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Voter apathy followed the Ebonyi Local Government Area elections held in all 171 wards of 13 state councils. People trickled out to vote as election materials and officers from the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission…

The capacities of local government institutions (LGIs) in Bangladesh, their accountability and transparency have increased to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, after the successful implementation of the…

There are less than two months until the polls open for local body elections across the country, and the candidates are all starting to come out of the woods, aren't they? They also include former MPs. I saw this morning…

Wilmington Housing Authority (Port City Daily/Amy Passaretti) SOUTHEAST NC – Every Monday, Port City Daily will share upcoming government meetings in the Tri-County area. If there is an element of public interest, we will also include…

THE outgoing chief executive of Devon County Council says local authorities should be given more powers. Dr. Phil Norrey is retiring after more than 16 years at the helm, making him the longest-serving chief executive in the council's…

LDR report by Moana EllisThe future of local government lies in partnership, including with Maori and central government, said New Zealand Local Government Chairman Stuart Crosby. “It's no longer about power and control. To make…

(Editor's note: The following agendas should be considered draft agendas up to 72 hours before meetings.) Valencia County Commission When: 5 p.m., Thursday, July 14, Los Lunas Transportation Center Agenda highlight:…

The city plans to align the city code with state law regarding the sale or distribution of young pets.Animal Control has proposed a city code change to make it clear that it is illegal to sell or give away a puppy or kitten…

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Orfordville voters recalled the village president last week, even though he had previously resigned under pressure.Gary Phillips resigned in April after nearly 300 Orfordville residents called for a recall election, saying…

Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson and Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced in April that the government would continue its Three Waters reforms. Photo/Mark MitchellOPINION:Massive changes will occur in the communities of…

Albemarle County has found its next director of diversity, equity and inclusion nearly a year after the position became vacant.The county announced Friday that Jesse Brookins will be the director and will start on August 1.…

The Emir of Karachi Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, claimed on Wednesday that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) had launched efforts to rig local elections, in case the elections were not delayed. "The Pakistan People's…

As part of efforts to preserve and promote the beauty of Yoruba culture worldwide, the Oyo State Government celebrated the Omituntun Pacesetter Arts and Culture Festival 2022 on Monday. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism,…

New County of HanoverThe New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, June 20 at the historic New Hanover County Courthouse, 24 North Third St., Room 301. You can find the…

Steve Forseth of Williams Lake is the new president of the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) He was acclaimed to the position at the NCLGA convention held in Fort St. John May 2-5. Forseth has been the Cariboo…

Liz Haskins, director of the Cortland County Agency on Aging. (Photo source: Kevin L. Smith of The Cortland Voice). Representatives from the Cortland County Agency on Aging and Cortland County Adult Protective Services, along with local…

Typically placed in the California Revenue and Taxation Code, local jurisdictions are often authorized to assess local taxes. Accordingly, legislation is enacted to provide statutory authority for cities to tax a transaction and use the…

The Louisa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to oppose the potential renaming of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library due to the namesakes' slavery heritage.The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Board…

Bong and Lofa county chiefs are calling on the government to implement the Local Government Act, which was enacted in 2018. The LGA provides for greater participation of people in governance, greater equity in natural resource…

This month, residents will have the opportunity to contribute and take action to build a county budget that…

Up to 14% of people in Oxfordshire are food insecure and the county is working with districts to support them, writes Oxfordshire CC Public Health Cabinet Member Mark Lygo (Lab). Most of us have recently seen posters in our local…

The full list of proposed names for the 77 new local governments and 12 rural districts was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at a press conference in Irishtown. Many of these names are identical, or nearly identical, to the larger communities…

The Elko County Natural Resource Management Advisory Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 23 at the Nannini Administration Building. The committee will review updates to the Elko County Water Plan and the Elko…

Constrained by inflexible budgets, local government employers cannot compete with the lucrative salaries offered in the private sector. And while recruitment has always been a challenge for public employers, the past two years have been…

Putting the white paper's decentralization framework on a legal footing should be seen as a victory for localism, writes Jonathan Werran, chief executive of Localis. After surviving last Friday's local elections, it looks like the…

(The Center Square) - The North Carolina Commission on Local Government recently approved funding requests…

Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand made a presentation to the Geauga County Board of Mental Health at…

A quiet shift is underway in local government in San Antonio and other major cities in Texas. The movement, with the support of mayors and city managers, is led by young, tech-savvy professionals who believe citizens can be better…

Dominic Perrottet - Premier of NSWWendy Tuckerman - Minister of Local Government Wednesday, April 27, 2022 A multi-million upgrade to the RSPCA NSW adoption and education center in western Sydney was officially opened today by…

(The Center Square) — Legislation prohibiting state and local governments from requiring proof of a COVID-19…

