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.