About the City of Sydney councils can choose to make The City of Sydney – roles and responsibilities formulate and pursue their The City of Sydney, as a local government community’s vision and ideas, organisation, is governed by the available. Many services are also provide civic leadership, provide key requirements of the Local Government Act provided by different state and federal (1993) and Regulation, the City of Sydney services and express local ideas agencies, such as public transport, Act (1988) and other relevant legislative and concerns about important hospitals, and education. There are new provisions. issues to other levels of policy approaches that influence or government. The Government Act includes direct the City’s responses, and guiding principles which identify the The following chart shows the City’s legislation that affects the provision of matters councils need to consider when organisational structure and senior current services. carrying out their responsibilities. While executive. The directors lead the The City’s roles extend beyond the following these guiding principles, in provision of key services and direct provision of services to reality councils have a range of roles – delivery of programs and projects to advocating for an equitable allocation of as a leader, service provider, regulator, achieve the community’s vision. resources from the state and federal advocate, facilitator and educator. are services that all councils governments. Councils have a responsibility to must provide, and some that
About the City of Sydney The City of Sydney – roles and responsibilities The City of Sydney, as a local government organisation, is governed by the requirements of the Local Government Act (1993) and Regulation, the City of Sydney Act (1988) and other relevant legislative provisions. The Government Act includes guiding principles which identify the matters councils need to consider when carrying out their responsibilities. While following these guiding principles, in reality councils have a range of roles – as a leader, service provider, regulator, advocate, facilitator and educator. Councils have a responsibility to formulate and pursue their community’s vision and ideas, provide civic leadership, provide key services and express local ideas and concerns about important issues to other levels of government. The following chart shows the City’s organisational structure and senior executive. The directors lead the provision of key services and delivery of programs and projects to achieve the community’s vision. are services that all councils must provide, and some that councils can choose to make available. Many services are also provided by different state and federal agencies, such as public transport, hospitals, and education. There are new policy approaches that influence or direct the City’s responses, and legislation that affects the provision of current services. The City’s roles extend beyond the direct provision of services to advocating for an equitable allocation of resources from the state and federal governments.
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