Proposed State Government reforms to Council meeting standards are being welcomed by local Councillors.
The new rules, if passed, would require more community forums and rowdy councilors could be thrown out of meetings by Mayors for bad behavior.
Lord Mayor Ross Kerridge says he welcomes the new rules.
“The Minister [Ron Hoenig] has had huge experience in local council, and has been concerned for sometime about the dysfunctionality of some councils.
“We had problems in Newcastle… with meetings that go on for extraordinary long lengths of time,” he said.
