Nominations open for the SA Local Government Grants Commission

Previous members nominated by LGA can be reappointed.

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.

Sitting Fees

Sitting fees are $18,574 each year for Commissioners.

There are up to 15 meetings held per year.  The role also requires intra-state travel.

How to nominate

Read the Call for Nominations Information Sheet (Part A) for more information about the role and selection criteria.

To submit your nomination, please email the following pdf documents to nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au:

• the completed Nomination Form (Part B), including a copy of the council resolution
• a current CV
• your response to the selection criteria (no more than 2 pages).

Applications close 5:00 pm, Friday 8 January 2027.

Next steps

In accordance with section 42 of the Legislation Interpretation Act 2021, LGA must submit a panel of 3 nominees to the Minister.

Following the close of nominations, a meeting of the LGA Nominations Committee will be convened to consider nominations received. The recommendation from the Nominations Committee will then be presented to the LGA Board of Directors for consideration.

An update will be provided to nominating councils’ CEOs once the Board of Directors has resolved in relation to the nomination.

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.

About the 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.

Find out more on the SA Local Grants Commission website.

More information

For further information, please contact:

Maria Russo, Nominations Coordinator
Email: nominationscoordinator@lga.sa.gov.au
Phone: (08) 8224 2130