Local Government Awards Northern Ireland winners announced

The 2012 Local Government Awards Northern Ireland has named assistant director of leisure at Lisburn City Council, Brendan Courteney, employee of the year.

Staff members at Lisburn City Council, Alderman Leathem and Cllr Mackin, were awarded with the prize for best initiative for the ‘Benefits take up pilot programme’, while Antrim BC’s customer service team was named best local authority service team.

Lisburn City Council collecting the NAC award at the 2012 Local Government Awards Northern Ireland.

Belfast City Council won the best joint initiative award for the ‘super connected Belfast’ project.

Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) president, Cllr Seán McPeake, said: ‘You should consider these awards as a prompt to action.

‘Make no mistake, we do a lot well, right across councils within the North of Ireland there are very good services, dedicated individuals and many examples of innovation – so I look forward to hearing more about the achievements of our councils over the next 12 months.’

The full winners are:

Best Local Authority Service Team – Award Partner Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE):

Best Initiative by a Councillor or Councillors – Award Partner National Association of Councillors (NAC):

Best Sustainable Development Initiative – Sustainable Economy - Award Partner Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA):

Human Resource Services Award – Award Partner Northern Ireland Joint Council for Local Government Services (NIJC):

Best European Funded Project - Award Partner Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA):

Best Joint Initiative – Award Partner Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE):

Employee of the Year – Award Partner William Johnston Memorial Trust (WJMT):