Division 11 Councillor Natalie Willcocks has been elected the new chairperson of Logan City Council’s City Governance Committee, following on from the former treasurer stepping down.
Cr Lisa Bradley stepped down in December 2020. Prior to that, she had been Treasurer since being sworn-in in 2020, and led Logan City Council out of a near budget deficit this year. Logan City Council is now over $6 million above budget.
She chose to step down saying it was because of decisions regarding the most recent budget being too ‘politically charged’.
Cr Willcocks was unanimously elected as the new treasurer in the first ordinary council meeting of 2021.
Fellow first-term Councillor Karen Murphy from Division 12, was voted Deputy Chairperson of the same committee.
Cr Willcocks said she was honoured to be elected to the role in her first term after previously serving as Deputy Chairperson.
“We have already begun budget discussions for 2021/2022 and Councillor Murphy and I are looking forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively with the other Councillors and Council officers to deliver the budget,” Cr Willcocks said.
“The policy decisions this committee makes have long lasting impacts on the city’s future and are an important part of our duties in these roles.”
Cr Murphy said she was looking forward to working with Councillors and staff in her new role as Deputy Chairperson.
The City Governance Committee makes recommendations on strategy and policy relating to Council’s corporate governance, finance, facilities and property, human resources, information technology and fleet.
It is one of four standing committees that meet regularly to make recommendations that are later presented to Ordinary Council Meetings for endorsement through formal Council resolutions.
