Community Engagement Reform a Necessary Local Government Reform
Community Engagement Reform, the 4th area of the Governments Local Government Reform proposals, is necessary. Many in the community consider community engagement is something that Councils are poor at. The Government’s local government reform package must...Local Government Reform Area 3 – a positive change in the main
The State Government’s Local Government Reform Area 3, one of 4 reform areas, focuses on efficient and transparent representation. This Reform Area attempts to provide a range of proposals aimed at improving the local government elections in South Australia....Lower Costs and Enhanced Financial Accountability for Local Government.
Lower costs and enhanced financial accountability for Local Government. A noble 2nd area of reform in the Government’s program of Local Government Reform. The Government went to the people in March of last year with a promise to lower the cost of running local...Productivity Council Publishes Draft Report Ahead of Time.
The Productivity Council has released the draft report I recently blogged about. They have done this ahead of time to maximise the Local Government sector’s opportunity for an informed response. As the Productivity Council’s report will feed into the...Elected Member Conflict of Interest an Area in Need of Reform.
Elected member conflict of interest is the last of the areas of concern in the Government’s 1st Reform Area. I agree. It is absolutely an area in need of reform. The ‘elected member conflict of interest’ model in the Local Government Act is unnecessarily complicated...
Cr Don Palmer
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