Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, May 28.Making headlines today is news from the first council meeting after the City of Perth copped a broadside from Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley last week, while also being put “on notice” by the state’s new local government inspector.At Tuesday night’s meeting, councillors backtracked on policy changes that would have seen council members offered additional perks related to travel and accommodation.The City of Perth was formally put ‘on notice’ by the state’s local government inspector last week.
Marta Pascual JuanolaThe changes, originally suggested by the city’s policy, legislation and governance committee, would have seen councillors entitled to two nights accommodation before overseas events paid for by the city rather than one, as well as seeing event tickets that came to administration be offered to elected members first.
