The City of Perth council will be suspended on Friday the Local Government Minister David Templeman announced today.

Speaking after meeting with Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi and seven councillors this afternoon, Mr Templeman said he was considering two options for the council, both of which would end in members being suspended.

After making the announcement this afternoon he told the media he was left with little choice but suspension, but said he would lay out the method on Friday.

“I met with the Lord Mayor and the City of Perth councillors regarding the situation at the City of Perth... in my view it is now untenable for the council to continue,” Mr Templeman said.

“Therefore I have indicated to them that it is my intention to suspend that council. This is a serious matter and the recent events, including those over the last eight days has confirmed to me that a line needs to be drawn in the sand.”

The move caps off a week of turmoil at the city and a day after the City of Perth appointed its third chief executive in as many weeks.

Councillors last night voted to appoint a new acting chief executive in a motion Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi said was “brought on with extraordinary haste”.

Annaliese Battista, the City’s director of economic development and activation, was appointed with predecessors Martin Mileham and Robert Mianich on personal leave.

It emerged at the meeting that Mr Mileham is expected to return on Tuesday and that Mr Mianich had lodged complaints about certain councillors with the Department of Local Government.

It prompted a meeting with Mr Templeman today and sparked calls for the council to be sacked, led by shadow local government minister Tony Krsticevic.

Mr Templeman added that the people of Perth had been let down by the ongoing saga and action needed to be taken.

“On Friday, I will after additional advice... be determining which method of suspension I will be progressing with,” Mr Templeman added

“The City of Perth, the ratepayers, the residents, the businesses there deserve better. They in my view have not received quality governance from their council. This matter has damaged local government in this state.”