Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Determination 2009
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Determination 2009: expired, on 30 June 2010, by clause 3.
Reprint
as at 30 June 2010
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Determination 2009
(SR 2009/197)
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Determination 2009: expired, on 30 June 2010, by clause 3.
Note
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
Pursuant to clause 6 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 and to the Remuneration Authority Act 1977, the Remuneration Authority makes the following determination (to which is appended an explanatory memorandum).
Contents
5 Remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to elected members of regional councils
District councils, city councils, and community boards
6 Remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to elected members of district councils, city councils, and community boards
7 Meaning of resource consent hearing
9 Amount of resource consent hearing fee
10 Fee for pre-hearing meeting
11 Expenses may be reimbursed in accordance with expenses rules
12 Public may inspect expenses rules
13 Allowances may be paid in accordance with rules approved by Remuneration Authority
Schedule 1
Remuneration, expenses, and allowances of elected members of regional councils
Schedule 2
Remuneration, expenses, and allowances of elected members of district councils, city councils, and community boards
Determination
1 Title
This determination is the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Determination 2009.
2 Commencement
This determination is deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2009.
3 Expiry
This determination expires on 30 June 2010.
4 Interpretation
In this determination, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Local Government Act 2002
city council means a city council named in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Act
community board means a community board established under section 49 of the Act
district council means a district council named in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Act
expenses rules means a local authority's rules for paying expenses to a member of the local authority or its community boards that have been approved by the Remuneration Authority
local authority means a regional council, district council, or city council
member means,—
(a) in relation to a regional council, a chairperson or other member of the council:
(b) in relation to a district council or city council, a mayor or other member of the council:
(c) in relation to a community board, a chairperson or other member of the board
regional council means a regional council named in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Act.
Regional councils
5 Remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to elected members of regional councils
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(1) Subject to the other provisions of this determination, the remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to the elected members of a regional council are—
(a) those set out in Schedule 1; and
(b) actual and reasonable expenses and allowances as outlined in council policy and as approved by the Remuneration Authority, but subject to the provisions of this determination; and
(c) resource consent hearing fees payable in accordance with this determination.
(2) However, the chairperson of a regional council must not be paid resource consent hearing fees or meeting fees unless the payment is first approved by the Remuneration Authority.
District councils, city councils, and community boards
6 Remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to elected members of district councils, city councils, and community boards
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(1) Subject to the other provisions of this determination, the remuneration, expenses, and allowances payable to the elected members of a district council, city council, or community board are—
(a) those set out in Schedule 2; and
(b) actual and reasonable expenses and allowances as outlined in council policy and as approved by the Remuneration Authority, but subject to the provisions of this determination; and
(c) resource consent hearing fees payable in accordance with this determination.
(2) However, the mayor of a district council or city council must not be paid resource consent hearing fees or meeting fees unless the payment is first approved by the Remuneration Authority.
(3) A member of a community board is not entitled to be paid a meeting fee, other than—
(a) a resource consent hearing fee; or
(b) a meeting fee paid in accordance with the rules of the relevant council that have been approved by the Remuneration Authority.
Resource consent hearing fees
7 Meaning of resource consent hearing
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(1) In this determination, resource consent hearing means—
(a) a hearing arising from a resource consent application made under section 88 of the Resource Management Act 1991; or
(b) a hearing arising from a notice of requirement given under section 168 of the Resource Management Act 1991; or
(c) a formal pre-hearing meeting held as a preliminary step before a hearing referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
(d) a hearing relating to a private change in a district or regional plan or policy statement initiated under clause 21 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991; or
(e) a mediation hearing in the Environment Court as part of an appeal from a decision of a local authority; or
(f) a hearing on an objection against a charge fixed by the local authority under section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
(2) In this determination, resource consent hearing does not include—
(a) a hearing of submissions as part of the process of preparation of a district or regional plan or policy statement; or
(b) a hearing relating to a change or variation in a district or regional plan or policy statement initiated by the local authority; or
(c) a hearing relating to a notice of requirement initiated by the local authority; or
(d) any other hearing not specified in subclause (1).
