The Lautoka City Council and Ba Town Council were presented with their new team of Special Administrators by Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar.
Chaired by Lala Sowane, the team includes Renee Brown, Dipti Sharma, Beatrice Nast and Dr Rohit Kishore.
The Special Administrators will oversee Lautoka and Ba, with the Chair taking on the role of mayor, and supporting members as councillors, part of a new model of governance for more effective municipal management