battle for the City of Sydney
Background Briefing
Sunday 5 October 2014
RN Sunday Extra
New legislation that gives
businesses two votes in Sydney City Council elections is under attack for being
undemocratic and an attempt to oust long serving Lord Mayor Clover Moore, but
proponents say businesses are denied a voice under the current voting system. Ann
Arnold reports on the players behind the contentious bill.
You can listen to the
program on -
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/2014-10-05/5779864
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