Wellington Council's acting general manager Karen Roberts will face the Wellington Business Chamber Monday night expecting to be peppered with questions about the council's future.
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On the agenda will be two of the town's hottest items, council and crime.
Ms Roberts assumed her current position while council looked at options to replace Michael Tolhurst who resigned the general manager's position recently.
It is understood that because of the current political situation, Ms Roberts may stay in the job to keep stability.
That issue will be discussed at Wednesday's council meeting.
At Monday's meeting it is expected the business community will ask about this and 'The Fit For the Future' plans, though a submission on thtat is continuing and won't be completed until later this year.
Many are certain to ask about impending rate rises and jobs which will be surely lost if a restructure happens or the council is merged with Dubbo and Narromine.
The state government won't make any decisions on urging councils to merge until after the election but a spokesperson for the Wellington Business Chamber says the community will ask questions about it and other matters.
"We have asked the business community to email questions so we can assist the acting general manager, but questions can be put on the night," Ian Law, who is assisting president Cathy Smith said.
"We know Karen can't answer everything and this will be in a controlled environment but we would like to see the business community have its say."
The Wellington Business Chamber meeting will also discuss crime prevention and a program called 'Restorative Practice' which aims to help especially young offenders work with people they have committed crime against.
It also looks at alternatives to jail for young people.
A group from the program which has been highly-successful in the United States will return to Wellington and make a presentation at the Business Chamber on one of many visits in the town.
"We believe they were very successful when they visited here last year and this time the community is bringing them back to work with us on way of helping reduce crime and reoffending," Mr Law said.
"It's not just the Wellington Business Chamber. The police, Wellington's Early Learning Committee, school and council are working together to find new ways," he said.
The local Aboriginal liaison officer Zeke Shaw who heads the innovative Gungie 2820 Origin Series which aims to work with the Indigenous youth community is upbeat about the restorative practice idea.
"We are wanting the community to join us 'on the bus' get in the driver's seat and help us get results for crime reduction and also to ensure this is inclusion in our community. This is all about Wellington," Mr Shaw said.
The Restorative Practice theme will go far and wide in the community with a presentation to education providers at St Mary's on Monday morning, an event at the Wellington Aboriginal Lands Council in the afternoon, then the Business Chamber at night.
There will be an open event for the whole community Tuesday morning at WINS and other events include Maranatha and a combined talk to Rotary and Lions on Tuesday night.
