What a three-month suspension would mean for Moree Plains Shire Council

Key points

• NSW Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig is considering suspending the Mayor and councillors of Moree Plains Shire Council for three months. The proposed move follows concerns about meeting conduct, repeated police involvement and strained relationships between councillors.
• No suspension has been ordered. The council and individual councillors have until Friday 6 November to respond.
• Mayor Susannah Pearse says the council will consider its response at an extraordinary meeting on Monday 2 November. An interim administrator would be paid by the council, and the cost has not yet been established.