Season’s Greetings
The Mayor, Cr John Gangell, the Councillors, the CEO and the Staff of the Town of Bassendean wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy, safe and joyful New Year.
General Meeting of Electors
Local Government Act 1995
NOTICE is hereby given that a General Meeting of Electors of the Municipality of the Town of Bassendean will be held in the Bassendean Community Hall, 48 Old Perth Road, Bassendean, at 7.00pm on Wednesday 15 December 2010.
Order of Business
1.0 Attendances and Apologies.
2.0 Report of the Mayor.
3.0 Receiving of the Annual Report, including the Annual Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report.
4.0 General Business.
Electors are encouraged to take the opportunity to raise questions of the Mayor and Senior Officers of the Council.
5.0 Closure.
Availability of Financial Statements
The Annual Report will be available for inspection at the Council Offices during office hours from Monday 29 November.
Cr John Gangell, Mayor
Review of ward boundaries and representation
All local governments are required to review their Ward system and their number of Councillors from time-to-time. This year, the Town of Bassendean is due to go through this process and a discussion paper has been prepared to act as the basis for feedback from the community.
Copies of the discussion paper are available at the Bassendean Memorial Library and the Council’s Customer Service Centre at 35 Old Perth Road, as well as from Council’s website.
The Town of Bassendean is currently divided into three Wards with three Councillors representing each Ward. Options covered in the discussion paper include retaining the existing structure and number of Councillors, reducing the number of Wards to two, increasing the number of Wards to four, and doing away with separate Wards altogether. Another possibility covered in the paper is a reduction in number of Councillors from nine to six, which would be in line with proposals from the Minister for Local Government.
Feedback from the community is welcomed and should be by way of written submissions either by mail to The Chief Executive Officer, PO Box 87, Bassendean, WA 6934, or by email to mail@bassendean.wa.gov.au. Submissions close on 14 January 2011.
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