Council decision day - the agenda ...

The agenda for the Council's meeting on the referendum this Friday:

See - Council meeting agenda.

Raises some interesting questions:

- Will the Council actually recognise the results of the poll if Toowoomba residents vote NO or will the Mayor plough ahead like some Eastern European dictator believing that she knows what's best for Toowoomba?

- Will Council agree to fund the Yes and NO cases or will Mayor Thorley and her little group vote to block funding for the No campaign?

- Will the rather ineffective Water Futures advisory panel (which at one point semi-morphed into the equally ineffective Pure H20) be disbanded?

- How will Council handle the appointment of the Returning Officer, given that the acting CEO has correctly confirmed he has a conflict of interest?

- Should the section of the Council meeting dealing with the budget for the poll be a closed door session?

- Will the Mayor and her little group try to propose a question which confuses the voters?

Any attempt by the Mayor to interfere in the process seems likely to just further annoy the public, resulting in an even higher protest vote.

Friday will be interesting ...