Govt to install Crown Observer at council
The Government is installing a Crown Observer at the Christchurch City Council and CEO Tony Marryatt is turning down his $68,000 pay rise.
The announcements have come following an hour-long meeting between Ministers Nick Smith and Gerry Brownlee, and warring councillors.
The Crown Observer will be Kerry Marshall, a previous President of Local Government New Zealand.
He will start the job on Monday.
Mayor Bob Parker has voiced his support for the move, saying councillors have lost trust and need external help.
Christchurch City Council chief executive Tony Marryatt has instructed the councilâs payroll office to stop paying him his salary increase from today following negative publicity and antagonistic public reaction.
Mr Marryatt says that's made it tough for staff and has the potential to distract the council from the important task of rebuilding Christchurch.
He says he wants to show his commitment to Christchurch, to the council and to its staff as he leads the team through the rebuild.
Mayor Bob Parker is pleased at Mr Marryatt's decision.
"I think that is a tremendous gesture of faith and belief in the council and our desire to work together and I thank him for doing that."The world in pictures
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Sack the lot of them including Marryatt and hold fresh elections.
Replywhy did it have to get to this stage?? could they not have settled things without govt intervention???
ReplyYeah sack them all and start fresh the job is to big for them and well beyond their capabilities.We in CHCH have been through a lot . We dont need this Bull from our council We deserve much better We need govt. Marryatt got no PR skills fancy saying he deserves his Greedy pay rise.Enough is enough sack all the BULL @#$%
ReplyCould we have an observer in Cabinet too please?
ReplyToo late to give your pay rise back now Marryatt - the damage is done - greedy beggar!
ReplyIt will rain for longer soon. Fix the bloudy avon it is higher than new brighton road ,Any fool can realize it must be full of that liquy shyte
ReplyGreat wonder what his salery be
ReplyAnd who will observe the observer, will he/she be so independent that they have no one they are answerable to thus furthering the nest feathering activities in Christchurch. Must have been short a job for the boys and girls.
ReplyWhy did yahoo remove all comments on the Marryatt pay rise debacle?? one minute there 22 comments, next minute gone?? Has tony got some contacts or friends in Yahoo??
1 ReplyDo you honestly think having someone in from this goverment is going to help, the watcher is worse than those being watched, what a joke NZ has become with these tossers at the helm, flush them all
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