Discussions & Mailing Lists
Under this brand LGOL offers a number of utilities to facilitate online discussions, both within the local government sector and with publics and communities. We continue to update our range of services in this area, particularly having regard to the importance the Local Government Act 2002 places on consultation.
The principal of these services is our Mailing List facility. Subscribe to a Mailing List of interest and you will be emailed whenever someone posts a message to the List. This will help you keep up-to-date with current issues and provides the ability to discuss those online with colleagues in other councils.
We have over 10,000 subscriptions. The Lists generate in excess of 200,000 emails each month.
The general rule is that these Mailing Lists are open to New Zealand local government employees, members and the personnel of the shareholding organisations. We do however allow exceptions where discussions would be enhanced with membership of people in related sectors. Where resources are outsourced is another exception - animal control for example.
LGOL is very keen to extend the availability of the facility to elected members and other government agencies with a need to communicate regularly with interest groups. Email LGOL's Technical Director, Bob Vine, at techdirector@localgovt.co.nz to discuss the creation of a List to meet your needs.
Associated with these Mailing Lists LGOL, Mondays and Thursdays, circulates a What's New Ezine. This publication is posted by way of a "Super List" which comprises all 4,500 List subscribers (the decision makers in New Zealand local government) plus individuals from across all sectors who have subscribed for the Ezine only. LGOL accepts suitable advertising for this medium.
In a further move to enhance networking within the sector, LGOL has in association with OnlineGroups.Net http://groups.localgovt.co.nz/ replaced the Web and Communications Managers Listserv Mailing Lists with online groups which combine the best features of a List Server with web forums and shared work spaces. It is proposed to progressively make this system available to other of our discussion groups on request. Please do not hesitate to contact Bob Vine at techdirector@localgovt.co.nz to further discuss.
In subscribing to a List it is to be understood that the subscriber acknowledges that the LGOL Mailing Lists and "What's New" Ezine may include advertisements that are relevant to the local government sector. All advertising carries the brand 
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Below is the list of our current Mailing Lists and Online Groups:
ANIMALCONTROL
Animal Control Officers and Contractors
APLM
Association Public Library Managers
ARTS
Local Government people with Arts responsibilities
ASSETMGRS
Community Infrastructure Managers & INGENIUM Members
BLDGCONTROL
Building Controllers and Regulatory Group Managers
BYLAWS
For staff involved in bylaw-making and review
CEO
Chief Executives
COL
LGOL Community Online Users
COMDEV
Community Development
COMFAC
Community Facilities & Recreation Managers
COMMITTADVRS
Committee Secretaries/Advisors
COMMSMGRS (Online Group)
Communications Managers and Media Officers
COMMSAFETY
Community Safety
COUNCILLORS (New: 26 January 2010)
Elected members
CS-VUEUSERS
Online resource consent compliance management Forum
CUSTSERVICES
Customer Services
DESIGN
"Communicate through good design"
DUNEDINCOMBRDS
Dunedin City Community Board Members
ECONDEV
Council & Agency/Trust Economic Development Managers
EMERGMAN
Emergency Management
EVENTSWGTON
Coordination of major events in the Wellington Region
FAMILYVIOLENCE
Family Violence workstream of local & central government Social Issues Forum
FINANCE
Finance Managers/Directors
G9FORUM
Corporate Services & Finance Directors in the G9 group of councils
GEACUSERS
GEAC User Group
GIS
Personnel with GIS responsibilities
GOFORMSDISCUSS
LGOL's GoForms development issues
HEALTH-SAFETY
Health and Safety Professionals
HRMGRS
Human Resource Managers
IMTOOLKIT
User group for ALGIM's IMTOOLKIT product
INFOMGRS
Information and Records Managers
ITMGRS
Information Technology Managers
ITPROGRAMMERS
IT Programmers
KIDSVOTING
Giving school students the opportunity of an authentic voting experience
LAPA
Local Authority Property Association (Inc)
LEGCOMPLIANCECHAMPS
User Group for SOLGM Legal Compliance Programme
LGLAWYERS
Legal personnel
LGLIBRARIANS
Corporate Librarians and Researchers
LGPLANNERS
Planning and Resource Management
LGECOLNETWORK
Ecologists working in local government.Group has a focus on terrestrial and wetland ecology and on working with communities and private landowners.
LIMS
Forum for issues relating to LIMs
MAORI-POLICY
Maori Policy Discussion
MAYORS-CHAIRS
Mayors and Chairs of New Zealand Councils
NCSUSERS
NCS User Group
NETADMIN
Network Administrators
NEVICITMGRS
North East Victoria IT Managers. "Goodwill" group for IT Managers in NE Victoria, Australia. For further information please email italerts@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
NZCOMMBRDS
For Community Board Members nationwide
NZPPOF
New Zealand Pollution Prevention Officers Forum
PA
Personal Assistants and Executive Secretaries
PKGENFORCEMENT
Parking Control personnel
POLICY
Policy Analysts/Advisors/Strategists
PRFO
Principal Rural Fire Officers
PROCUREMENTCOP
Public Sector Procurement Community of Practice. Enables approved COP members from right across local and central government to share procurement experiences, ideas and knowledge. Sponsored by the Government Procurement Development Group of the Ministry of Economic Development and supported by the Procurement Advisory Group, Local Government New Zealand, and Local Government Online.
PROCURENZ
This list will be of interest to all Council officers working in a Procurement team or involved in purchasing,tendering, setting or managing contracts (excludes employment contracts)
RATESWGTON
Wellington Regional Rating Officers
RATING
Rating Officers
REGULATORY
Regulatory Managers/Officers
REP-REVIEWS
Representation Review discussion
RISKMANAGEMENT
Risk Management in Local Government (Owner: dmackay@solgm.org.nz ) Sponsored by: 
RMAADMIN
Forum for RMA Administrators
RMAENFORCEMENT
Assuring compliance under the RMA
RO
Electoral Officers
RURAL-ISSUES
Rural Council Mayors and Chief Executives
SENDIS
Disability & Seniors Advisors in Councils
SCHOOLTRAVELPLANS
School Travel Planning
STRAT-CORPLANNING
Strategic/Corporate Planning
STVELECTORAL
STV Elections management
SUSTAINABLETRANSPORT
Transport planners in local and central government
TECHNOLOGYONEUSERS 
TechnologyOne Users Group (Contact: Hamish_Murray@TECHNOLOGYONECORP.COM )
WAIKATOBOP-RCA
Waikato & Bay of Plenty Road Control Authorities
WASTEMANAGEMENT
Waste Management and Recycling Forum
WEB (Online Group)
Website Managers
WHATSNEW
For distribution of LGOL weekly What's New Ezine
WOMENMGRS
Women Managers in Local Government
You may subscribe to a mailing list by sending an email to listserv@listserv.localgovt.co.nz with subscribe
For subscription to an Online Group (eg Communications Managers and Web) please email your request to techdirector@localgovt.co.nz .Telephone contact may be made at:(04) 971 1192; Mobile: 021 510 682
