The Solomon Islands Honiara City Council is appealing to international partners for financial assistance due to a budget shortfall.
The city clerk says the council has not been able to collect enough revenue and it is seeking help from traditional friends, United Nations aid agencies and international financial institutions.
Charles Kelly says the city has a burgeoning population and city services are in decline.
"We have a lot of people who are from all over the province and come to the city trying to get a job yeah, so the more people that come the more demand the more rubbish the more deteriorating services we run. These are the kinds of things I am looking at - what else can we do to improve our services?"
Charles Kelly says council priorities include providing public toilets and more street lights.
He says the council is already getting help from the World Bank to run an employment project and the Japanese International Aid Agency is helping to improve the East Honiara rubbish dump.
