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It’s business as usual this week for the Blue Mountains City Council which last week re-elected it’s mayor and deputy mayor for an additional two year term.

Mayor Mark Greenhill has served 15 years as a Councillor for Ward 4, including the last five years in the top role.
 
Ward 2 Councillor Chris Van der Kley continues as Deputy Mayor with fellow Ward 2 Councillor Romola Hollywood re-elected as Alternate Deputy Mayor, also for a two year term.
 
“I am humbled and deeply moved to be returned as mayor of the Blue Mountains,” Mayor Greenhill said after being re-elected unopposed.
 
“I congratulate Deputy Mayor Chris Van der Kley and Alternate Deputy Mayor, Romola Hollywood, on their re-election. We are a good team working with unity and shared purpose. Their support is so important to me and to our City.”
 
“Our number one duty to this City is dealing with the issues that have concerned us around the management of asbestos and the key issue is getting it right for the workers,” said the mayor.
 
Mayor Greenhill said the next few months would be challenging, as the Council responds to the Public Inquiry into Blue Mountains City Council, called by the Minister for Local Government.
 
“We will cooperate in the Inquiry fully and openly”, he said. “If there are lessons to be learned or mistakes to be corrected, we want to know. There is nothing more important than ensuring the safety of our workforce and our community,” he said.
 
“We have made considerable progress to improve our governance and systems to ensure safety is at the centre of the Council’s operations and culture”, the Mayor said. “More remains to be done. This work will continue as a priority focus of the Council into the future.”
 
“I believe the Council has demonstrated a responsive and proactive approach to these challenges and strong leadership on a range of complex matters”, the mayor added.
 
The mayor said that overall, the Council performed well considering the challenges it faced during the year. “Our end of year results for 2017/18 show we are on track to achieving the priorities set for the four-year delivery program, and we remain financially viable,” he said.