Town of Cottesloe - Structural Reform

Structural Reform

On Thursday, 5 February 2009 Minister for Local Government, Hon John Castrilli MLA, announced a package of wide-ranging local government reform strategies. The media statement outlines the Ministers intention to invite "each of the 139 councils within Western Australia to embrace this opportunity to voluntarily amalgamate and to voluntarily reduce the total number of elected members for each council.”

A time period of six months was given to Council's to consider its position and develop a submission to the Department of Local Government and Regional Development by 31 August 2009. This timeframe was subsequently extended to 30 September 2009.

Further Information can be accessed on the Department's website, in its Structural Reform Section.

Key Documents

Key Documents in the Structural Reform Process include:

The Town of Cottesloe’s Discussion Paper – Local Government Reform.
The Town of Cottesloe's Council Report on Structural Reform – April 2009.
Structural Reform Checklist.
The Town of Cottesloe's Council Report on the number of Elected Members – May 2009.
The Structural Reform Guidelines - issued by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, February 2009.
The Dollery Report - Rising to the challenge: Reform Options for the Western Suburbs.
The Anne Banks-McAllister Community Report - A model for regional co-operation resource sharing in the Western Suburbs.
The Price Water House Coopers Report – Western Suburbs Structural Reform Options.

Cottesloe's Timeline

The Strategic Planning Committee met on 23 September and a recommendation was made to the Council meeting on Tuesday 29 September where Council's position was debated and determined. Council's Reform Submission, including its resolution from 29 September 2009, has been forwarded to the Minister for Local Government. An announcement from the Minister is anticipated in early 2010.

Community Consultation

The Town of Cottesloe consulted with its community in August 2009 through the use of a questionnaire which was delivered to each resident/household in Cottesloe in mid to late August. This same questionnaire was also available to complete on the website. Additional e-mails and letters were also received and considered. All responses were collated and presented to Council through its Strategic Planning Committee in September 2009.

Further Information

Further information is available from the Department of Local Government and Regional Development website.