SOLGM Financial Management Working Party

The Financial Management Working Party (FMWP) is a major forum for discussion between central and local government officials on financial management and planning matters, accounting issues and rating. The primary focus of the FMWP is the promotion of good practice in financial management and strategic planning in local authorities.

The SOLGM FMWP membership comprises of local authority officers along with representatives of the Office of the Auditor-General, Audit New Zealand, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) and Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ).

The FMWP has been a key driver of the following activities:

  • Guidance material developed to assist councils with the 2006 and 2009 LTCCPs
  • SOLGM contribution to the sector input into the Rating Inquirty (joint SOLGM and LGNZ submission 'Getting Real')
  • SOLGM contribution to the sector input into the Government response to Rating Inquiry (such as the 'No Magic Answers')
  • Ongoing work to implement recommendations from the Rating inquiry

Members of the SOLGM FMWP

David Ward (Chairperson)
Chief Executive
Horowhenua District Council
Blair Bowcott
Finance and Administration Manager
Hamilton City Council
Diane Brandish
Finance Manager
Christchurch City Council
Stephen Halliwell
Corporate Services Group Manager
Waitaki District Council
Christine Jones
Group Manager City Directions
Tauranga City Council
Bede Kearney
Audit Director
Audit New Zealand
Sarah Lineham
Sector Manager Local Government
Office of the Controller and Auditor General
Keith Miller
Senior Policy Analyst Local Government
Department of Internal Affairs
Mike Nield
Director Corporate Services
Taranaki Regional Council
David Paris
Finance Manager
Masterton District Council
Mike Reid
Governance Manager
Local Government New Zealand
Bruce Robertson
Assistant Auditor-General Local Government
Office of the Controller and Auditor-General
Athol Stephens
General Manager Finance & Corporate Support
Dunedin City Council
Victoria Villaraza
Papakura District Council
Raymond Horan
Senior Advisor, Good Practice and Policy
SOLGM
Don Mackay
Manager, Good Practice and Policy
SOLGM
David Smith
Chief Executive
SOLGM

Terms of Reference

The purpose of the Financial Management Working Party (FMWP) is to provide assistance to the local government sector in achieving high standards of integrated financial management.

Click here to view the Financial Management Working Party Terms of Reference. (PDF 34 kb)

Events

The SOLGM Financial Management Working Party holds two major events in the year: Financial Management Seminar (usually held in April) and the Local Government Rating Seminars (usually held in October).

The SOLGM Financial Management Seminar will be held on 12-13 April 2010 in Rotorua.  Watch this space for further details.

Newsletters

The Financial Management Working Party meets approximately every 3 months. The last meeting held on 27 November 2009.

Here are the latest newsletters which summarises the main points disucssed at these meetings:

 

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