Town clerks urged to be more responsive to needs of citizens

Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker has urged town clerks of the six municipalities to be more responsive to the needs of the people they serve and to ensure that mechanisms are put in place to stem the level of indebtedness by ratepayers.

He was addressing them at the opening ceremony of a training workshop for municipalities on promoting effective financial management, in the Boardroom of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

Addressing the town clerks in particular, the minister said there is much more they