8 Meaning of hearing time
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(1) In this determination, hearing time—
(a) means the time spent by a member in hearing a resource consent hearing; and
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(b) includes the time spent by a member—
(i) in formal committee deliberations; and
(ii) at a formal pre-hearing meeting under section 99 of the Resource Management Act 1991; and
(iii) at a formal site inspection as part of a group inspection or as part of a pre-hearing meeting; and
(iv) in determining a notified resource consent application where a formal hearing does not take place.
(2) In this determination, hearing time does not include time spent by a member—
(a) preparing for a resource consent hearing; or
(b) inspecting a site, except where subclause (1)(b)(iii) applies.
9 Amount of resource consent hearing fee
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(1) Subject to clause 10, a member who acts as the chairperson of a resource consent hearing is entitled to be paid a fee of $85 per hour of hearing time.
(2) A member who is not the chairperson of the resource consent hearing is entitled to be paid a fee of $68 per hour of hearing time.
(3) For any period of hearing time of less than 1 hour, the fee must be apportioned accordingly.
10 Fee for pre-hearing meeting
A resource consent hearing fee for a formal pre-hearing meeting held as a preliminary step before a resource consent hearing may be paid only to 1 member.
Expenses
11 Expenses may be reimbursed in accordance with expenses rules
A local authority may reimburse expenses in accordance with its expenses rules to the following persons:
(a) its members; and
(b) in the case of a district council or a city council, the members of community boards situated within its district.
12 Public may inspect expenses rules
A local authority must allow a member of the public, during the hours that the local authority is open to the public, to inspect a copy of its expenses rules for that local authority or its community boards.
Allowances
13 Allowances may be paid in accordance with rules approved by Remuneration Authority
A local authority may pay allowances in accordance with rules approved by the Remuneration Authority to the following persons:
(a) its members; and
(b) in the case of a district council or a city council, the members of community boards situated within its district.
14 Vehicle mileage allowance
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(1) A local authority may pay a vehicle mileage allowance in accordance with this clause to the following persons if they are not otherwise provided with a vehicle by the local authority:
(a) its members; and
(b) in the case of a district council or a city council, the members of community boards situated within its district.
(2) The local authority may pay a vehicle mileage allowance for travel by the member, including travel to and from the member’s residence, if the travel is—
(a) in his or her own vehicle; and
(b) on the local authority’s business; and
(c) by the most direct route reasonable in the circumstances.
(3) The maximum amount of the allowance is $0.70 per kilometre.
Schedule 1 |
| Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 122,589 | |
| Deputy Chair | 51,000 | |
| Committee Chair (7) | 51,000 | |
| Subcommittee Half Chair (1) | 48,500 | |
| Councillor | 46,000 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $200 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $13,778. | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use | |
| Canterbury Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 142,365 | |
| Deputy Chair | 56,719 | |
| Councillor | 53,280 |
| Office |
Annual allowance ($) |
|
| Councillor members of Hearings Committees for Variation 1 and 2 of the Natural Resources Regional Plan Chapters 4–8 (2) | 4,200 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Chair car | |
| Council use only |
| Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 105,644 | |
| Deputy Chair | 47,799 | |
| Committee Chair (4) | 47,799 | |
| Councillor | 43,299 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $230 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $18,400. | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use | |
| Manawatu–Wanganui Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Chair | 113,056 | |
| Chair, Environment Committee | 44,606 | |
| Chair, Catchment Operations Committee/Deputy Chair, Audit, Risk and Investment Committee | 44,606 | |
| Chair, Regional Transport Committee | 44,606 | |
| Chair, Audit, Risk and Investment Committee | 37,412 | |
| Chair, Passenger Transport Committee/Deputy Chair, Regional Transport Committee | 33,095 | |
| Deputy Chair, Environment Committee | 31,656 | |
| Deputy Chair, Catchment Operations Committee | 31,656 | |
| Councillor | 28,778 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
|---|---|
| $150 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $50,700. | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use | |
| Northland Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 98,583 | |
| Councillor | 50,421 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use |
| Otago Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 112,263 | |
| Council Deputy Chair | 54,500 | |
| Committee Chair (5) | 45,417 | |
| Councillor | 36,334 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use |
| Southland Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 84,829 | |
| Council Deputy Chair/Chair, Consents Committee | 36,912 | |
| Chair, Environmental Management and Regional Services Committees (2) | 31,991 | |
| Councillor | 24,609 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Chair car | |
| N/A |
| Taranaki Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 82,550 | |
| Deputy Chair | 38,166 | |
| Committee Chair (2) | 38,166 | |
| Councillor | 27,198 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use |
| Waikato Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 133,023 | |
| Deputy Chair | 64,941 | |
| Committee Chair (6) | 54,118 | |
| Councillor | 43,294 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $125 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $89,723. | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use | |
| Wellington Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 140,460 | |
| Deputy Chair with Committee Chair | 76,516 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 71,917 | |
| Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee | 67,216 | |
| Councillor | 53,732 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Chair car | |
| Full private use |
| West Coast Regional Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 63,800 | |
| Deputy Chair | 31,900 | |
| Councillor | 26,040 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Chair car | |
| N/A |
Schedule 1: amended (with effect on 1 July 2009), on 7 May 2010, by clause 4 of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2010 (SR 2010/107).
