"Horsham Rural City Council welcomes the Municipal Monitors' final report to the Minister for Local Government and accepts each of the recommendations made."
"Council is committed to ensuring each of the recommendations are acted upon, so that we can fulfill our duties as Councillors and represent our entire community to the highest standards possible."
"In fact, many of the recommendations have already been implemented in the first year of the new Council"
"I am pleased to see the report acknowledges that positive progress has been made in improving overall performance over the past 12 months, since the 2024 election."
"This was an observation witnessed by the Monitor and backed up by results in the Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey, with all nine benchmark indices shifting in an upward direction."
"As the Monitor's report points out, the Councillor cohort are 'currently engaging respectfully and working well together' and as Acting Mayor I believe it's important that we don't take this for granted."
"Like all effective teams we must continue to work at building relationships with each other so that we can have robust debate, continue to hold each other to account and make good decisions."
"On behalf of Horsham Rural City Council, I would like to acknowledge the invaluable guidance and support of the Victorian Government-appointed Monitor, Steven Kingshott and thank him for his contribution to HRCC."
The Monitor's report can be located at this link: https://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/council-governance/independent-reports#Municipal%20monitors
