{"id":16093,"date":"2012-11-14T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T00:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=16093"},"modified":"2018-03-21T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T07:29:10","slug":"big-reforms-for-councils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/11\/14\/big-reforms-for-councils\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Big Reforms’ For Councils"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"David<\/a>
Minister for Local Government David Crisafulli<\/figcaption><\/figure>November 14, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government is claiming the biggest reform of Local Government in a generation with the passing of a new Act in Parliament late last night.<\/p>\n

Local Government Minister David Crisafulli said amendments to the Local Government and City of Brisbane Acts would change the way councils do business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve met with Queensland\u2019s 73 Councils, and they wanted change,\u201d Mr Crisafulli said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mayors and councillors are united on this, regardless of political leanings, the size of their Council, or their location.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we want to change the economy, we need to change the things that were holding Queensland back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe previous Act made councils less responsive to their communities because they were too busy reporting to George Street in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s Brisbane City Council having to pay $5000 for tabling the minutes in the wrong order, or regional mayors having to keep pointless logs of requests to their CEOs, we can do a lot better.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoters are back in the driver\u2019s seat with their councils, rather than bureaucrats and the State Government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Crisafulli visited the 73 councils around the State to listen to their concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig or small, country or city, the message was the same: stop the stupid rules and regulations.\u201d <\/p>\n

Changes include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Mayors and councillors put back in control of councils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Red tape cut by dispensing with annual community and financial plans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Councils can establish their own local laws, and residential occupiers will now be responsible for complying with them, as well as owners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Councils can again hold referendums on issues of significant local interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Changes to conflict of interest regulations will exempt councillors from declaring a material personal interest at a meeting regarding an “ordinary business matter”, but increaase the penalties for rogue councillors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Allow councillors to keep their positions while contesting State Government elections, rather than forcing councillors to vacate their position when nominating, and forcing the Council to hold a by-election to replace them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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