Schedule 1 Canterbury Regional Council: amended (with effect on 24 September 2009), on 23 October 2009, by clause 4(1) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009 (SR 2009/309).
Schedule 1 Manawatu–Wanganui Regional Council: substituted (with effect on 1 July 2009), on 23 October 2009, by clause 4(2) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009 (SR 2009/309).
Schedule 2 |
The Council salary and any meeting fees allocated to councillors who have been appointed to a community board incorporate remuneration for both roles. These members are not entitled to any additional remuneration.
| Ashburton District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 73,191 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,542 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 26,542 | |
| Councillor | 17,541 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Methven Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 6,462 | |
| Member | 1,846 |
| Buller District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 56,501 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 18,785 | |
| Councillor | 13,697 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Inangahua Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 2,613 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Carterton District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 50,964 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 17,941 | |
| Councillor | 13,797 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Central Hawke's Bay District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 61,935 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 28,947 | |
| Chair, Waste Committee and LTCCP Steering Group representative (2) | 24,020 | |
| Councillor | 21,051 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $85 | Per hour, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $4,000. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A | |
| Central Otago District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 66,000 | |
| Deputy Mayor/appointed to Vincent Community Board* | 14,767 | |
| Chair, Planning and Environment Committee/appointed to Roxburgh Community Board* | 11,411 | |
| Chair, Clutha Management Committee/appointed to Cromwell Community Board* | 13,616 | |
| Chair, Operations Committee/Chair, Cromwell Community Board* | 22,918 | |
| Councillor/Chair, Vincent Community Board* | 16,685 | |
| Councillor appointed to Cromwell or Vincent Community Boards* (2) | 12,849 | |
| Councillor appointed to Maniototo Community Board* | 9,493 | |
| Councillor | 6,137 | |
| *No additional remuneration is payable as appointee member to a community board. | ||
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $166 | Per half day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $48,136. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use | |
|
Cromwell Community Board Vincent Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 6,712 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Maniototo Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 7,192 | |
| Member | 3,356 |
| Roxburgh Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair/Member Clutha Management Committee | 7,671 | |
| Member/Member Roading Infrastructure Committee | 4,315 | |
| Member | 3,356 |
| Chatham Islands Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 42,500 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 12,325 | |
| Councillor | 7,168 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Christchurch City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 153,941 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 99,571 | |
| Councillor | 86,249 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Akaroa/Wairewa Community Board Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 16,018 | |
| Member | 11,216 |
|
Burwood/Pegasus Community Board Fendalton/Waimairi Community Board Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board Riccarton/Wigram Community Board Shirley/Papanui Community Board Spreydon/Heathcote Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 24,270 | |
| Member | 16,989 |
| Clutha District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 69,794 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 14,500 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 14,500 | |
| Councillor | 7,250 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $200 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $70,601. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A | |
|
Lawrence/Tuapeka Community Board West Otago Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 7,250 | |
| Member | 3,625 |
| Dunedin City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 124,707 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 60,895 | |
| Committee Chair (6) | 50,748 | |
| Deputy Committee Chair (5) | 42,646 | |
| Councillor | 40,592 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Chalmers Community Board Mosgiel Taieri Community Board Otago Peninsula Community Board Saddle Hill Community Board Strath Taieri Community Board Waikouaiti Coast Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 16,332 | |
| Deputy Chair | 9,190 | |
| Member | 8,166 |
| Far North District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 96,147 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 51,880 | |
| Audit Committee Chair | 47,600 | |
| Councillor | 43,230 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Private use |
|
Eastern Community Board Northern Community Board Western Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 16,240 | |
| Deputy Chair | 12,700 | |
| Member | 10,300 |
| Gisborne District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 90,569 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 32,779 | |
| Committee Chair (5) | 32,779 | |
| Special Projects Committee Chair (1) | 30,048 | |
| Working Party Chair (1) | 29,316 | |
| Councillor | 27,316 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $140 | Per meeting, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $7,500. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use | |
| Gore District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 54,963 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 19,398 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 19,398 | |
