The team are also available to any county association or member council for desktop communications advice.
As at 2008 there are 68 member councils from around Australia collectively representing more than four million residents.
Local government consists of a seven member council elected every four years and meets four to six times a year.
Today, most of its offices are based within the United States where it has eight member councils.
The seven member council is elected from evenly populated districts.
The boundaries are being reviewed, and the 2011 election will be for an 82 member council.
The borough is governed by a seven member council and a mayor.
By late 1962, citizens elected an all-Republican three member council.
A nine member council of government was also implemented.
Elections were held in 1853 for Superintendent and, later that year, for the 12 member council.