SOLGM – What’s New and Interesting

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The Suite of Services

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The Strategy Day

• We will be responsive

• We will be bold - viewpoint advocacy and

thought leadership

• But still a focus on developing practice

excellence and the next generation of LG

leaders

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Policy environment

• The LG Commission has changed direction

• Rules reduction – another LG Bill?

• RMA package ?

• The ongoing saga of online voting

SOLGM can be more proactive …

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Sector good projects

• Section 17A guidance

• LTP debrief (incl financial and infrastructure

strategies)

• Managing Under Austerity

• Managing Retreat

• Demand Management

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Some Other Sector Good Work

• Technological change and LG

• Climate change adaptation and LG

• Pre-election reports and communications

• Code of Good Practice in elections

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What’s the thing an audience of LTP planners

really wants to hear ?

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Midnight 30 June 2018

1048 days to go

(2 years , 10 months, 14 days)

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Leading Practice Forums

• Governance Professionals – 24/25 August

• Communication Forum – 1 5/16 September

• Electoral Officers Training – 12/13 October

• Funding and Rating – 19/20 November

• Risk Management – 23/24 February

• Financial Management – 7/8 March

• CE Forum – 15 April

• HR Forum – 12/13 May

• EA/PA Forum – 16/17 June

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SOLGM Summit

• Palmerston North

9 – 11 November

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Excellence Awards

• Entries to open in December

• Gala dinner/marketplace

14 April

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For more information on SOLGM

visit www.SOLGM.org.nz