The Commission Constitution and Role The Commission is established under the Local Government Grants Act 1978. The membership comprises the Chair, Deputy Chair and three other members representing local governments in Western Australia. The Chair is appointed on the nomination of the Minister for Local Government. Deputy Chair is an officer of the Department of Local Government and Communities, nominated by the The three other Department’s Director General. Commissioners are elected members selected by the Minister from a panel of names submitted by the Western Australian Local Government Association. Every financial year, following receipt of advice of the level of Commonwealth funding available to local government in Western Australia, the Commission is required to make recommendations to the WA Minister for Local Government on the amount of these funds to be allocated to each local government. The Commission is required to determine the General Purpose and Local Road Grants for all 138 local governments in Western Australia. Once approved, these recommendations are then forwarded to the Commonwealth Minister for Local Government for approval. Members of the Commission are required to consider the general interest of all local governments in the State when exercising their powers. The Commission met seven times during the year. Membership of the Commission For the period 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013, the members of the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission were: Members: Mr Linton Reynolds AM JP Chairman (Term: 1 August 2011 31 July 2016) – – Mr Brad Jolly Deputy Chairman (Term: 1 August 2011 31 July 2014) – – Cr Pat Hooper Member (Term: 1 August 2011 31 July 2014) – – Mr Ian Carpenter Member (Term: 1 August 2011 31 July 2016) – – Ms Sheryl Froese Member (Term: 1 August 2011 31 July 2014) – –
The Commission Constitution and Role The Commission is established under the Local Government Grants Act 1978. The membership comprises the Chair, Deputy Chair and three other members representing local governments in Western Australia. The Chair is appointed on the nomination of the Minister for Local Government. Deputy Chair is an officer of the Department of Local Government and Communities, nominated by the Department’s Director General. The three other Commissioners are elected members selected by the Minister from a panel of names submitted by the Western Australian Local Government Association. Every financial year, following receipt of advice of the level of Commonwealth funding available to local government in Western Australia, the Commission is required to make recommendations to the WA Minister for Local Government on the amount of these funds to be allocated to each local government. The Commission is required to determine the General Purpose and Local Road Grants for all 138 local governments in Western Australia. Once approved, these recommendations are then forwarded to the Commonwealth Minister for Local Government for approval. Members of the Commission are required to consider the general interest of all local governments in the State when exercising their powers. The Commission met seven times during the year. Membership of the Commission For the period 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013, the members of the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission were: Members: Mr Linton Reynolds AM JP – Chairman (Term: 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2016) Mr Brad Jolly – Deputy Chairman (Term: 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2014) Cr Pat Hooper – Member (Term: 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2014) Mr Ian Carpenter – Member (Term: 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2016) Ms Sheryl Froese – Member (Term: 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2014)
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