'Chewing Gum Mayor' Will Be Mayor For Part Time!

A lot of people would love just to have one job! Some other people can't find a job and when they do they get mostly get full time casual work as over the years of unions fighting for 'workers rights'- workers rights won - yet employers day-by-day cannot keep full time employees on full time employee wages. I know I was a member of union paying subscriptions many, many years and when I needed help the union came and went!

So our two job Unionist 'Chewing Gum Mayor' thas more to chew on. Most elected Mayors of Blacktown are either pensioners, retired or take a year off from work. If I ever would be elected as a Councilor (which I wont be and do not want to be), or even elected office of Mayor, a prestigious position that needs to be taken with high dignity and pride. Not to be shrugged off as a part time job and keep your own primary job. Maybe the  new Mayor maybe able to donate his Mayors income to the poor and needy at least in ward 4. Well he is getting a second income!


What do you think? Here is the article from the Blacktown Advocate this week:

Picture: CARMELA ROCHE As the new mayor of Blacktown, Stephen Bali wants to consult the community more.

MT DRUITT POOL, CREATION OF MEGA PARKS AND REVAMP OF POUND ON TOP OF AGENDA

BLACKTOWN’S newly appointed mayor Stephen Bali says his top three priorities are to reduce the infrastructure backlog, increase community consultation and improve transparency in the council’s decision making.
Cr Bali said he also wanted to address the Mt Druitt pool issue, the sale of small reserves to build mega parks and start a process to revamp the Blacktown pound.
Cr Bali would be a “working mayor” but said he could balance his job at the Australian Workers’ Union as assistant secretary and mayoral duties because they were both flexible and focused on helping the community.
“Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a 24/7 type of guy,” Cr Bali said.
“My goal is to implement what the people want.
“The infrastructure backlog, which is a priority of both sides, if we can get a bit of peace and harmony in the chamber and bring some stability to the way council operates.”
But Liberal councillor Karlo Siljeg, who turned his chair during the new mayor’s first speech, said Cr Bali had personally abused him during debates and his behaviour was “terrible”.
“Why should I have to sit and listen to a bully when he’s having his lap of victory?” Cr Siljeg said.

“I’ll see how he behaves as chair. If he behaves the same way as he’s been as a councillor, God help us.
“I respect the position of the mayor and I hope he changes.”
The mayor rejected Cr Siljeg’s claims of bullying.
“Local politics is passionate politics, it’s closest to the people,” Cr Bali said.
“I do realise bullying in the workplace is wrong but he’s got to understand the rulings of the former mayor, too, who told him to toughen up.
“When you want to sell people’s parks and close their sporting facilities and childcare centres, people are not going to stand quietly by.
“We do have a duty to our residents and we defend the core beliefs of service and quality of life for our residents.
“I’m just hoping in the future we will have less of this in the chamber.
“It’s an unexpected opportunity and the fact that someone from the other side was prepared to support me. I want to repay that by doing the best I can.