Penalties for councils closed on Saturdays

Penalties are to imposed on Tarxien local council after it approved a resolution not to open its offices on Saturday, in breach of directives by the Local Councils Department, the Prime Minister said in Parliament. He said that surprise inspections by...

Penalties are to imposed on Tarxien local council after it approved a resolution not to open its offices on Saturday, in breach of directives by the Local Councils Department, the Prime Minister said in Parliament.

He said that surprise inspections by the department had found three council offices closed on a Saturday - at Mtarfa, Qala and Tarxien.

The Acting Secretary of Mtarfa council said that at the time of the inspection, the person in charge was serving a client at the local library. An explanation from Qala council is still being awaited. If the explanations are not found to be justified, those two councils would will incur penalties, Dr Gonzi said.

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