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TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1986
THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID THAT THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, COMPRISING THREE SELECT COMMITTEES AND NINE DISTRICT COMMITTEES, REDUCED THE WORKLOAD AT THE CENTRE AND ENABLE POLICY MATTERS TO BE EXAMINED IN DETAIL AT SELECT COMMITTEE LEVEL.
+ IT ALSO PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN CATERING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE NINE DISTRICTS AND ALLOWED OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS TO BE RESOLVED AT DISTRICT LEVEL, HE SAID.
MR HAMMOND NOTED, HOWEVER, IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEES AND DISTRICT COMMITTEES OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO BE SET UP, IN THE COURSE OF TIME, SOME SUB-COMMITTEES TO DEAL WITH SPECIFIC LONG OR SHORT TERM TAŠKS.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL RATIFIED THE 1986/87 ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE FINANCIALLY AUTONOMOUS BODY BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR.
THE TOTAL REVENUE OF THE COUNCIL IS ESTIMATED AT $1 004.4 MILLION WHILE THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE IS ESTIMATED AT $853.6 MILLION.
MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE TIME-TABLE AND PROCEDURE TO ELECT A NEW REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN JUNE.
A FRESH ELECTION IS NECESSARY AS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL HAD TO VACATE HIS SEAT TODAY WHEN THE PROVISIONAL RC CEASED TO EXIST.
THE COUNCIL ALSO RESOLVED TO DELEGATE CERTAIN OF ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS TO OFFICERS OF ITS EXECUTIVE ARM, THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SO THAT DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS MAY CONTINUE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL.
TO ENABLE MATTERS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE COUNCIL'S ASSUMPTION OF STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ITS PROPER FUNCTIONING, TO BE DEALT WITH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, IT WAS AGREED TO HOLD
TWO MORE MEETINGS THIS MONTH, ON APRIL 15 AND 29.
FROM MAY ONWARDS, THE COUNCIL WILL MEET ONCE A MONTH ON THE FOURTH OR LAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON OF EACH MONTH,
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