In connection with the implementation of EMA the Shire encountered a few barriers which primarily originated in the political and administrative employees insecurities about what EMA actually was However these insecurities have slowly diminished through for example the Management Plan

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In connection with the implementation of EMA, the Shire encountered a few barriers which primarily originated in the political and administrative employees' insecurities about what EMA actually was. However, these insecurities have slowly diminished through, for example, the Management Plan.