Nominate for the Local Government Grants Commission

Local Government Grants Commission

The Local Government Grants Commission (LGGC) is established under the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1992.

The LGGC has two main roles:

• to provide recommendations to the Minister for Local Government on distribution of untied Commonwealth Financial Assistance Grants to councils
• to perform the role of the Local Government Boundaries Commission – the independent body that assesses and investigates council boundary change proposals and makes recommendations to the Minister for Local Government.

About the position

The LGGC consists of three members appointed by the Governor:

• a member nominated jointly by the Minister and the LGA to be the presiding member, currently Mr Rob Donaldson
• a member nominated by the Minister, currently Ms Wendy Campana
• a member nominated by the LGA.

The LGA is seeking nominations to fill the LGA-nominated position on the LGGC. The current member, Ms Erika Vickery is eligible to seek reappointment.

Meeting frequency

There are up to 15 meetings held per year. The role also requires intra-state travel. Appointments to the LGGC are for a period not exceeding 5 years.

Sitting fees

The board fees are $13,570 per annum.

Eligibility

To be eligible to nominate, you must have:

• significant experience in the local government sector
• knowledge of the Commonwealth Financial Assistance Grants process
• knowledge of the Boundary Reform process
• exposure to financial management and decision making across multiple local government bodies for example multiple councils, regional subsidiaries or the LGA Board, SAROC or GAROC.

You must be a currently serving council member or employee of a council or other local government entity (unless otherwise determined by the LGA Board of Directors).

Only nominations submitted by a council, following a resolution of council, will be considered.

In accordance with section 42 of the Legislation Interpretation Act 2021 the LGA must submit a panel of 3 nominees to the Minister. The panel must include at least one man and one woman.

The LGA Appointments and Nominations to Outside Bodies Policy sets out the process to examine nominees with respect to the responsibilities and strategic importance of the outside body.

How to nominate

To nominate, please:

• read the Call for Nominations Information Sheet (Part A) for more information about the role and selection criteria
• complete the Nomination Form (Part B) with your council
• email your nomination with a current CV and response to the selection criteria (no more than 2 pages) to nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 22 December 2023.

The LGA Board of Directors will consider nominations received after this time.