	{"id":82195,"date":"2022-02-05T04:55:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=82195"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:28:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T23:28:54","slug":"city-survey-phones-it-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/city-survey-phones-it-in\/","title":{"rendered":"City survey phones it in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE annual municipal community satisfaction survey is underway, with the City of Ballarat\u2019s performance under the microscope until Monday, 21 February.<\/p>\n<p>State Government mandated, and run but an external service provider, the survey takes the form of a cold telephone call.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Cr Daniel Moloney said the process was essential to ensure the effectiveness of the City during the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s even more vital than ever during a pandemic to ensure our services, many of which have had to go online or pivot in other ways, are still meeting our residents\u2019 needs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would encourage anyone who gets a call from National Field Services who fits our representative sample to take part in the survey and provide us with necessary feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survey will comprise a minimum of 400 interviews from a cross section of residents, and look at factors from construction and governance to community buildings and customer service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are elected to represent the people, so we need to know ways we can make our services better and more effective,\u201d Cr Moloney said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis survey is one way of helping us to determine where we are serving our community well and where we can make some improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE annual municipal community satisfaction survey is underway, with the City of Ballarat\u2019s performance under the microscope until Monday, 21 February. 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