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Council OKs councillors’ media team access 7-2

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  • Council voted 7-2 to allow councillors to use the media team, with Mayor Teresa Harding and Marnie Doyle opposing.
  • Councillor Paul Tully introduced the change and said it would not need more staff.
  • Council chief executive Sonia Cooper warned the change could require between half and two extra full-time staff.
  • Mayor Andrew Antoniolli and councillors Chris Hyde and Pye Augustine said Mayor Teresa Harding excluded them from media releases.