Photo: Supplied / LDRInvercargill's deputy mayor has seemingly changed his rationale for why he requested the mayor to step aside from public speaking engagements. On Friday, deputy Tom Campbell put forward a motion at an extraordinary council meeting strongly recommending mayor Nobby Clark delegate all public engagements moving forward. One way to provide that protection was to delegate all public engagements to either the deputy mayor or another councillor, he said. Photo: ODT / SuppliedServing in his first term as a councillor, Campbell was a former Tiwai Point aluminium smelter general manager who entered the chambers under Clark's 'Let's Go Invercargill' ticket. On Friday, all four voted against councillor Ian Pottinger's failed motion requesting the mayor step down.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 25, 2024 04:57 UTC