The Local Government Association of Northern Territory (LGANT) President Alderman Kerry Moir said that she was concerned but not surprised at an article in the Australian on 21 August headlined, ‘Council bosses threaten to quit’.
“Remote communities in the Northern Territory are facing Council amalgamations, Federal intervention and on top of that the cancellation of Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) will mean that the Local Government workforce will be severely reduced,” Alderman Moir said.
“It is Council CEOs that are ultimately responsible for ensuring that the community runs smoothly and I have the utmost respect for the majority of CEOs working on remote communities. Communities are now being inundated by government bureaucrats of all persuasions, often arriving unannounced and all wanting their time.
“CEOs and Council members are frustrated, angry and confused. Typical is an email that LGANT received from one CEO, below.”
“We didn’t have an emergency before but now we do!!! I must have 20 meetings booked with us in the next ten working days from every Fx@#$ agency ….there is no time to work only attend meetings to talk about nothing because nobody has any answers or resources..!!!”
