Participatory budgeting is a way of engaging citizens in the real choices in all or part of a local government’s budget. The Journal of Public Deliberation has an issue dedicated to participatory budgeting. In a...
From the UK, Localis latest report Catalyst Councils: A New Future for Local Public Service Delivery, argues that local government is facing irrevocable change. The days of the ‘traditional’ council that does everything itself are long since...
This is an excellent resource on designing local democracy produced by the Local Government Community Development and Services Association of Australia Click here for the report on Redesigning Local Democracy
An interesting example of participatory budgeting in Canada Bay, NSW http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/power-to-the-people-as-they-take-on-their-councils-budget-20120727-22z96.html
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I have attached an interim report from ACELG on legal and governance models for shared services in local government.
This is a quite extreme example of a UK local authority moving to a contracting out model. The population is about 65,000. The core staff are responsible for strategic and service planning and contract management.
Very interesting article on participatory budgeting from New York. Have a read, let me know your thoughts. Putting in their 2 cents
It would be awesome to have a “City Tracker” in Australia like they’ve got in the UK – City Tracker
Be sure to follow the link below and read up on the Hunter Valley region.