Cr Glenn Taylor is the new deputy mayor of Orange after winning the first open ballot, in which councillors voted by a show of hands, for many years.
Cr Taylor defeated Cr Tony Mileto by six votes to five votes after two other candidates, councillors Kevin Duffy and Scott Munro, were eliminated after the first two voting rounds.
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Orange City Council also voted to oppose an application by a Sydney firm to run a show-like Orange Fun Fair event for up to 500 people at a time at the Orange Showground.
Councillors said the COVID-19 risks from an event that would have people from Sydney attend, were too high.
The organisers had proposed changing the date from later this month to late November but it was rejected by the council.
Council has also finally agreed to the demolition of an amenities block at Perry Oval.
It will be replaced by a smaller block on the eastern side of the ground.
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David Fitzsimons
I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.
I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.
