Last week\u2019s Casey Council meeting had to be adjourned after crowd responses were deemed to be unsafe for Councillors.
Police were called to the Council headquarters to escort Councillors safely from the premises.
Mayor Cr Stefan Koomen (pictured) said: \u201cI want to say that I am incredibly disappointed with the behaviour displayed at the Council Meeting last night. This behaviour is not welcome and will not be tolerated.\u201d
\u201cWe had a number of residents attending the meeting in good faith, expecting to hear a response to their questions.
\u201cUnfortunately they, along with our staff and my fellow councillors, were subjected to threatening behaviour.
\u201cThe wellbeing and safety of community and staff attending our meetings is our top priority. The situation escalated to a point where the police had to be called due to the actions of some individuals in the gallery.\u201d
Casey Mayor Cr Stean Koomen said that he understood there is a real frustration over the past five years under Administration.
\u201cThe new Councillors acknowledge this and we\u2019re looking forward to listening and representing our community.\u201d
He said that the behaviour by some individuals at last week\u2019s Council meeting is not the way to go about this.
\u201cI\u2019d like to thank all the members of the Casey community who have reached out to me and my fellow councillors with messages of support.
The next Council meeting is scheduled for 6pm on Tuesday March 18, at Bunjil Place.
\u201cThe agenda items that were unable to be resolved at the February Council Meeting will be moved to be included in the agenda of the March Council Meeting,\u201d said a Council representative.
\u201cWe have received some questions around if we will be changing the time and location of our Council Meetings.
\u201cAt the December 2024 Council Meeting, Councillors endorsed the schedule of dates and times for Council Meetings for the year.
\u201cThis means Council Meetings will continue to run at 6pm every third Tuesday on the month,\u201d the Council representative said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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