Nov 2016 Q4 b.
Resources of Local Government Authorities are very often limited. Therefore there is the need for the limited resources to be efficiently allocated in order that a greater output is achieved from the limited resources.
Required:
Identify FOUR policies that would influence the allocation of resources in a Local Government Authority. (4 marks)
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i) Ensure that utilization of resources are linked to the priorities of the Assembly;
ii) Ensure that the Assembly’s strategic plan lead to overall achievement of Assembly’s stated objectives and outputs before committing limited resources;
iii) Ensure that there is transparency and stakeholder participation in the use of resources;
iv) Ensure that there is better planning information that will lead to policy predictability before committing resources;
v) There is the need to persuade donors and other development partners to fund some of the Assembly’s priority activities.