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Better Local Services: Comments Invited on the Exposure Draft of SOLGM's Proposed Submission
We have prepared an exposure draft of our proposed submission to the Local Government Act Amendment Bill (2), aka the Better Local Services Bill. It is provided as the basis for discussion and debate within the local government sector.
The draft can be accessed here by local government staff only, who will need their council's LGSectorGoodToolkit password to access it - if you do not know the log-in details please contact info@solgm.org.nz for assistance. Please note that the positions taken in this document are not, and may never be, SOLGM policy.
Those who are time-challenged are referred to the list of recommendations at the front of the submission as a good, quick way of getting the gist of what the draft says.
We acknowledge Mike Reid at LGNZ and Phil Fisher and Richard Toovey at PwC for their assistance with this draft.
Comments should be emailed to: Raymond Horan, Manager, Sector Improvement at raymond.horan@solgm.org.nz no later than 5.00pm Monday 18 July. As we are on a very tight time frame after this date we will not be able to accept late comments.
Better Local Services Legislation Seminar
14 July, Wellington
Those interested in commenting on our submission or knowing more about the implications of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill will not want to miss this one day seminar. It will explore the proposed changes through a series of discussions and plenary sessions. A range of council functions will be affected by the changes from CCO management, finance, policy, strategy to asset management. This event is therefore suitable for:
> Finance, asset, and strategy managers
> CCO managers, advisors and specialists
> Strategic and policy advisors and analysts
You can find out more and register here.
Other Upcoming SOLGM Events
We hope you kept the Wall Chart we posted to you recently as a quick reference guide to most of our events for the 2016/17 financial year - you can download it from here if you haven't received it. Keep in mind though that we are always adding to that list, particularly webinars and one-day events on topical issues. These are added to our Event Calendar as they open for registration. Events over the coming couple of months include:
WEBINAR: Prepare for the Earthquake-prone Building Regime Changes - 13 July at 10am
The Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 was passed by Parliament in early May 2016 following much consultation and select committee consideration. Although the Act does not come into force for another two years there are steps councils can take to prepare themselves for the new regime. You can register here.
FORUM: Governance Professionals and Committee Advisors - 25 & 26 July in Wellington
The one constant in local government is change, be it legislative change, developments in good practice, or change in who sits around the council table. The 2016 Governance Professionals and Committee Advisors Forum focuses on change and is recommended for governance or democracy services managers and staff, executive secretaries and assistants with responsibility for committee support and council staff who work with local boards or community boards.
Find out more and register here.
WEBINAR: The New Paradigm of Procurement - 27 July at 10am
Frank Aldridge of the Integral Group has worked with many councils on improving their procurement work and will introduce his successful methodology “The New Paradigm of Procurement”. Register for this webinar here. It's the perfect introduction to the two day course being run by Frank on 1 & 2 of September in Christchurch - Procurement for Local Authorities Made Simple. You can register for that course here.
FORUM: Community Plan - 15 & 16 August in Auckland
This Forum is for those on the long and winding road to the 2018-28 long-term plans. This Forum brings together those local government managers and staff who are involved in direction-setting, community planning and engagement processes. This year we focus on some of the issues that will come up during the 2018 LTP process. This includes developments in the policy and regulatory space, climate change and technological change and their implications for the LTP and its related disciplines.
Find out more and register here.
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