Councillors will come together this evening to consider a motion of rescission that was lodged after the councillors voted eight to three in favour of entering into an interim contract with the DCDC.

If the motion fails to attract support, the DCDC will be given a six-month contract to provide the service for a fee of $130,000, but with strict conditions placed on outcomes.

That’s when those behind the council decision will have to convince the “cynics, disbelievers and doomsayers” that going with the DCDC is the right move for Dubbo, according to Cr Peter Bartley.

The motion that council approved on Monday also made provision for Cr Bartley, along with Dubbo mayor Allan Smith, deputy mayor Rod Towney and general manager Mark Riley to finalise the contract.

Yesterday he told the Daily Liberal why he had voted in favour of continuing the council’s arrangement with the DCDC, which recently stopped trading under the name of Grow Dubbo.

“People in NSW believe that when it comes to economic development in Dubbo, we have the ‘out-to-lunch’ sign up and I’m keen to turn that perception around,” Cr Bartley said.

“I want to work on the inside with the council and the DCDC to put forward achievable and measurable outcomes that will benefit the city.

“The old KPI 3.1 (of bringing 50 jobs to Dubbo) is gone and I’ve already started re-working the version put forward by the general manager.”

The DCDC has been plagued with suggestions it was not achieving results, and Cr Bartley has some ideas on how to address that.

“No one expects miracles from the DCDC, just an honest effort that benefits Dubbo and I bring the unique talents to this task of both a current solicitor and a former chairman of the corporation,” Cr Bartley said.

“There will be cynics, disbelievers and doomsayers, but its our job to convince them that the corporation does have a role to play in the economic development and growth of Dubbo.”