VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
COMMUNITY BOARDS
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PROBLEM
Staff have months to prepare, elected members get weeks to discuss, community gets 3 minutes to present
SOLUTION
Community Boards initiate changes, elected members decide funding priority and staff prepare implementation plans
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION
PROBLEM
The Government announced their intention to reform Local Government.
There are too many unsustainable Councils and the cost of service delivery is driving unaffordability.
SOLUTION
The building blocks for reform already exist within the existing Local Government structure.
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GOVERNANCE
PROBLEM
The Mayor and Elected Members are controlled through Standing Orders. These Orders give control to the CEO, who approves all agenda, providing there us a staff report for each subject matter.
SOLUTION
Restructure the Council meeting and accountability with CEO along the similar lines to a State Owned Enterprises Board operates.
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