{"id":54378,"date":"2014-01-15T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T10:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=54378"},"modified":"2020-09-05T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T11:39:00","slug":"complaints-dropped-against-former-councillor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/01\/15\/complaints-dropped-against-former-councillor\/","title":{"rendered":"Complaints Dropped Against Former Councillor"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cheryl<\/a>
Former SBRC councillor
Cheryl Dalton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 15, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

No further action will be taken on two complaints by Windera man Ralph Percy against former South Burnett councillor Cheryl Dalton.<\/p>\n

Mr Percy – who lodged a string of complaints<\/a><\/strong> against various South Burnett councillors in November 2012 – alleged Mrs Dalton had engaged in misconduct in relation to Wondai Airport. <\/p>\n

He also alleged she had not meaningfully engaged with the community over the possible sale of a portion of Adermann Park in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

However the Regional Conduct Review Panel announced today it would take no further action in relation to either of the complaints.<\/p>\n

It cited a section of the Local Government Act that states the Panel may decide to take no further action in relation to a complaint if it considers this would be in the public interest.<\/p>\n

Mrs Dalton resigned from Council in June last year after 16 years’ service in local government. After a few months break, she has taken up a senior position at SBCare.<\/p>\n

She told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> today that although she was glad the matter had been finalised, she was also feeling disappointed.<\/p>\n

“It is not the outcome I would have liked. I would have liked to have had the opportunity to completely clear my name,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I know I have done nothing wrong and that would have been proven if there had been a full investigation.<\/p>\n

“I just want it out there that I did nothing wrong. I know that I did nothing wrong.”<\/p>\n

On Friday,\u00a0Cr Damien Tessmann was ordered to apologise to Council and pay it $1000 after another complaint from Mr Percy was partially upheld by the Panel.<\/p>\n

In a written statement in response, Cr Tessmann said he was disappointed with the recommendations and noted that he had not had the opportunity to speak to the Panel during its deliberations.<\/p>\n

southburnett.com.au<\/strong> has since learned that Cr Tessmann has lodged an application with the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal seeking a review of the Panel decision. This application contains copies of a number of emails and a statutory declaration by another councillor.<\/p>\n