Her crime? Voting against a motion to give council staff the power to make the decisions on a proposed planning application to extend the Bay Central (sic) complex.
According to the editor's comment, four sitting councillors felt Cr Brooks had a conflict of interest in slowing down the application process because her partner owns a business in the complex.
It is drawing a very long bow to claim her vote against handing over councillor's decision-making responsibilities on such an important planning issue, was a conflict of interest. If the four councillors were happy to devolve their responsibilities to unelected council officers then it begs the question: do we need them? Those councillors who do not want to take on the responsibility of decision making should do us all a favour and withdraw.
The last word belongs to the Chronicle cartoon Quick Draw (Page 8 March 12). The koala is holding what looks like a Rubik's Cube with a tag saying "The latest puzzle for people who live in glass houses." The koala says "I'm surprised that some councillors have started promoting this new "Conflict of Interest" puzzle - I wonder what's in it for them."
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