Former City of Parramatta Council CEO Gail Connolly allegedly copied an associate's signature to sign her $500,000-a-year employment contract before an offer could be rescinded. An ICAC hearing revealed text messages and evidence suggesting she manipulated the signing process and made threats against staff.
The ICAC is investigating Angela Jones-Blayney, Gail Connolly, and Roxanne Thornton for allegedly subverting hiring processes at City of Parramatta Council to benefit friends and associates, with evidence showing plans to replace existing staff with their preferred candidates.
A senior City of Parramatta Council official, Roxanne Thornton, admitted to the ICAC that she edited job applications and shared interview questions with friends to help them secure positions, compromising the hiring process.
ICAC is investigating allegations the former CEO of City of Parramatta Council subverted hiring practices to fill job vacancies with friends.
ICAC is investigating allegations the former CEO of City of Parramatta Council subverted hiring practices to fill job vacancies with friends.
It comes after the City of Parramatta Council's offices were raided by ICAC in broad daylight in July as part of Operation Navarra, with little known at that time about the subject of the raid.
It comes after the City of Parramatta Council's offices were raided by ICAC in broad daylight in July as part of Operation Navarra, with little known at that time about the subject of the raid.
