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TAFM Webinar Series

The SOLGM TAFM Webinar Series aim to educate and enhance local government officers' understanding of the proposals and the fine print in the TAFM legislation to help your council with its own submissions and in the redevelopment of its planning systems and processes.

The second purpose of the series is consultative. The information we get here will help SOLGM with its submission – particularly issues of a technical nature. The webinars are a supplement to the consultation, and not the whole consultation process.

Who should attend

Registration is open to any local government elected member or staff member - but the focus is primarily technical.  There will be six webinars in total, covering three topics. Each topic will have 2 rounds of webinars. There is small registration fee of $50 plus GST.

You will not need any special equipment to access the webinars, all you need is a computer with capability of accessing the internet to view the presentations and to listen and participate -- you will need a phone or speakers & microphone.  Click here for more information about technology requirements.

Webinar 1: Financial Strategy and Management

This a webinar on the financial strategy, the balanced Funding Impact Statement and the standardised financial disclosures.

Presenters/Panelists:

  • Raymond Horan, Senior Adviser, Good Practice & Policy, SOLGM
  • Athol Stephens, GM Finance and Corporate Support, Dunedin City Council
  • Diane Brandish, Finance Manager, Christchurch City Council

Webinar dates are:

The webinar is scheduled for 1.5 hours which includes a presentation and a facilitated discussion where attendees can ask questions and participate.

Webinar 2: The Pre-Election Report

This a webinar on intent, content, logistics, and what would really be needed to make this work.

This is one of the Minister’s flagship proposals, and to be honest there is no real sound bite that can be used to mount a public case against this – while our draft submission expresses concerns about the likely effectiveness of the requirement, and hence its value for money, the bulk of our comment on this will be seeking to make the requirement more of a logistical possibility.

Presenters/Panelists:

  • Raymond Horan, Senior Adviser, Good Practice & Policy, SOLGM
  • David Ward, Chief Executive, Horowhenua District Council
  • Andrew Boyle, Head of Community Planning, Palmerston North City Council

Webinar dates are:

The webinar is scheduled for 1.5 hours which includes a presentation and a facilitated discussion where attendees can ask questions and participate.

Webinar 3: Community Outcomes and Performance Information

This a webinar on changes to the community outcomes process, performance management under the new regime, and the benchmarking of non-financial performance.

Presenters/Panelists:

  • Raymond Horan, Senior Adviser, Good Practice & Policy, SOLGM
  • Andrew Boyle, Head of Community Planning, Palmerston North City Council ( 26 May)
  • Katherine Palmer, Strategic Planning Manager, Thames Coromandel District Council

Webinar dates are:

The webinar is scheduled for 1.5 hours which includes a presentation and a facilitated discussion where attendees can ask questions and participate.

How to Register for TAFM Webinars

Click the Register Now link opposite the date you want to attend.  (above)

The registration fee is $50 plus GST, per registrant, per webinar. The charge reflects the time and direct costs that SOLGM has invested in developing content for the webinars and overheads to administer the webinars as is the case with any other event.

Upon registering online, you will then receive an email confirming your registration, details on how to attend and a link to add the webinar to your Outlook calendar (a very handy thing to have).  The link in this email is unique to you and may not be forwarded to or shared with others.

You will not need any special equipment to access the webinars, all you need is a computer with capability of accessing the internet to view the presentations and to listen and participate -- you will need a phone or speakers & microphone.

For further information, contact Raymond Horan at rhoran@solgm.org.nz

If you have technical or procedural questions please contact Janice Nadew at jnadew@solgm.org.nz

Find out more about the Webinar technology

Cancellation Policy

  • Full refund will be given if cancellation of registration is received 7 working days or more prior to the start date of the webinar.
  • Registration is non refundable if request for cancellation is received less than 7 working days prior to the webinar or if the participant did not turn up during the scheduled webinar.
  • Cancellation request must be emailed to jnadew@solgm.org.nz

Things to Know

  • We have decided not to hold a webinar on the so-called “core services” clause – we have received advice that this clause is symbolic at best, and we advise people to avoid inadvertently giving it meaning by playing with it. We will expand further on this in the notes to the draft submission.
  • Participants will be expected to have read the draft SOLGM submission – which will be publicly available a week after the bill is introduced. We will make any TAFM announcements on the SOLGM website and member updates, as well as relevant listserves.
  • Webinars will be recorded and made available to participants after sessions have finished. A registrant for one session will also receive the recording from the other – so a person who registers for the first session on Pre-Election Reports will get the recording from that session and the recording from the second session on that same topic.

 

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