Councillor Paul Funnell has been suspended from civic duties for one month following an incident at a Wagga City Council workshop in which he was found to have abused fellow councillors and staff.
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The Office of Local Government found Cr Funnell acted in "an intimidating, threatening and disrespectful manner" at a council workshop in November 2018, leaving staff and fellow councillors "fearing for their personal safety".
In a statement released on Friday afternoon, the OLG revealed it had ordered Cr Funnell to publicly apologise to the council staff and councillors for his behaviour.
When contacted by The Daily Advertiser, Cr Funnell said he would do so at the next council meeting on Monday night, before his suspension comes into effect on February 19.
Mayor Greg Conkey was one of several people who filed formal complaints after Cr Funnell's "disgraceful episode".
"I told Cr Funnell within 24 hours that I would be lodging a code of conduct over his outburst. I was in fear for the safety of the people in that room at the time," Cr Conkey said.
He said he respected the OLG's decision but was disappointed it had taken them more than two years to act.
"While I support the decision, it doesn't give me any comfort whatsoever, because I'm concerned about the reputational damage this does for the city of Wagga," he said.
"The community expects councillors to be respectful and work together in the best interests of this city."
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The OLG has also formally ordered Cr Funnell to cease engaging in conduct that involves "intimidation or verbal abuse" and that is "overbearing or threatening".
OLG deputy secretary Tim Hurst said Cr Funnell breached several clauses of council's code of conduct by behaving in a disrespectful, intimidating and inappropriate manner towards council staff.
He said Cr Funnell directed foul language and "verbal abuse" towards fellow councillors for up to 10 minutes until he left the workshop.
Cr Funnell questioned why the issue was being raised more than two years after the incident took place.
He admitted he had behaved badly during the incident but said he had already publicly apologised for his behaviour in November 2018, labelling the OLG's decision "a witch hunt".
He said he would not use his right to appeal to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal but would "wear his suspension like a badge of honour".