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City of Nedlands council to be sacked, replaced by three commissioners — Topic:State and Territory Government Ms Beazley is scathing in her description of the saga.(ABC News: Courtney Withers) The entire Nedlands council wi...

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Ms Beazley is scathing in her description of the saga.(ABC News: Courtney Withers)

The entire Nedlands council will be sacked and be replaced by three commissioners after four councillors resigned within hours of each other.

The resignations on Monday left the council without its ability to form a quorum and make decisions, amid claims from one councillor of a “consistently toxic” working environment.

The council was already under investigation by the Department of Local Government over claims of governance breaches.

Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley described the situation as an “embarrassing” saga of “dysfunction and disunity” which was plaguing the city.

Ms Beazley said she was looking to appoint three people to take over running of the council, with the intention of the trio remaining in place until planned local government elections in October.

“Once the commissioners are appointed, every seat, including the mayor’s is vacated, and it becomes a full spill election,” she said.

“Voters in Nedlands will be voting for an entire new council.”

Ms Beasley said there was nothing stopping the mayor and councillors from running again, something current Mayor Fiona Argyle suggested she may do in an explosive interview on ABC Radio Perth.

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