SEVEN of eight Perth city councillors are sticking by Lisa Scaffidi in the wake of the CCC’s findings against her of serious misconduct and misconduct.
In sticking steadfastly to the besieged lord mayor, the seven also appear to be ignoring premier Colin Barnett, who has said that if one of his ministers had behaved in a similar fashion he’d have been “probably looking for a resignation”.
“As deputy lord mayor of the City of Perth, I, Rob Butler along with fellow councillors Jim Adamos, Lily Chen, Janet Davidson OAM JP, James Limnios, Judy McEvoy and Keith Yong, give our united and full support for Lisa Scaffidi—our current lord mayor,” the seven councillors state in their letter.
“We are so proud of our collective achievements under her leadership and vision and fully support her candidacy as lord mayor for a further term. She is a woman of integrity and a strong leader.
“Lisa’s focus has been fully on the economic, social and cultural development of the city for the benefit of its citizens and stakeholders and our work as a committed team is not yet finished.”
The eighth councillor—lord mayoral challenger Reece Harley—was not asked to sign. He hasn’t commented on the CCC report beyond saying “CCC reports are serious matters and I will not be making any statements about these issues at this time”.
Four incumbent councillors are up for re-election—Crs Adamos, Butler, Chen and Davidson.
by DAVID BELL
Perth Voice Interactive 
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