Thursday March 1, 2012
New list is ready, says Selangor MB
By ELAN PERUMAL
elan@thestar.com.my
THE Selangor Government has finalised the list of new local councillors and their names will be announced by the respective local authorities beginning today.
Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said he had personally gone through the names before approving them.
He said the names would be announced by the respective councils over the next two days.
Asked how many new faces there would be from the total of 288 councillors at the 12 local authorities in the state, Khalid said: “It will be made known by the councils. I approved the list but let the councils announce the names.”
He also indicated that the new term for councillors would be more than a year as was practised by the Pakatan Government now.
He said he would discuss the matter with the relevant people before finalising the length of term for the local councillors.
“One year is too short to assess performance of councillors,” he said.
In the past, the state government had come under fire for appointing the councillors on a yearly basis.
Critics felt that one year was too short for the councillors to perform as they needed time to settle down.
The term of former councillors expired on Dec 31, 2011.
However, they were reappointed to office on a month-to-month basis since then.
Meanwhile, a check by StarMetro found the final list of the councillors had not reached the local authorities as at press time yesterday.
Officials for the Kajang Municipal Council, Shah Alam City Council, Selayang Municipal Council and Klang Municipal Council said the list was not with them yet.
State local government committee chairman Ronnie Liu urged the newly-appointed councillors to be determined in providing the best service to the people.
“We have done well over the past three years and I believe we can do better,’’ he said.
During the period, Liu said the councils had improved in terms of service, administration and financial standing.
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