Deputy Michael Sutherland Name Lisa Scaffidi Political party Independent | Nationality Australian Spouse Joe Scaffidi (m. 1992) | |
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The right honourable lisa scaffidi lord mayor of perth ecu inspirational leaders seminar
Lisa Scaffidi (née Sanders) (born 12 February 1960) was the first female lord mayor of Perth, Western Australia. She has been suspended during her incumbent mayoral term for a period of 18 months following a Corruption and Crime Commission finding against her. Scaffidi became mayor following the October 2007 council elections, after the retirement of her predecessor, Peter Nattrass, who served a record twelve years in the position.
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- The right honourable lisa scaffidi lord mayor of perth ecu inspirational leaders seminar
- Linc s interview with perth lord mayor lisa scaffidi
- Corruption and Crime Commission
- References
Scaffidi was educated at Churchlands Primary School and Methodist Ladies' College after which she graduated as a dental therapist from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University). She served as an air hostess with TAA in 1980, worked in the hospitality industry in a marketing capacity and, in the 1990s, helped to promote export of semi-precious stones. She was the WA State Director of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) for over ten years.
She served two terms as a councillor before successfully contesting the lord-mayoralty.
Linc s interview with perth lord mayor lisa scaffidi
Corruption and Crime Commission
In October 2015, the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia found that Scaffidi had "signally failed in her duties" as lord mayor by accepting and failing to declare a $31,000 travel package to the 2008 Beijing Olympics from BHP, and other gifts from private companies that have dealings with the City of Perth. The commission found that Scaffidi had committed acts of "serious misconduct" but believed she had not acted corruptly.
In 2016, Scaffidi insulted journalist Liam Bartlett on social media and was criticised by journalists for refusing to answer his questions about the undeclared travel and gifts while the matter was before the State Administrative Tribunal.
In May 2017 Western Australia's State Administrative Tribunal ruled that Scaffidi had committed 45 "serious breaches" of local government laws by failing to disclose gifts and overseas travel. The tribunal has the power to disqualify her from office for up to five years. In the previous month Western Australian premier, Mark McGowan, called on Scaffidi to step aside and stated that he would look at the means to sack the lord mayor if she did not resign. He also called on the City of Perth councillors to move a motion of no confidence in the lord mayor.