Viv May | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of Wingecarribee Shire Council | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan Gair (Mayor) |
| Administrator of Armidale Regional Council | |
| In office 12 June 2020 – 12 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Murray (Mayor) |
| Succeeded by | Simon Murray (Mayor) |
| Administrator of Cumberland Council | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 27 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Greg Cummings (Mayor) |
| Administrator of Auburn City Council | |
| In office 10 February 2016 – 12 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Le Lam (Mayor) |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Profession | Public servant |
Vivian Herbert Russell May PSM (born 1951) is a former senior New South Wales local government public servant and administrator, who served as Town Clerk and General Manager of Mosman Council (1986–2013).
Mosman Council
editMay joined the Council of the Municipality of Mosman on Sydney's lower north shore at the age of 18 as an assistant cashier/rates clerk in 1970, and eventually rose to be an administration officer in 1973. In 1981 he was appointed Deputy Town Clerk to Town Clerk Max Park.[1]
In May 1986, when the long-term town clerk, Max Park, was retiring after 35 years, May was appointed to succeed him as town clerk, with the mayor at the time, Barry O'Keefe, noting: "In the five years he has been deputy, Mr May has displayed great enthusiasm for his work, excellent attention to detail and a congenial nature - all of which has enhanced his formal qualifications."[1] Commencing his term from 1 July 1986, May served as the last town clerk until 1 July 1993 when he became the first general manager, with the renaming of the office under the Local Government Act, 1993.[2] In the 1999 Australia Day honours May was awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) for "outstanding public service as General Manager of Mosman Municipal Council".[3][4]
During his long term of office, May was heavily involved with many major events in Mosman including the redevelopment of the town hall, Mosman Square and Balmoral Bathers Pavilion.[5] After 27 years and town clerk and general manager, May retired from Mosman Council in September 2013.
Later life and career
editAuburn City Council
editIn 2015–16, the Auburn City Council in western Sydney came under increasing scrutiny when the Deputy Mayor, Salim Mehajer was charged with threatening the father of one of the victims in the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis and was investigated over a conflict of interest when he voted on Council matters regarding rezoning despite it being alleged that he had pecuniary interests in those matters. As a result, Mehajer was given a four-month suspension from Council on 29 January 2016.[6] On 10 February 2016, the Council was suspended while a public enquiry into allegations of "councillors misusing their positions" was conducted, with May appointed administrator to manage the affairs of the Council in the interim.[7] On 18 February May reversed decisions for two major developments that were set to benefit Mehajer.[8][7][9][10]
Cumberland Council
editAt the same as May administered Auburn City Council, the 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Auburn merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger of parts of Auburn, Holroyd and Parramatta to form a new council with an area of 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 219,000.[11] The second proposed a merger of parts of Parramatta, Auburn, The Hills, Hornsby, and Holroyd to form a new council with an area of 82 square kilometres (32 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 215,725.[12]
On 12 May 2016, Auburn City Council was abolished by the NSW Government, with parts of Auburn, Parramatta City Council (Woodville Ward), and Holroyd City Council merging to form the Cumberland Council as a new local government area.[13] May was appointed to serve as the new administrator of Cumberland Council[14]
After undertaking a significant amount of work to rationalise council services and staff, noting that "Auburn had issues with flagrant rezoning, and Holroyd was over-promising and underdelivering, living in a financial fantasy with many of its projects", May's term as administrator came to an end in September 2017, with the election of the first council.[15]
Armidale Regional Council
editWingecarribee Shire Council
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Max bows out after 35 years". The Sydney Morning Herald (The Northern Herald). 1 May 1986. p. 68(5).
- ^ "Viv May calls it a day" (Media Release). Mosman Council. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Mr Vivian Herbert MAY, PSM - Public Service Medal". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. 26 January 1999. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "AUSTRALIA DAY 1999 HONOURS". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (Special). No. S17. Australia, Australia. 26 January 1999. p. 2. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Roberts, Simone (14 August 2013). "Viv May departs Mosman Council after 43 years". Mosman Daily. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ McNally, Lucy (10 February 2016). "Salim Mehajer: Auburn deputy mayor suspended for failing to disclose financial interests". ABC News. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b McNally, Lucy (10 February 2016). "Salim Mehajer's Auburn Council suspended by NSW Government during public inquiry". ABC News. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Auburn Council administrator reverses decisions set to benefit Salim Mehajer". ABC News. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ daniel.kielly. "Public inquiry into Auburn Council". www.olg.nsw.gov.au (Press release). Retrieved 8 March 2016. (pdf version)
- ^ Thomson, Warren (11 February 2016). "Salim Mehajer should be the only Auburn councillor dismissed, argues suspended Mayor Le Lam". Parramatta Advertiser. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Merger proposal: Auburn City Council (part), Holroyd City Council (part), Parramatta City Council (part)" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Merger proposal: Parramatta City Council (part), Auburn City Council (part), The Hills Shire Council (part), Hornsby Shire Council (part), Holroyd City Council (part)" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 8. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "New Council Announced – Cumberland Council". www.auburn.nsw.gov.au. Auburn City Council. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Local Government (City of Parramatta and Cumberland) Proclamation 2016 [NSW]". NSW Government. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Taouk, Maryanne (8 September 2017). "OUTGOING ADMINISTRATOR VIV MAY WARNS INCOMING COUNCILLORS "DON'T WASTE OPPORTUNITY"". Parramatta Advertiser. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Hancock, Shelley (12 June 2020). "Armidale Regional Council Suspended" (Media Release). Office of Local Government NSW. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Hancock, Shelley (28 August 2020). "Armidale Regional Council suspension period extended" (Media Release). Office of Local Government NSW. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Hancock, Shelley (11 December 2020). "Armidale councillors reinstated" (Media Release). Office of Local Government NSW. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Hancock, Shelley (12 March 2021). "Wingecarribee Shire Council suspended" (Media Release). Office of Local Government NSW. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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