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8ReformingLocalGovernmentSharedServiceCentresTheidealrolemodelisLakewoodCountyinCaliforniawhichinthe1950sadoptedacontractmodelfordeliveringitsservicesthatprovedsosuccessfulthatitwasreplicatedbymanyotherlocalgovernmentauthoriesinCaliforniaandtherestoftheUnitedStates.Theinformaonrevoluonunliketheindustrialrevoluonrequiresspeednotsize.Amalgamangcouncilsintoamonolithicbehemothwonx19tencouragex18exibilityandagility.NorwillitsolvethetwokeyproblemsoflocalgovernmentnamelyProlongedunderfundingofessenalinfrastructureassetsandDysfunconalplanninganddevelopmentapprovalsprocesses.TomovetowardscontractcouncilsinSydneythex16rststepwouldbetomerge90ormoreoftheadministraveox17cesofanumberofcouncilsinapilotregionintoasharedservicescentreSSCthatwouldberunasacommercialcooperavebyitsmembercouncils.TheHunterRegionalOrganisaonofCouncilsintheHunterValleymanyyearsagoestablishedasharedservicescentreforprovidingsomeservicestoitsmembersonajointbasis.NeverthelesstheROCmovementthoughalmostfortyyearsoldhasnotachieveditspotenalbecauseindividualcouncilsarereluctanttooutsourcetheirservicedeliverytoajointlyownedthirdparty.ToachieveagenuineSSCdemonstraonmodelwillrequirestrongStateincenves.Eachcouncilwouldretainageneralmanagerwithasmallsupportstax15tohelpwithstrategicplanningpolicyadviceplacemanagementandmanagingthecontractwiththeservicescentre.Ax19er5yearseachcouncilcouldbuyservicesfromanyprovider.ThecurrentRegionalOrganisaonofCouncilsROCcouldtakeontheSSCrole.Localgovernmentneedstox9ndasolux16onthataddressesboththepopulardemandforsmalldiscretemunicipalix16esthatareclosetoresidentsandtheadministrax16veadvantagethatcomesfromsizetoachievecostexaciencies.RegionalOrganisax15onofCouncilsAppointMembersLocalCouncilsappointRegionalOrganisax15onofCouncilswhichservesastheBoardofaRegionalSharedServiceCentreCooperax15veROCservesasBoardRegionalSharedServiceCentreCooperax15veLocalCouncilLocalCouncilLocalCouncilLocalCouncilServicesContractAppointsMemberServiceDeliverySecretariatServicesSecretariatServicesLocalCouncilChamberLocalCouncilSecretariatRegionalOrganisax13onofCouncilsRegionalSharedServiceCentreLocalCouncilnegox13atescontractwithRegionalSharedServiceCentretodeliversservicestoLC-SecretariatAppointsPanelMembersServiceDeliveryServicePaymentsSecretariatServicesServiceDeliveryProvidesPlanningStax0LocalCouncilChamberLocalPlanningPanelJointRegionalPlanningPanelLocalCouncilSecretariatLocalCommunityRegionalSharedServiceCentreLocalCouncilsetsLocalPlanningPoliciesandappointsMemberstoLocalandRegionalPlanningPanels