Award information & criteria Introduction State and local government in South Australia have a Why you should be nominated long history of collaboration. Significant developments included the establishment of the The following wording from the current State/Local Local Government Finance Authority and the Government Relations Agreement shall be used as a legislative backing for the LGA Workers guide by the judging panel in assessing award Compensation Scheme and the LGA Mutual Liability applications: Scheme in the 1980s. "Mutual respect and a commitment to co-operative In 1990 a preference for collaborative approaches and productive work on issues of mutual importance" was given formal recognition in the first formal "work collaboratively to achieve better outcomes for agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) all SA Communities." between a Premier (Bannon) and a President of the "regular and effective communication, consultation LGA (Germein). and negotiation on the formulation and The LGA has a number of policies which support and implementation of key policies affecting..." local seek collaborative approaches with other government. Governments to issues where it will benefit South As such, winners will be expected to have influenced Australians. outcomes on issues: Partnerships involve two parties and the LGA has of mutual importance to State and local decided to create this award to acknowledge those government; State and Commonwealth public servants who impacting on all SA communities or a significant demonstrate true partnership behaviour, consistent number of Council not simply a project with with the objectives of the State/Local Relations a single geographic focus; Agreement, treat the local government sector with which have demonstrated a level of negotiation respect and work within a partnership paradigm in or joint agreement about processes. their careers. It is expected that nominees will have Timetable worked with all or a number of Councils. The Award is promoted and presented annually. 21 April 2017 Nominations open 22 September 2017 Nominations close Eligibility September 2017 Judging Panel meets Nominations will be accepted from Councils, Local 15 November 2017 Award presentation at 2017 Government Regions or from SAROC or the MLGG LGA Conference and Annual for currently serving State or Commonwealth public General Meeting Dinner servants. Please return the nomination form and supporting documentation appropriate (no more than four A4 single-sided pages), that will assist the judging panel in assessing nominations, to by 22 September 2017. If you have any questions the award please contact Chris Russell on 8224 2030 or .
Award information & criteria Introduction State and local government in South Australia have a long history of collaboration. Significant developments included the establishment of the Local Government Finance Authority and the legislative backing for the LGA Workers Compensation Scheme and the LGA Mutual Liability Scheme in the 1980s. In 1990 a preference for collaborative approaches was given formal recognition in the first formal agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) between a Premier (Bannon) and a President of the LGA (Germein). The LGA has a number of policies which support and seek collaborative approaches with other Governments to issues where it will benefit South Australians. Partnerships involve two parties and the LGA has decided to create this award to acknowledge those State and Commonwealth public servants who demonstrate true partnership behaviour, consistent with the objectives of the State/Local Relations Agreement, treat the local government sector with respect and work within a partnership paradigm in their careers. It is expected that nominees will have worked with all or a number of Councils. The Award is promoted and presented annually. Eligibility Nominations will be accepted from Councils, Local Government Regions or from SAROC or the MLGG for currently serving State or Commonwealth public servants. Why you should be nominated The following wording from the current State/Local Government Relations Agreement shall be used as a guide by the judging panel in assessing award applications: "Mutual respect and a commitment to co-operative and productive work on issues of mutual importance" "work collaboratively to achieve better outcomes for all SA Communities." "regular and effective communication, consultation and negotiation on the formulation and implementation of key policies affecting..." local government. As such, winners will be expected to have influenced outcomes on issues: of mutual importance to State and local government; impacting on all SA communities or a significant number of Council not simply a project with a single geographic focus; which have demonstrated a level of negotiation or joint agreement about processes. Timetable 21 April 2017 Nominations open 22 September 2017 Nominations close September 2017 Judging Panel meets 15 November 2017 Award presentation at 2017 LGA Conference and Annual General Meeting Dinner Please return the nomination form and supporting documentation appropriate (no more than four A4 single-sided pages), that will assist the judging panel in assessing nominations, to by 22 September 2017. If you have any questions the award please contact Chris Russell on 8224 2030 or .
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