City of Marion
| City of Marion South Australia | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||||
| Population | 84,142 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,441/km2 (3,730/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 55.5 km2 (21.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Felicity-Ann Lewis | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Sturt (Town Hall) | ||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Elder, Bright, Ashford, Mitchell, Morphett | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Boothby, Hindmarsh, Kingston | ||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||
| Website | City of Marion | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
The City of Marion is a local government area in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The council offices are in the suburb of Sturt.
Mayor
Felicity-ann Lewis is the current mayor. She has defeated Raelene Telfer once and Bruce Hull twice to hold the position. Lewis did not have to contest the position in 2003. The current term is her fourth as mayor.[2]
CEO
The current CEO is Mark Searle. He has been the CEO at Marion council for over ten years.[3] Searle previously worked at Wyndham City Council as Deputy CEO. He is one of Adelaide's highest paid council CEOs, earning in excess of $300,000 per annum.[4]
Rates
In June 2013, council increased[5] rates by 5%.
2010 Mayoral Election
The 2010 mayoral election saw sitting Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis go up against Councillor Raelene Telfer. Lewis ran with the campaign slogan "Experienced Leadership", whilst Raelene Telfer went with "A Full-time Mayor for Marion", which tried to tap into concerns that Lewis was too occupied with the Local Government Association of SA. Telfer's campaign failed and Mayor Lewis was returned for another term. Lewis received 7766 votes to Telfer's 6764.[6]
2006 Mayoral election
The 2006 mayoral election saw Bruce Hull and Felicity-Ann Lewis go up against each other for the position for a second time. It had been expected that Lewis would not re-contest but she nominated at the eleventh hour. Former councillor Andrew Cole also ran. Bruce Hull failed once again, gaining 7988 votes to Lewis' 8345 after the distribution of Cole's preferences.[7]
2003 Mayoral election
At the 2003 Mayoral election Felicity-Ann Lewis was elected unopposed.[8]
Queen's portrait
In June 2013, Councillor Bruce Hull moved a motion to remove the portrait of the Queen from the council chamber. The motion, which was seconded by Councillor Alice Campbell, was overwhelmingly defeated.[9]
Suburbs
The suburbs in the City of Marion are:
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ Local Government Association of South Australia – Previous Local Government Election Results – LGA. Lga.sa.gov.au.
- ↑ City of Marion – Home. Marion.sa.gov.au (27 August 2008).
- ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-council-ceos-taking-home-5m-in-salaries/story-fni6uo1m-1226695209100
- ↑ http://www.marion.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/GC250613%20-%20%20Draft%20Final%20Minutes_for%20internet.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Results_feed_6-20PM_13-11-10.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/November_2006_Local_Government_Election_Report.pdf
- ↑ Local Government Association of South Australia – Previous Local Government Election Results – LGA. Lga.sa.gov.au.
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-13/councillor-fails-to-have-queens-portrait-taken-down/4750862; http://www.marion.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/GC110613%20-%20Final%20Draft%20Minutes_for%20internet.pdf
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||