ELECTIONS

Growing a new administration

John Tizard offers advice to new council administrations on developing new policy platforms, as well as how officers can explore and agree on the best way to work with politicians

Such opportunities should not be wasted or delayed, which officers must recognise, respecting the new political reality and not giving the impression of being overly cautious or ‘hankering back' to the previous administration. Managed disruption can be positive.

It is important for political groups (or alliances of more than one party that find themselves forming an administration) to act quickly, while concurrently preparing for at least a four-year tenancy. That said, it is also vital for both politicians and senior council officers to avoid being swept along in flurry of politically charged emotion. Calm thoughtful planning is essential.

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