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LOCAL GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO MOVE FORWARD
12 March 2010
Local Government Association NILGA, partnering with SOLACE, today hosted an engagement meeting with representatives of the 11 new Transition Committees to discuss Local Government Reform.
Cllr John Mathews President of NILGA said “This was an important meeting. Councillors and council officers from across Northern Ireland agreed a set of three proposals, the need to collaborate across the sector, a structure to support Transition Committees work at a regional level and further more detailed work on the figures”.
Cllr Mathews explained “these proposals will now go to full Transition Committees for discussion and we hope to formally respond to the Minister at the next Strategic Leadership Board meeting on the 14th April.”
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Editors Notes
NILGA
Northern Ireland Local Government Association has a representative of each of the five main parties as Office Bearers – Cllr John Mathews Alliance (President); Alderman Arnold Hatch UUP; Cllr Helen Quigley SDLP; Cllr Sean McPeake Sinn Fein; Cllr Peter Weir MLA DUP. Working in partnership with councils to ensure local government’s best interests are considered in decision making by Central Government and any other outside agencies. Executive Members consist of: Twenty seven Councillors; five Chief Executives; and five Observers. Full members consist of: One hundred and forty eight Councillors; and twenty five Chief Executives.
SOLACE
The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers is a representative body for senior strategic managers working in the public sector. The Society strives to promote excellence and expertise in local government management and provides a forum for professional debate with partner organisations’. It aims to promote effective local government and provide professional support and development opportunities to Chief Executives and Senior Managers. Its membership currently includes the 26 local Council Chief Executives and Senior Managers and the Chief Executives of the Local Government Staff Commission, the NI Housing Executive, the Northern Ireland Local Government Association and Arc 21.
SLB
Strategic Leadership Board, Chaired by Minister of Environment, Edwin Poots, Vice Chair NILGA President Councillor John Mathews. It was established to oversee the effective creation of 11 new councils. Members include NILGA, with ten political party representatives, nominated by the five main political parties, as well as other interested parties involved in Local Government Reform.
Transition Committees
11 Transition Committees are made up of councillors representing their designated area as some are made up of two, three or four, while Belfast will continue to go forward as one. This is to ensure that the 11 councils are of equal size representing communities of Northern Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Tara Cunningham, Director of Communication & Engagement t.cunningham@nilga.org 07946152286/07976920564 or Mark Maher, Communications Officer m.maher@nilga.org
