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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA's in need of a welcome revamp

Now that the details of plans to reorganise the LGA are out, Heather Jameson says the organisation has 'always struggled to balance its functions as a lobbying, communicating and improvement body', and it is time for a revamp.

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If plans to internally reorganise the Local Government Association were about as popular as the Grinch before Christmas, now that the detail is out, they are about as welcome as a dose of flu amid Storm Goretti.

It is understandable as staff inside the organisation are seeing their roles downgraded and their pay cut – although it is set to be pay-protected for the first year.

Heather Jameson

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