The non-disclosure agreement rejected by Invercargill city councillor Nobby Clark would not hinder public debate on any proposals put forward for publicly owned assets, chief executive Clare Hadley said. He refused, citing democratic accountability, and said he had experience enough to remain tight-lipped on commercially sensitive information. * Invercargill City Councillor Nobby Clark refuses to sign non-disclosure agreement* Code of conduct investigation prompts councillors to review social media useIt was important to note that the group did not have any decision-making ability on behalf of the council. This could be commercially sensitive information that was not the city council’s to disclose. Previously councillors had been asked to sign confidentiality agreements in circumstances where they had received commercially sensitive material from Holdco, the council’s umbrella company.

Source: Stuff July 31, 2020 04:52 UTC