'Weird, awkward and uncomfortable' moment lands a councillor in trouble

On the latest episode of the  Local Government News Roundup,
Election woes continue for two councils, with failed mayoral elections and countbacks this week;
Councillors at Brimbank claim the working environment is unsafe;
Flags at half-mast after the death of a current councillor;
The latest mayoral election results;
Ryde City Council makes a decision on its expensive hole in the ground;
A call for the NSW government to commit to funding for a council demerger;
A Council takes action after an alarming number of attacks on its staff;
A councillor reprimanded for threatening to put a female officer across his knee;
and much more council news from around Australia and across the globe.

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