City scores top marks

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The City of Gosnells has scored top marks in an assessment carried out as part of the State Government’s Local Government Amalgamations process.

“This is great achievement for the City,” said Mayor Olwen Searle.

“The City has been assessed as falling within Category One, the highest possible under the process.

The assessment highlights a number of key strengths in the way the City is run. These included:

• Best practice approach to strategic planning

• Best practice asset and infrastructure planning

• Long term financial management planning

• A strategic approach to community engagement and consultation

• Partnerships with other levels of government

• Partnerships with other local governments to address regional issues

The City was also praised for its efforts in areas that included environmental management, attracting investment, retaining staff and planning for growth.

“This was a wide ranging assessment and to be identified as delivering to such a high level in so many areas is an excellent effort. This reflects extremely well on the efforts of Councillors and staff to deliver top class local government to our community and make our City a great place.

“This is an incredibly diverse task, ranging from services such as Meals on Wheels to major infrastructure projects and the more traditional role of making sure bins are collected.

“With some 96,000 residents to look after it is huge task for around 374 full time employees. To be recognised for undertaking it so professionally something of which we can all be proud.

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