Murrumbidgee Council ICT Merger Project
The Minister for Local Government referred 35 merger proposals to the Chief Executive of the Office of Local Government for examination and report under the Local Government Act. In addition to the NSW Government’s 35 original council merger proposals, a number of councils submitted their own proposals to undergo the same examination and reporting process as the existing proposals.
The Minister for Local Government, announced the newly formed “Murrumbidgee Council” through the acceptance of the Jerilderie Shire and Murrumbidgee Shire council proposal-.
NXT IT was engaged as the System Integration Partner for the planning, analysis and implementation stages of a major, business-critical, merger project. The focus of the project was on the development, integration and implementation of a centralised system that would replace the multiple systems running in each location.
Amongst the first of the proposed mergers, Nxt IT’s role was crucial in the success of the project being delivered on time and in budget and can be considered a template for future local government merger projects.