Option 3 - Mosman Council merger with North Sydney Council
What does this mean?
Mosman Council merges with North Sydney Council into one organisation, with one elected Council and centralised administration and service delivery.
Mosman as a local government area ceases to exist, becoming part of a larger local area. A merger with North Sydney would result in an overall area of 19.2 km.
The combined population of the new local government area would be more than 99,000 compared with Mosman's population of 29,900.
The location for an amalgamated Council would likely be North Sydney.
Some factors to consider
Mosman has not approached North Sydney for discussions and neither Council has indicated its support for this option.
The merged Councils would be closer to the 'scale and capacity' criteria that the NSW Government has indicated as appropriate for a local government organisation, but would still not meet these criteria.
Given the business rate base of North Sydney, a merger could produce minor reductions in rates for some Mosman ratepayers.
No business case has been prepared for this proposal.
Mosman is an effective member of the SHOROC regional group of councils and has many other council relationships. North Sydney is a member of a different regional organisation called NSROC.
Many of the costs associated with loss of independence that would occur in a mega merger
