DIVISION OFDIVISION OF LOCAL LOCAL
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
Our VisionStrong Communities through Partnerships
Our Action Plan• Efficient and effective service delivery
• Quality governance• Financial sustainability• Appropriate structure• Strong relationships
Destination 2036 Implementation Steering Committee – June 2013
Local Government Act 1993 Review Panel – September 2013
Independent Local Government Review Panel – July 2013
Ratepayers, community, councils, business, business groups, unions, other key stakeholders
DIVISION OFDIVISION OF LOCAL LOCAL
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
Strong Communities through Partnerships
Efficient and Effective Service
Delivery Quality
GovernanceFinancial
SustainabilityAppropriate Structures
Strong Relationships
1. Establish Local Government as an employer of choice.
2. Encourage and facilitate innovation.
3. Ensure the Local Government Act supports stronger local government.
4. Ensure strong and effective local governance.
5. Review the revenue system to ensure greater flexibility and self reliance.
6. Develop strategies that maximise opportunities to secure funding from other levels of government.
7. Establish a range of funding models to enable the long term maintenance, replacement and creation of different classes of assets.
8. Develop a number of different structural models for local government.
9. More clearly define the functions, roles and responsibilities of Local and State Government.
10.Align State and Local Government planning frameworks.
11.Negotiate a new Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA).
12.Recognise Local Government as a legitimate and important sphere of government.
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