A new Council of Europe report highlights the limits of local power in the UK, writes the Emeritus Professor of Local Politics at De Montfort University and Visiting Professor at Ghent University. The Congress of Local and Regional…

What could become one of the city's biggest industrial projects received a first boost Monday from Lincoln City Council.Omaha developer White Lotus, which is also renovating the Pershing Center block in downtown Lincoln,…

President Seçer "Mersin Metro is the most important local government project in the history of the region" Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer was a guest of the live broadcast of the show "Gündem Special" with Aslı Kurtuluş Mutlu,…

HOW THE PANDEMIC ACCELERATED GOVERNMENT CHANGEFor those who have said that governments cannot act quickly, our recent experience has shown otherwise. But it's more than…

The withdrawal of the infection control and testing fund, a financial "lifeline" for healthcare providers during the pandemic, has raised fears it could drive a wave of healthcare providers out of business. The fund, which has…

The state's bipartisan Elections Commission said it has implemented many of the election administration's recommendations from last year's nonpartisan audit of the state's 2020 vote.The latest updates come months after the…

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The Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeast Ohio is sponsoring a homemade fundraiser of Hungarian cabbage…

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Stirling's bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025 will provide investment and support to improve the lives of its people, writes the chief executive of Stirling Council. Located in the heart of Scotland, Stirling is steeped in the…

'Get rid of districts,' ex-deputy PM says in response to white paper upgrade Credit: Thomas Bowles/Alamy Live News Lord Heseltine, who has arguably championed decentralization more than any other Conservative politician in living…

The Local Government Unit of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga (CSFP), led by Mayor Edwin "EdSa" Santiago, hosted a forum of tourism-related establishments on March 10,…

The Elko County School District The board will meet in special session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the central office at 850 Elm St. for "Discussion and the possible appointment of CJ Anderson as permanent superintendent of…

Most billing authorities have yet to finalize details of how the Chancellor's Council fee refund scheme will operate, with some likely to resort to sending checks to those who do not pay by direct debit, LGC has been told. With just…

Shah Owais Noorani, the central leader of Jamiat-e-Ulema Pakistan, announced on Sunday that his party would contest the upcoming local government polls in Karachi. "People of Karachi must strengthen their parent party and get rid of…

At the February 22, 2022 regular meeting, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted unanimously to approve the pending ordinance that will put a referendum on the November ballot, giving voters in Hernando County the choice to adopt a…

After finding that many people associate Essex with reality TV stereotypes, the council is highlighting the county's other charms, writes Lisa Bone,…

Braden Fastier / StuffTasman District Council chief executive Janine Dowding is about to take on a new role with the Home Affairs Department on a one-year secondment.Tasman District Council Chief Executive Janine Dowding will lead a team to…

Even though attempts to regulate agricultural pollution have failed, Wisconsin lawmakers have advanced rare bipartisan legislation aimed at improving water quality.The Legislative Budget Committee voted unanimously on…

The Lincoln Commission on Human Rights is at the center of a growing firestorm.The City Council last week passed a sweeping revision to Title 11 – the part of the city code dealing with equal opportunity – which includes…

TJ McDowell, deputy vice chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will become an adviser to Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird.…

The town of Vincent has joined calls to introduce compulsory voting in local government.It became the second inner city council last week to recommend the change as part of its comments on the state government reform package to the Local…

Minister of Decentralization of Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe The Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has secured support from the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development for the implementation…

MINISTERS PRESENT – During the official swearing-in and installation ceremony of newly elected West Grand Bahama District local government officials on Thursday, February 10,!-->…

Public health teams must maintain crucial skills and capacity to respond quickly to the pandemic if needed in the months and years to come, writes the vice president of the Association of Public Health Directors. Boris Johnson…

Advisers will be allowed to sit on new integrated care councils set up as part of health service reforms, a health minister has announced. Under NHS England's draft guidelines, integrated care councils must have a local authority…

Many believe that one of the main reasons for this is the trillions of dollars injected into the economy of the United States and Oklahoma by the federal government.Republican political leaders in the state might disagree, at least to some…

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram described the government's decision not to name the area as one of its new innovation hubs as a "major disappointment" and expressed skepticism about promises of a new decentralization…

A ballet class for balance at the Orange Senior Center reminds Barbara Bergsten that she is a ballerina, she…

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) has tasked the Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE) across the country to be aware of the changing needs of the people and advise the government…

The experience of the pandemic has transformed the relationship between local government and the NHS, writes the King's Fund senior researcher. The Covid years – and an unwelcome second anniversary fast approaching – have been…

BRADENTON – There are several local government meetings on the calendars this week. The meeting of the Council of Governments will meet on Tuesday, at the end of the afternoon, in Palmetto. A Manatee School Board…

