The work of the Special Select Committee reviewing proposed local government reform legislation is progressing steadily despite disagreements, according to members, including Chairman Basil Williams, who say they are currently considering the third of the four bills they have been mandated to examine.
The Special Select Committee was mandated to review four bills deemed instrumental for local government reform and the holding of long-delayed local government elections: the Local Government Commission Bill, the Fiscal Transfers Bill, the Local Government (Amendment) Bill and the Municipal and District Councils (Amendment) Bill.
Williams told Stabroek News that currently the committee’s work has been placed on the back burner
