An outgoing senior Liverpool councillor has suggested authority staff feared “disciplinary consequences” for making mistakes amid the council’s difficult financial position.
Former cabinet member Cllr Barry Kushner said a “culture of being adverse to decision making” existed within Liverpool Council’s finance division that led to major mistakes being committed like the expensive electricity contract error last year. Cllr Kushner, chair of the finance and resources select committee, used the final session to express his concerns.
It was confirmed at the start of this month Cllr Kushner would not be allowed to seek re-election for his Norris Green seat by the Labour Party after being found to have the second highest number of rescinded parking tickets in council documents released through an ECHO investigation, which revealed a 'back door' route for councillors to have fines cancelled by officers.
