LTCCP Countdown Seminars - November 2006 

The LTCCP Countdown to 2009 seminars were held in Rotorua on 20 October and Christchurch on 27 November 2006. 

This aims of the seminar were to:

• identify the key challenges for the development of your 2009 LTCCP and secondly;
• inform the development of SOLGM and other responses from the sector to the upcoming review
• of local government legislation; and
• identify areas where additional good practice work should be undertaken in the lead up to 2009.

Participants at the seminar received a copy of the summary of the results of the SOLGM LTCCP Debrief Survey.  Download a copy of this >>>> (PDF). 

You can download the presentations from the seminars below.

 The Context: Policy objectives for the Local Government Act

• Don Mackay, SOLGM

 LTCCP Debrief - The results of the SOLGM Survey of local government managers’ experiences in the 2006 LTCCP round, and of the feedback from the Local Government New Zealand road shows”.

• Raymond Horan SOLGM and
• Geoff Swainson (Rotorua) / Victoria Owen (Christchurch), Local Government New Zealand

Relevant Guidance Already Available or In Preparation

• Don Mackay, SOLGM

What did we learn from the 2006 Audits and where are we going for 2009?

• Bruce Robertson, Office of the Auditor-General

Key Challenges for 2009

Financial Manager Perspective

• Philip Jones Western Bay of Plenty DC (Rotorua) and David Ward Tasman DC (Christchurch)

Asset Manager Perspective

• Geoff Swainson LGNZ (Rotorua)and Ashley Harper (Timaru DC)

Strategic Planner Perspective

• Jeremy Boase Tauranga City

Chief Executive Perspective

• Steve Ruru Thames Coromandel DC (Rotorua)and
• Jim Palmer Waimakariri DC (Christchurch)

LTCCP Amendments

• Raymond Horan, SOLGM

Following the seminars a summary was prepared of the feedback from the seminars.  Download Seminar Feedback