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Councillors Brooks and Penton moved that each councillor be provided with "a sedan vehicle, comparable to those provided to Council Managers for the discharge of their functions of civic office". This would probably be a Holden VX Berlina sedan or a Ford AU1 Fairmont sedan.

The agenda papers contained a brief rationale that purported to show that this approach was cheaper than paying councillors up to 54 cents a kilometre for the use of their own vehicles.

When the motion was moved, the Mayor invited discussion. No councillor commented.

Only Cr Bockholt voted against the proposal.

John Oakley, April 4