Notice of Performance Improvement Orders

Published on 11 October 2022

Kiama Council has received a Notice of Intention to Issue Performance Improvement Orders from the Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman MP.

The notice will be publicly tabled in a supplementary report at the Extraordinary Council Meeting this Thursday 13 October(PDF, 3MB)  (4pm) .

The notice raises ten specific concerns regarding:

• Council’s financial management and legislative breaches
• inability to pay its debts as and when they fall due
• financial record-keeping
• construction costs of Blue Haven Bonaira
• the ongoing operation of Blue Haven and resultant financial stress on Council

The Minister has also given notice of the intent to appoint a temporary financial adviser with the requisite financial expertise to oversee and report on the implementation of the Performance Improvement Orders.

Council has until 25 October to respond to the notice and will do so via public resolutions at a Council meeting.