I have a personal interest in the newly appointed Selwyn Mayor who has a very big job on her hands, one that she appears to be settling into at a great rate on a full time basis.
Now this rather inexperience one term Councillor is apparently meant to take on Governance of the Canterbury Regional Council.
Obviously reform is needed but the Govt seems to be very muddled in its thinking and really doesn't have any concrete answers, hence the consultancy period which hopefully will produce some ideas for them.
In most council elections there has been a swing towards pragmatism away from ideology and mythology but the bureaucrats remain. These are the people that need flushing out and I can't see it happened by getting rid of the board of directors.
Sometimes I wonder who is really pulling the strings. The City or Regional CEO particularly if they are long standing, obviously have an agenda of their own. High ranking public servants will guide politicians to a decision of their own bias. When this latest government took over I expected mass sackings in public service, did it happen,no, so who is running any country, or region. The new Selwyn Mayor has the unique opportunity to install a new CEO, but who is really going to do the hiring and firing? Do elected officials have the experience or expertise to employ a good CEO? So I come back to my original query "who's really pulling the strings?
I have a personal interest in the newly appointed Selwyn Mayor who has a very big job on her hands, one that she appears to be settling into at a great rate on a full time basis.
Now this rather inexperience one term Councillor is apparently meant to take on Governance of the Canterbury Regional Council.
Utterly stupid.
Obviously reform is needed but the Govt seems to be very muddled in its thinking and really doesn't have any concrete answers, hence the consultancy period which hopefully will produce some ideas for them.
In most council elections there has been a swing towards pragmatism away from ideology and mythology but the bureaucrats remain. These are the people that need flushing out and I can't see it happened by getting rid of the board of directors.
In essence, this reorganisation could backfire.
OMG surely not! Do we really need politicians running the show? Especially when they don’t listen anymore! 🥺
Politicians are still stupid
As with everything Chris Bishop is rushing through I fear a big mess will be left for those who follow
Pretty much my thoughts exactly - might remove the burdensome Maori ward councillors but the true target needed to be the bureaucrats
Sometimes I wonder who is really pulling the strings. The City or Regional CEO particularly if they are long standing, obviously have an agenda of their own. High ranking public servants will guide politicians to a decision of their own bias. When this latest government took over I expected mass sackings in public service, did it happen,no, so who is running any country, or region. The new Selwyn Mayor has the unique opportunity to install a new CEO, but who is really going to do the hiring and firing? Do elected officials have the experience or expertise to employ a good CEO? So I come back to my original query "who's really pulling the strings?