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D RESPONSE TO BRIEF CONSULTATION QUESTIONS a Roles of Council members a1q What are the most important duties and responsibilities of Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councillors? a1a : Encouraging the local Community to participate in Council discussion making with the Councillors chairing various Committees whereby the Committee Minutes and reports can be reviewed On-line form home computers and NOT AS PDF FILES THAT HAVE TO BE DOWNLOADED a2q How have the roles and responsibilities of Council members changed since the last review of Councillor allowances in 2008? a2a The Roles and Responsibilities of Council members have changed dramatically since 2008 in that Councils have implemented far more sophisticated Information systems with most Councils providing Councils minutes On-line mainly as PDF files In addition many Councils are encouraging their local communities to participate as Volunteers in a number of spheres as Councils become more "Entrepreneurial" (reference "1993 Inventing the Australian Model of Government" organised in each Australian Capital City by Andersen Consulting Asia-Pacific Government Services) a3q What future challenges may emerge? a3a The key issues for many future challenges are how to cope with further COVID-19 issues and maintain financial credibility with rate-payers Judging by the number of Councillor payments schemes implemented by local councils in New Zealand eg Auckland Council and Tauranga Council as well as Western Australia Councils then Council rate-payers should be reviewing their local Council websites a4q How are Council member roles affected by a Council's electoral structure (for example, ward structure or ratio of Council members to population)? a4a Councillors should be responsible for set areas each with the similar numbers of council rate-payers b Purpose of allowances b1q What is, or should be, the purpose of allowances for Council members? b1q The Council is a business and the Councillors should have Key Performance Indicators [KPIs] which include Waste Management, Climate Change and Community Well-being KPIs c Allowance category factors c1q What factors should be considered when allocating Councils to allowance categories? c1a Allowance categories should include Waste Management, Climate Change improvements and local Community Participation Credits c2q Is the existing system, in which Councils are allocated to categories based on population and revenue, appropriate? c2a It needs to be enlarged to include Waste Management, Climate Change improvements and local Community Participation Credits d Adequacy of allowances d1q Are current allowance values adequate, for example to: - attract suitable candidates to stand for Council? - reflect the costs (e.g. time commitment) and benefits of Council service? - support diversity amongst Council members and potential candidates? d1a No because they do not include any Key Performance Indicators [KPI] and hence probably do not attract the best candidates e Superannuation e1q How, if at all, should superannuation be considered in determining allowance values? e1a As we understand it according to this web-site, Victorian Councillors do receive the Superannuation Guarantee "Superannuation Guarantee Mayoral and councillor allowances are also subject to the addition of the equivalent of the superannuation guarantee (9.5%). Note that this percentage is scheduled to increase to 10.0% from 1 July 2021. e2q How, if at all, should superannuation be considered in determining allowance values? e2a f Comparators The Tribunal is required to consider allowances for persons elected to 'voluntary part-time community bodies' when making the Determination. f1q Which bodies should the Tribunal consider, and why? f1a Any Community Body that is prepared to implement and On-line Electronic Committee Information Management system so that local community members can review the minutes On-line The Tribunal is also required to consider similar allowances for elected members of local government bodies in other States. f2q Which States are particularly relevant (or not) for this purpose, and why? f2a All Australian and New Zealand local government bodies because people should be able to travel regularly to these location g Financial impacts g1q What are the financial impacts of varying allowance values for Council members? g1a Judging by the remuneration allowances already granted to New Zealand and Western Australian Councillors, they have added considerable cost for local rate-payers without any way of judging how effective the Councillors are in managing the key community issues for other rate-payers Submission Content Index A Reviewing the Submission Brief B Organisation making this Submission C Management Summary a Councillors have Waste Management, Climate Change as well as COVID-19 cost issues b Understanding COVID-19 long-term costs c Many organisations not just Councils have long-term COVID-19 costs d Utilising new technologies to monitor and record the offsets to COVID-19 costs D Response to Brief Consultation Questions LEGEND EDI Electronic Data Interchange SME Small and Medium size Enterprises UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC] XML Extensible Mark-up Language I Other Inner West Council Documents that are part of the CSP2036 a Strategies b Plans c Statements r Research References a Strategies Is1 Resourcing Strategy [ReS] 2018-2028 Adopted Jun 2018- PDF File Is2 Climate + Renewables Strategy [CRS] - draft On-line Is3 Employment and Retail Lands Strategy [EaRLS] - PDF File Is4 Housing Strategy [HS] - PDF File Is5 Integrated Transport Strategy [ITS] Adopted 03 Mar 2020 - PDF File Is6 Asset Management Strategy [AMS]2018-28 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File Is7 Workforce Management Strategy [WMS] 2018-22 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File Is8 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Strategy 2018-2022 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File b Plans Ip1 Community Strategic Plan [CSP] 2036 Endorsed Jun 2019 - On-line Ip2 Economic Strategic Development Plan [EDSP] draft - On-line Ip3 Long Term Financial Plan 2019-2029 Adopted Jun 2019 - PDF File c Statements It1 Local Planning Statement [LPS] r References R6 2019-01-19 Adelaide Advertiser: Compensation paid to Slave Owners 1835 - 2015 (180 yrs) R5 2003-2014 Value of Volunteers to Australian State Economies R4 2014-11-07 IBM "Blockchain" solution for the Diamond Industry Video R3 1997 Lessons from a Dozen Years of Group Support Systems Research - 4,000 IBM projects R2 Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Director De Beers 1977-1994 & IBM UK 1972-1995 R1 1987-04-23 RUBAC Automatic eProcess Synchronisation Video
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