Trader wrote:Amalgamations. The fact that a place like Walkerville has 8,000 residents and has a similar management structure to Onkaparinga is baffling.
Doesn't work. Proven countless times. You just create a more inefficient bureaucracy. Lots of research done in this space and there is a "sweet spot" but it's much smaller than many think. Also have to reflect what the community in that area actually wants. If they're willing to pay those managers, as a community, then so be it.
Trader wrote:Remove the "no redundancies" clauses from all local government EBs. Stop people getting permanency then simply doing nothing for the next 20 years.
Also doesn't work. Creates a workplace and climate that is focused on self preservation instead of outcomes. Actually drops efficiency.
Some conditions for voluntary redundancy could be reduced but it's a drop in the ocean.
Trader wrote: Remove all council depots, they are a cesspool of inefficiency. Contract out work to businesses working for profit.
Can work in the right environment eg waste collection. Services requiring local knowledge and experience however... would just create more inefficiency and in fact can raise the burden on ratepayers.
Trader wrote: Appoint some CEO's who are willing to fight the media. The fact that they are sh!t scared of any bad publicity leads to poor decision making and a blame shifting culture, rather than getting on with it. You see Council's spending 25k to justify a $5,000 decision in case the media gets a hold of it. Local government is full of people who have been taught that making no decision is safer than making a decision, on the off chance it turns out wrong.
Wholeheartedly 100% agree. It's absurd the amount spent on protecting image.
Trader wrote:Delete managers. You have CEO, GM/Director, Manager, Team leader/Coordinator, Officer. You don't need 5 layers. Cut out the managers, all they do is pass information and don't deliver anything.
Depends. Increasing the burden on GMs to manage staff would mean less time focused on strategic matters.
Trader wrote:Cut the community programs. Get back to Roads, Rates and Rubbish and leave it there. The fact that some council's employ people literally to work down a list of old people in their council area and ring them once a week to check they haven't died yet is a joke.
100% Wholeheartedly agree.
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Transfer large civil engineering expansion projects to regional authorities and / or state government. Anything over $500k shouldn't be delivered by LG unless there are extenuating circumstances.