Nominate for SA Local Government Grants Commission
The current Presiding Member, Mr Rob Donaldson, is eligible to seek reappointment.
Successful candidates will need to attend at least 15 meetings per year. There is a requirement for intra-state travel.
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 LGA Board of Directors, 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, will be considered.
Sitting fees
Sitting fees are $18,574 per year.
How to nominate
Read the Call for Nominations Information Sheet for more information about the role and selection criteria.
To submit your nomination:
- complete the Nomination Form
- attach a copy of the council resolution
- provide current CV
- respond to the selection criteria (no more than 2 pages)
- email documents to nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au
Applications close 5pm Friday 27 September 2024.
Next steps
The Minister for Local Government has requested our nominees consist of at least one male and one female nominee, in accordance with Section 42 of the Legislation Interpretation Act 2021.
Following the close of nominations, a meeting of the LGA Nominations Committee will be held to consider nominations.
Recommendations from the Nominations Committee will be considered by the LGA Board of Directors.
An update will be provided to nominating councils’ CEOs once a successful candidate has been decided.
The LGA Appointments and Nominations to Outside Bodies – Policy sets out the process and expectations of local government representatives on outside bodies.
About the SA Local Government Grants Commission
The SA Local Government Grants Commission is established under the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1992.
The position of Presiding Member is nominated jointly by the Minister for Local Government and LGA.
The Commission role is to:
- provide recommendations to the Minister for Local Government on distribution of untied Commonwealth Financial Assistance Grants to councils
- 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.
Find out more on the SA Local Government Grants Commission website.
More information
For further information, please contact the Nominations Coordinator, Kelli Strugnell, at
nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au or 8224 2130.