âMaster-servant relationshipâ: Ex-councillor tells ICAC John Sidoti expected loyalty
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Drummoyne MP John Sidoti has been accused of fostering a âmaster-servantâ relationship with local Liberal councillors by pressuring them to conduct council business according to his direction.
Former City of Canada Bay councillor Mirjana Cestar on Thursday told the corruption watchdog she felt so compromised by Mr Sidoti that she considered reporting him, but ultimately decided against it.
âI thought the type of behavior that John was exhibiting would ultimately be his own downfall, that he had enough rope to hang himself anyway, so I didnât really need to contribute to it.â
Sidoti had plan to âremedyâ council preselection after rezoning hopes dashed, ICAC hears
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Drummoyne MP John Sidoti allegedly engineered a plan to dislodge two sitting Liberals from a 2017 council preselection ticket in place of two others, including a 21-year-old from his own electorate office.
Canada Bay Liberal councillor Michael Megna told a town planner in 2017 that Mr Sidoti held concerns about councillors Mirjana Cestar and Helen McCaffrey, shortly after they voted down a lengthy campaign to rezone blocks where the Sidoti family held property.