What sort of management culture did Richie Williamson & Co import into the Clarence Valley?

The Daily Examiner 12 August 2011:

SCOTT Greensill has been appointed the general manager of the Clarence Valley Council.

Clarence Valley Mayor Richie Williamson yesterday announced the appointment of the father of three and Singleton Council general manager to the council’s top job.

Cr Williamson said the job was one of the most important in the Clarence Valley and welcomed him to the position......

The Daily Examiner 15 December 2011:

CLARENCE Valley Council general manager Scott Greensill said he had nothing to fear from a Supreme Court judgment handed down on Friday in a case involving his former employer, Singleton Council……

Judge Schmidt was critical of Mr Greensill, pointing out he "certainly acted inconsistently" with the council's code of conduct by delegating "all responsibilities" in the Nichols matter to assets manager Gary Thomson yet continuing to still work on the case. Her judgment said she would have had more to say about Mr Greensill, but as he had resigned from the council just prior to the Supreme Court hearing four months ago that requirement had "disappeared"…..

The Singleton Argus 9 March 2012:

A SECRETIVE group of men and women has been overheard regularly in a Singleton café, at times, discussing sensitive Singleton Council affairs.

The gatherings have occasionally included up to five councillors and a former senior council staff member…..

General manager Lindy Hyam was told of the apparently clandestine get-togethers on Monday, several hours before a regular open council meeting was set to consider three anonymous code of conduct complaints against Cr Alison Howlett…….
The allegations arose from 2010 when Cr Howlett sought details from Mr Greensill of the appointment of Henry Wilson as the council’s assistant general manager…..

The Daily Examiner 27 April 2012:

A LEGAL wrangle, which will cost a NSW council more than $1 million and involves Scott Greensill, has no impact on his current position as general manager at Clarence Valley Council.

"What happens at Singleton Council is completely a matter for Singleton Council," CVC Mayor Richie Williamson said yesterday……

The second of two judgments involving Mr Greensill's former employer, Singleton Council, was handed down by the Supreme Court last week…….

Judge Monika Schmidt quashed the report and ordered the council to pay Cr Nichols' legal fees.

"The only reason that it was not necessary to make orders against Mr Greensill was because he left the council's employ," her judgment said…..

The Newcastle Herald 14 August 2012:

The Supreme Court case also revealed that former Singleton general manager Scott Greensill had not disclosed to councillors his involvement in the handling of the complaint against Cr Nichols.

Mr Greensill resigned from the council days before the Supreme Court case.

The Singleton Argus 17 August 2012:

THE state government has thrown out the $1million code of conduct complaint against Singleton deputy mayor Paul Nichols.

There was no evidence to support anonymous allegations that came from a council meeting two years and five months ago…..

Cr Nichols’ barrister, Robert Lovas, told the August court hearing that the person who made the complaint may have been beholden to Mr Greensill and they may have collaborated…..