LUVERNE — Pat Baustian, mayor of Luverne and chair of the Greater Minnesota Cities Coalition, spoke in an online meeting Thursday morning about the need for state…

(Editor's note: The following agendas should be considered draft agendas up to 72 hours before meetings.) Los Lunas Village Council When: 6 p.m., Thursday, January 27, in the council chambers. The meeting will be broadcast live…

A general route for a new water line through Charlottesville to help move water more efficiently through the area has been established.The project, called the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority's Central Water Line Project,…

For the editor: Of all the disturbing news to come out of Sumter County politics over the past year, the most alarming and profound was the bill rushed through the Legislature canceling the impact fee. While this bill was obviously aimed…

FE REPORT | Published: January 23, 2022 8:46:46 a.m. | Update: January 23, 2022 4:01:26 p.m. Calling the recently concluded Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election a peaceful one, experts on Saturday focused on…

Ramthun also this week moved a resolution to "reclaim" Wisconsin's 10 electoral college votes and recorded a message asking lawmakers to act on it. Lawyers for the Legislature said it was impossible to do what Ramthun wanted.Vos briefly…

Local and transparent decision-making is the best protection against the kind of cutting-edge practices alleged by senior Tory MP William Wragg today, writes LGC editor Nick Golding. Not everyone was shocked by William Wragg's…

Distrust of one part of government has a ripple effect on trust in other areas, writes the Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Local Government Studies at the University of Birmingham Without public trust, it is impossible for…

Image: DavidGraham86 / Shutterstock.com Central government policies have undermined the 'leveling up' agenda and left the UK more regionally divided than ever, according to a new study. The progressive think tank, IPPR North, has…

The protest took place against the recently passed Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Act 2021, which the opposition say removed all powers from the elected mayor of Karachi to develop and govern the city. The opposition said…

news, local news, The local government election on December 4 is expected to cost taxpayers just over $360,000, a jump of over $125,000 from the 2017 election. Like most councils in NSW, Orange hires the Commission electoral NSW to organize…

Thank you Jacques . This is what you get when a treasury minister comes to local government rather than the other way around. So I'm happy that the sector is happy, and I think I would start by talking a little bit about the role of…

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“I began the process of designing a bid for the next Lincoln City Flag by reflecting on the emotions I felt when I first came to town,” said Mejia. Lincoln rises from the horizon, beaming with hope and optimism shared by longtime residents…

JJanuary 3 marks the start of the winter break for schools in Islamabad. However, classes may not resume at the end of the vacation on January 9.The federal government's Joint Action Committee on Education has announced a full class…

news, local news, Orange will benefit from a more representative local government through the election of three women to the board, said Local Government NSW President Darriea Turley. Orange is one of some 70 state councils that increased…

Local authority lawsThrough your esteemed chronicles, I invite the kind attention of the authorities and your prestigious readers to Quaid-i-Azam's vision for the functioning of the Karachi Civic Authority.It was reported by the Pakistan…

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi and Sindh government spokesperson Lawyer Murtaza Wahab said on Tuesday that under the Local Government Act 2021, property tax will be collected by municipalities in the district . “In…

The initial concept shows 240 total units with a density of 16 units per acre, while the alternative has 399 total units at a density of 26.6 units per acre. In contrast, Mosaic Ridge has 363 total units and a density of 15.5 units per…

Each year, Aiken Standard asks each member of Aiken City Council what their goals are for the new…

The owners are threatening to evict UNC advisers from the Tunapuna / Piarco Regional Corporation in January. This is a direct result of the failure of the Department of Local Government to release funds to pay homeowners since October…

If the proposed changes were approved, Redinger said, he still wouldn't build a building like this without a tenant and a signed lease because it would be too expensive.“We don't need to build such a big building if a…

Ms Slack joined CLGF in 1996 as a Project Officer for the International Bureau of Local Governments (LGIB) and was…

Senior local government officials have said there should be a minister responsible for children's services to "overburden" government action. This week, Ade Adetosoye, chief executive of Bromley LBC and spokesperson for children…

ALPENA At its meeting on December 6, Alpena City Council…. ∫ confirmed the appointment of Nickolas Lee to the Recreation Advisory Board for a…

Paying Lancaster County property taxes online or with a credit card will be cheaper next year.Lancaster County Treasurer Rachel Garver announced on Tuesday that her office has partnered with Grant Street Group, a new provider of credit…

Despite unusual temperatures hovering into the low 60s on Saturday, the spirit of winter and the holiday…

Stratford Upon Avon DC and Warwick DC have given the green light for a merger which would see the creation of a new council, South Warwickshire DC. Both councils cited the financial pressures that the industry and the councils…

