Consumers on the Blackball Water Supply are advised that Council has issued a precautionary boil water notice, commencing 9am Wednesday 23 August until further notice.
The Council is made up of two key bodies:
THE COUNCIL | COUNCIL'S ADMINISTRATION |
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The Mayor and elected members. The elected representatives are drawn from four wards: Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern. The Mayor and Councillors are elected every three years. | The corporate organisation led by the Chief Executive Officer, who is responsible to the elected Council for ensuring the effective, efficient and economic management of all the Council's activities. |
The Council decides the range of services and activities to be provided, sets the policy for these services and activities, delegates the implementation of these to the staff and monitors their performance.
In general, the Grey District Council is responsible for the following activities/services:
Co-ordinating the provision of essential services:
Managing and protecting the environment and public health:
Improving community well-being:
A local authority can only undertake activities which are permitted by central government so whilst Council can exercise its initiative in deciding its aim and policies, it must do so only within the laws, regulations and requirements set down by central government.