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Latest News
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LGEMA GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP
Sunday 21 February 2021 at State Library 10.30am – 4.30pm
See 
here for program
RSVP and $20 ticket essential
Please email RSVP lgema@iinet.net.au (include dietary requirements as needed).
All members and their guests invited.
Membership enquiries welcome.
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ASSOCIATE LGEMA MEMBERSHIP NOW AVAILABLE
Associate Membership is one way groups and Councils, who are not EMs or former EMs, can support the work of LGEMA.
As our funds increase, they will fund senior legal advices for our members, which will be published to all our members and hold more workshops
$100: the nominated representative of any residents’, ratepayers’ or electors’ group , the nominated representative of any community
action group relating to LG objectives
$5,000: a WA LG Council
Associate members can attend LGEMA workshops, make suggestions for workshops but cannot vote at meetings or sit on any LGEMA committees.
Donations are always welcome in any event here BSB 302162 Account 156114, especially sponsorship for upcoming governance workshop
Associate Membership Form is here
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New Model Conduct Rules
On 2 February 2021 the Local Government (Model Code of Conduct) Regulations 2021 were gazetted.
These regulations come into operation as follows —
(a) Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day on which the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 sections 48 to 51 come into operation.
LGEMA will present an overview of these Regulations at its governance workshop on 21 February – see above
They are here
The Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 is here
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Submissions LG CEO remuneration and EM allowances due 12 February 2021
Tribunal contact and submission details:
Telephone: 61 8 6557 7000
Fax: 61 8 6557 7099
Email: submissions@sat.wa.gov.au
This is the 2020 Determination for CEO remuneration and EM allowances
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Dreadful outcome proposed for Elected Members in draft binding Code of Conduct Regulations:
6 December 2020
at
LGEMA members can apply to LGEMA for dot points for their submission at lgema@iinet.net.au
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On 8 May 2020, the Australian Fair Work Commission (click here ) held in WA local government context that:
[Bullying is not] …
reasonable management action carried out in a reasonable manner….
noting…
right of management to take reasonable management action in the workplace
Corona Virus and Physical Distancing Elected Members
1. There are new regulations just gazetted to assist local government Elected Members to meet safely.
2. Here is a draft Letter of Notice that Mayors and Shire Presidents might like to consider sending to their Councillors and Administrators after consultation with their CEO.
3. Here is a synopsis of new LG regulations for electronic meetings.
Select Committee Inquiry into Local Government Reform in WA
Here are the public submissions, and video and transcript of oral evidence, given to the InquiryLink caption
"Mandatory Code of Conduct"
(View/download draft here)
and
"Standards and Guidelines for Local Government CEO Recruitment and Selection,
Performance Review and Termination"
* LGEMA message to all Elected Members, 17 November 2019, here.
* Written submissions to Department at actreview@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
* Survey for completion click here.
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Payment of LGEMA Fees and Share Legal Advices
Elected Member Notice of Motion for local government to pay LGEMA Elected Member Membership Fees and to Share Legal Advices
(Template here)
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LGEMA Workshop 10 November 2019
"Congratulations on being Elected to Council"
Comments from Workshop attendees:
"Not only do I believe this association is going to provide a positive benefit to Elected Members and the community,
I also thought the opportunity of networking with other Elected Members beneficial."
"I found the meeting inspiring and LGEMA a resource that I will find extremely useful in my councillor journey."
"I was beginning to feel overwhelmed, just 3 weeks into the election - feeling the job was 'bigger than Ben Hur'.
I am relieved that there is somewhere where I can go for advice."
Please contact us on lgema@iinet.net.au if you would like the LGEMA Workshop to come to your local government, including regional WA.
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LGEMA Media Releases
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