00:00The city of Nedlands is no stranger to a headline.
00:07The Western Suburbs Council caught up in alleged dysfunction, compliance and transparency issues.
00:14The city has not been on the right track for a very long period of time.
00:18Now the ABC can reveal the Public Sector Commission has made a referral about the city to the state's corruption watchdog.
00:26The Corruption and Crime Commission's role is to investigate serious matters to improve the integrity of the public sector.
00:34A referral doesn't necessarily mean an investigation.
00:38The nature of the referral and who it relates to has not been revealed.
00:43And the ABC is not suggesting it implies any findings of wrongdoing.
00:48Earlier this month, four Nedlands councillors resigned, one citing, among many reasons, a consistently toxic workplace.
00:56It left the council unable to function without the ability to form a quorum.
01:01The state government announcing all positions, including the mayors, would be vacated and appointing three commissioners.
01:08The government launched an internal investigation into the council in May, amid concerns about governance, audits and workplace complaints.
01:17It says the findings will be given to the commissioners, but won't be made public.
01:22Local government elections will be held in October, but the special election for a new Nedlands council won't take place until March.
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