Just how diverse can the role of an Aldermen be?

Recently folks have been asking about my interests on Council and what I’ve been doing since first elected.  Looking over extracts from the Annual Reports from 1999-2014 the following lists emerged.  And I have to say, if nothing else, making up the lists reminded me just how diverse the role of an Alderman can be, and the sorts of opportunities to meet different cross-sections of the community that present themselves.  And these were just the things being done as an Alderman - the lists don't include the other community groups and organisations outside of Council.

 

Membership and Chair of Standing Committees

1999-2005	Policy and Intergovernment
2005-2014	Strategic Governance (Chair, 2007-2014)
1999-2009, 2010-2011	Parks and Customer Services
1999-2002, 2005-2014	Finance and Corporate Services
2002-2005, 2006-2008, 2011-2014	Development & Environment Services (Chair, 2002-2004)
2005-2010	City Services
2010-2014	Infrastructure Services

 

Membership of Council’s Internal Committees

2001-2011	Audit Committee
2000-2014	Heritage Account Special Committee
2005-2011	Queen’s Domain Advisory Committee (Chairman)
2000-2001	Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Group
2001-2009	Access Advisory Committee (Chairman 2003-2008)
2002-2004	Battery Point Advisory Committee (Chairman)
2007-2008	Aldermanic Code of Conduct Panel Member

 

Council’s Representative on External and Advisory Committees

1999-2006	Battery Point Community Centre Association Inc. Hall Sub-Committee
1999-2002	Local Government Association of Tasmania Reference Group (proxy)
1999-2005	Trustees of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (proxy)
1999-2009	Lenah Valley Progress Association Hall Trustees
2000-2002	Wellington Park Management Trust (proxy)
2000-2014	City of Hobart Eisteddfod Society Inc. (proxy 2002-2014)
2000-2002	Salamanca Arts Centre Inc. Oversight Committee
2001-2009	South Hobart Community Centre Management Committee
2001-2002	City Heart Business Association (proxy)
2001-2007	Cornelian Bay Working Group (proxy)
2001-2002	Kalang Avenue Residents’ Traffic Committee (proxy)
2001-2002, 2005-2014	South Hobart Residents’ Traffic Committee (proxy 2001-2002)
2001-2006	Tasmanian Library Advisory Board
2001-2002	Tramway Working Party (On-Trac)
2001-2002, 2005-2014	West Hobart Local Area Traffic Management Committee (proxy 2001-2002, 2006-2007)
2001-2002, 2009-2014	Mount Stuart Residents’ Traffic Committee
2001-2002	West New Town Local Area Traffic Management Committee (proxy)
2001-2002, 2007-2009	Greenhouse Reference Group
2001-2004	Cat Control Taskforce and Steering Committee
2001-2005	Migrant Resource Centre Board of Management
2001-2002	Southern Tasmanian Councils Natural Resource Management Sub-Committee (proxy)
2001-2014	Southern Tasmanian Councils Board (later Authority, later Think South)(proxy 2001-2011, Lord Mayor’s nominee 2011-2014)
2002-2009	Local Government Association of Tasmania General Management Committee (proxy)
2002-2009	Local Government Association of Tasmania General Meetings (proxy)
2002-2014	Tasmanian Polar Network
2003-2014	Sandy Bay Shopping Centre Traders’ Traffic Committee
2005-2009	Corporate History of the Hobart City Council
2005-2009	50 & Better Centre Advisory Committee
2005-2011	Friends of Soldiers Walk Inc. (later Friends of Soldiers Memorial Avenue)
2005-2014	Glebe Residents’ Traffic Committee
2005-2009	Hobart Water (proxy)
2005-2009, 2010-2014	Lenah Valley Residents’ Traffic Committee
2005-2009	Southern Waste Strategy Authority (proxy)
2005-2007	Stopping Places Project Working Group
2007-2014	Hobart Coming Out Proud Community Liaison Committee (proxy) (later Greater Hobart)
2007-2014	Hobart Cenotaph Reference Group (proxy 2011-2014)
2009-2014	Lenah Valley Residents’ Traffic Committee
2012-2014	Inner City Action Plan-Project APO1-Trader Advisory Group (proxy)
2012-2014	Hobart City Council-Launceston City Council – Memorandum of Understanding Joint Working Party