Published on Wednesday, 4 September 2024 at 10:47:00 AM
NOTICE OF PUBLIC CENSURE
The Local Government Standards Panel has found that Councillor Camilo Blanco, a Councillor of the Town of Port Hedland, breached regulation 20 of the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021 (WA) and Regulation 34D of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 when he made various comments at the Ordinary Council
Meeting of the Town of 29 November 2023 accusing the Town’s administration of improper conduct.
Cr Blanco’s conduct was found to be inappropriate and to falsely adversely reflect upon the Town’s administrative staff.
The Panel censures Councillor Camilo Blanco for the breach of regulation 20 of Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021 (WA) and Regulation 34D of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STANDARDS PANEL
Notice of Public Censure (PDF)
PUBLIC APOLOGY BY COUNCILLOR CAMILO BLANCO
A complaint was made to the Local Government Standards Panel, in which it was alleged that I contravened Regulation 20 of Division 4 of the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021 and Regulation 34D of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 when I made unfounded accusations in relation to the conduct of the Town’s administrative staff at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 29 November 2023.
The Panel found that I breached Regulation 20 and Regulation 34D by my conduct and that my comments constituted a false adverse reflection against the Town’s staff.
I acknowledge that I should not have made the relevant comments and I now apologise to the Town’s administrative staff, the Town and my fellow councillors.
Public Apology (PDF)
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