CITY COUNCIL SLAMMED OVER DELAY IN APPOINTING ETHNIC LIAISON OFFICER

Date Published: 08-Aug-2008

A councillor is hitting out at the City Council for the delay in recruiting a part-time Housing Ethnic Liaison Officer.Councillor Mary Leahy says 90 percent of the salary expenditure for the position was allocated by the Government almost a year ago.The role of the Ethnic Liaison Officer will eb to work with local minority support organisations to identify the needs of new migrants and help them access housing services.Councillor Leahy is now calling on the Council to immediately recruit someone to the position, as she fears any further delay will result in the loss of funding.