Mr. Kwesi Jonah, Principal Investigator at IDEG Principal researcher at the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Mr. Kwesi Jonah said reforms within the local government system…

Nine Staffordshire councils have announced their ambition to work closer and pursue a county devolution agreement. Leaders of Staffordshire CC and its eight districts have said they are committed to working "more closely than ever"…

The upgrade white paper is to be delayed from its previously announced date later this year until 2022, the government has confirmed. A spokesperson for the Department for Leveling Up, Housing and Communities told LGC that the…

VSraig Cheney sits slumped in his chair, looking dejected instead of his usually cheerful demeanor. Bristol's deputy mayor, who is also chairman of the city council's finance committee, is set to save £ 23million in next…

Regulatory officers face 'backlogs, pressure on capacity' and 'significant skills gaps in the workforce', with new waves of Covid and new Brexit demands to the horizon. But given the increased demands of the pandemic, the profile…

Dr Sue Chadwick, planning law expert at Pinsent Masons, said it was "clear" that existing regulations were "inadequate" and left local authorities with "difficult choices". Writing in the Local Government Lawyer, Chadwick said:…

Local government reform has turned into a farce. This was inevitable given that the government sought to achieve this goal through a misguided search for consensus. While this is understandable, given that it needs the support of…

Most local government offices are closed on Fridays due to the Thanksgiving long weekend. The following Escambia County offices are closed on Fridays (with exceptions noted below): Escambia County Council of County…

As we continue to fight the pandemic, the campaign to recover and rebuild our nation is well advanced. Huge efforts by central and local government, frontline service providers and the citizens themselves have brought us this…

(WYDaily / Courtesy of Unsplash) HISTORICAL TRIANGLE - Below is a compiled list of local government shutdowns for the Thanksgiving holiday (Thursday, November 25, 2021) James City County Wednesday 24 November 2021: The…

The government has been accused of a lack of urgency to deliver on its pledge to appoint a task force comprising political leaders from local governments to engage with officials on the design of the UK's Shared Prosperity Fund…

The Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (Cipfa) has been urged to “rethink” proposed changes to its prudential code, fearing that the plans limit the ability of boards to make…

The additional election of Anambra announced by INEC is currently underway in the local government of IhialaMeanwhile, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is confident in winning the additional Anambra state elections According…

The candidate for governor of the All Progressives Grande Alliance (APGA), Professor Charles Soludo won in the constituency of a prominent leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi.Although Naija News reports that Obi, a…

A Dane County circuit judge on Friday ordered Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to provide documents relating to the ongoing inquiry into the 2020 Wisconsin election led by the former Supreme Court justice of the 'State, Michael Gableman.Justice…

Covering the local government is a bit like baking the perfect cake or bread. It is a process and requires the right ingredients and is equal parts art and science. As far as I can remember, I have enjoyed cooking and baking.…

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Two councils in England represented by Conservative ministers have received money under the government's flagship 'race to the top' fund despite being among the least disadvantaged fifths of local authorities in the country.Health…

Voting in the local elections began Monday morning with voters from KwaZulu-Natal marching to the polling stations. Lauren Beukes Residents of Extension 3 of Margate town on the south coast say they are fed up with water supply…

With so much going on in the country - the TLP anti-government protest; national opposition protests against rising prices; late issuance of the notification on a key appointment; and Pakistan's invincibility at the ICC T20 World Cup -…

A name familiar to Fraser voters will not appear on the ballot, but is vying for city council in Tuesday's election. Outgoing board member Michael Lesich was not initially going to stand for re-election, but changed his mind after the…

Durban - Major political parties launched on Thursday in a final push to win the hearts and minds of the electorate for Monday's local elections, with rallies held in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal. While the ANC hosted its Siyanqoba rally!--sse-->…

Matthew Rothschild, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and advocate for non-partisan maps, highlighted the state's 56 counties that have supported county council resolutions or county-wide referendums in favor of a…

Corporate rates will be cut by £ 7bn next year, the Chancellor said, as the government again backs down on fundamental reform of the system. Documents released alongside the spending and budget review this afternoon…

Nebraska AG Peterson: "Victims of abuse must be recognized ... and supported"The new structure will house 18 investigators from the LPD and Jake…

SOUTHEAST NC - It may seem impossible to keep up with local issues while they are still being developed. Getting involved early in the policy-making process can help ensure that the community's input is heard before it is too late…

How does the Green Party manage the management of local councils? Greens and power are two things that traditionally don't go hand in hand. But as Green Party members from England and Wales gather for their conference in Birmingham…

Private providers of children's homes and foster families are making "large and persistent" profits by charging cash-strapped local authorities high prices for increasingly scarce placements, the Authority said. competition and markets…