❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Local Government regarding the Better Practice Review for the City of Albany, focusing on its recommendations, implementation, and associated costs. The Minister provides answers, highlighting progress and ongoing monitoring.
AnsweredQoN 4197Legislative Council
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Regarding the
Better Practice Review
for the City of Albany, I ask -
(1) Has the Review been finalised?
(2) What recommendations were made?
(3) Will the Minister table the report?
(4) If not to (3), why not?
(5) Does the Minister consider that the governance issues in the City of Albany have been resolved?
(6) If no to (5), will the Minister conduct an inquiry?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(8) How much did the
Better Practice Review
cost?
Better Practice Review
for the City of Albany, I ask -
(1) Has the Review been finalised?
(2) What recommendations were made?
(3) Will the Minister table the report?
(4) If not to (3), why not?
(5) Does the Minister consider that the governance issues in the City of Albany have been resolved?
(6) If no to (5), will the Minister conduct an inquiry?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(8) How much did the
Better Practice Review
cost?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Local Government
Response time
77 days
(1) Yes.
(2) Refer to the report, available in either hard copy format (limited numbers) from the Department of Local Government or in electronic format from the Department's or the City of Albany's website (
www.dlg.wa.gov.au
or
www.albany.wa.gov.au
).
(3) No.
(4) The report is a public document. Copies are available in either hard copy format (limited numbers) from the Department of Local Government or in electronic format from the Department's or the City of Albany's website (
www.dlg.wa.gov.au
or
www.albany.wa.gov.au
).
(5) The City has made strong progress towards resolving the governance issues that it was experiencing in 2010. The new Chief Executive Officer, Ms Faileen James, has expressed her commitment to implementing the recommendations of the Better Practice Review as well as the recommendations of the independent planning consultant and mediator as soon as possible.
I am encouraged by the recent progress made by the City but nonetheless continue to closely monitor its progress. Officers of my Department are also in regular contact with the City.
(6) No.
(7) Refer to answer 5.
(8) Approximately $50,000 consisting of:
· salary of three FTEs @ estimated eight weeks total time;
· Approx $5,200 accommodation and travel expenses; and
· Approx $2,500 report printing costs.
This does not include costs for the City of Albanyto address the report's recommendations.
Note: The Better Practice Review was conducted within the Department's existing budget. No additional funding was sought and no financial records are recorded for the specific costs of staff time spent on the Review.
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(2) Refer to the report, available in either hard copy format (limited numbers) from the Department of Local Government or in electronic format from the Department's or the City of Albany's website (
www.dlg.wa.gov.au
or
www.albany.wa.gov.au
).
(3) No.
(4) The report is a public document. Copies are available in either hard copy format (limited numbers) from the Department of Local Government or in electronic format from the Department's or the City of Albany's website (
www.dlg.wa.gov.au
or
www.albany.wa.gov.au
).
(5) The City has made strong progress towards resolving the governance issues that it was experiencing in 2010. The new Chief Executive Officer, Ms Faileen James, has expressed her commitment to implementing the recommendations of the Better Practice Review as well as the recommendations of the independent planning consultant and mediator as soon as possible.
I am encouraged by the recent progress made by the City but nonetheless continue to closely monitor its progress. Officers of my Department are also in regular contact with the City.
(6) No.
(7) Refer to answer 5.
(8) Approximately $50,000 consisting of:
· salary of three FTEs @ estimated eight weeks total time;
· Approx $5,200 accommodation and travel expenses; and
· Approx $2,500 report printing costs.
This does not include costs for the City of Albanyto address the report's recommendations.
Note: The Better Practice Review was conducted within the Department's existing budget. No additional funding was sought and no financial records are recorded for the specific costs of staff time spent on the Review.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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