by Don Palmer | Sep 2, 2019 | Local Government
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...
by Don Palmer | Aug 27, 2019 | Local Government
Stronger Council Member capacity and better Conduct is the first reform area in the Government’s Local Government Reform Agenda. This is indeed the area of highest priority. Accordingly, stronger Council Member capacity and better conduct is the first area I...
by Don Palmer | Aug 23, 2019 | Local Government
Local Government Reform Recommendations are a mixed bag but fail to address the Government’s core objective. That is my in initial observation as I endeavour to review each of their 72 recommendations. As I revealed in my last blog post the Government has...
by Don Palmer | Jun 18, 2019 | Local Government
Serious Local Government Reform is about to commence with an inquiry into local government costs and efficiency. The State Government has asked the South Australian Productivity Commission to investigate local government. They have asked them to examine the trends in...
by Don Palmer | Jan 8, 2019 | Local Government
Council reforms are back on the media Agenda. But we need a wider suite of Council reforms. The Local Government reforms being advocated however are too limited. They are restricted to one issue only, that being Candidates declaring prior to the elections any...
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