The act was legislated in the last Century
before the iPhone, iPod, SKYPE, Facebook and You Tube and 23-years will have passed before any changes are made.
It was designed in the time of a Labor Government with Geoff Gallop, Premier,
and Ljiljana Ravlich, the Minister for Local Government.
So it is now considered to be in need of modernisation to meet contemporary,
fair and reasonable, ratepayer and local community expectations.
The current Minister, David Templeman, is still in favour of encouraging Local Government
Areas (LGA), including York, to take responsibility for their own actions and
learn by identifying their own mistakes.
However to assist LGA’s in their improvement, a review will be undertaken
targeting important matters including online reporting of information, the
receipt of gifts, and other necessary reforms to meet 21st Century
community expectations regarding LGA
standards, ethics and performance.
This has been called ‘Phase 1’ and a consultative paper for public comment is
expected to be made available in November 2017.
‘Phase 2’ has the agenda of increasing local community participation in local
government, including improving public confidence in local government
elections, increased local community participation in decision making processes
and improved financial management.
The area of financial management review will include the examination under the
terms of the way LGA’s raise revenue-including rates, fees and charges.
No comment has been made or will be made regarding other paragraphs in this
communication.
Mr. Paul Martin, CEO the Shire of York, has been provided with the letter, in
toto, by Minister Templeman
David Taylor.
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