Spat over confidentiality at council table
Discussions on excluding the public for some -council business included pointed comments from Cr John Compton on Friday. Before the council was a motion to exclude the public to discuss items including: the theft of books; Paramount Exports Ltd; the council' s review of management structure and staffing levels; and the recruitment of a chief executive. Cr Compton asked if there was any guarantee that members would not later disclose the content of their discussions "for 30 pieces of silver". Cr Joe Murphy offered his apology "having offended", but took exception to the reference to "30 pieces of silver". Earlier, Mr Murphy admitted disclosing the substance of a letter of resignation by the former council chief executive, which had been discussed in-committee.
. When asked to by the deputy mayor Bob Peck, Mr Compton withdrew his comment, but then said
there may have been "a Judas involved". "You should withdraw that too," asked Mr Peck.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 693, 1 July 1997, Page 7
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