| Councillor | 10,698 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Mataura Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 3,122 | |
| Member | 891 |
| Grey District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 58,930 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 22,063 | |
| Councillor | 16,124 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $140 | Per meeting, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $28,000. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A | |
| Hamilton City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 127,467 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 77,300 | |
| Committee Chair, Category 1 (4) | 77,300 | |
| Committee Chair, Category 2 (1) | 73,800 | |
| Councillor | 70,300 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Hastings District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 96,469 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 50,648 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 42,566 | |
| Committee Chair, Hearings | 40,804 | |
| Councillor, Hearings (4) | 30,202 | |
| Councillor | 29,356 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Private use |
| Hastings District Rural Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 13,055 | |
| Member | 5,676 |
| Hauraki District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 62,097 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 25,311 | |
| Ward Chair (3) | 18,983 | |
| Deputy Ward Chair and Committee Chair (4) | 15,187 | |
| Councillor | 12,655 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Horowhenua District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 72,192 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,535 | |
| Chair, Hearings Committee | 26,535 | |
| Deputy Chair, Hearings Committee | 22,667 | |
| Councillor | 18,300 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $150 | Per meeting for Chair, Hearings Committee in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| $100 | Per meeting for Members, Hearings Committee in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $8,754. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A | |
| Foxton Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 15,188 | |
| Member | 5,124 |
| Hurunui District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 60,185 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 21,924 | |
| Committee Chair (2) | 21,924 | |
| Councillor | 14,545 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Hanmer Springs Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 7,902 | |
| Member | 3,819 |
| Hutt City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 102,765 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 54,623 | |
| Committee Chair (5) | 48,068 | |
| Councillor | 41,799 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Eastbourne Community Board | ||
| Petone Community Board | ||
| Wainuiomata Community Board | ||
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 11,400 | |
| Deputy Chair | 8,550 | |
| Member | 6,080 | |
| Invercargill City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 80,538 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 45,180 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 42,630 | |
| Councillor/Venture Southland | 30,859 | |
| Councillor | 23,405 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Bluff Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 10,200 | |
| Member | 3,820 |
| Kaikoura District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 45,600 | |
| Councillor | 15,715 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Kaipara District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 67,408 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 31,005 | |
| Councillor | 25,731 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Kapiti Coast District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 80,051 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 35,099 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 29,824 | |
| Committee Deputy Chair/appointed to Community Board* | 28,460 | |
| Committee Deputy Chair (2) | 25,890 | |
| Councillor/appointed to Community Board* (2) | 25,890 | |
| Councillor | 23,424 | |
| *No additional remuneration is payable as appointee members to a community board. | ||
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Otaki Community Board Paraparaumu/Raumati Community Board Waikanae Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 12,773 | |
| Member | 6,514 |
| Paekakariki Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 7,664 | |
| Member | 3,913 |
| Kawerau District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 50,538 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 19,757 | |
| Committee Chair | 19,757 | |
| Councillor | 11,379 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Mackenzie District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 50,332 | |
| Councillor | 15,634 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
|
Fairlie Community Board Tekapo Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 3,908 | |
| Member | 1,562 |
| Twizel Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 2,150 | |
| Member | 2,150 |
| Manawatu District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 72,722 | |
| Deputy Mayor/Chair, Hearings Committee | 33,326 | |
| Committee Chair (2) | 26,054 | |
| Councillor | 23,685 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only |
| Marlborough District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 92,936 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 37,995 | |
| Committee Chair (6) | 37,995 | |
| Councillor | 25,330 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Masterton District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 69,531 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,972 | |
| Committee Chair (2) | 26,972 | |
| Councillor | 20,553 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Matamata–Piako District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 68,907 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 23,936 | |
| Committee Chair | 23,936 | |
| Councillor | 20,813 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Matamata Community Board Morrinsville Community Board Te Aroha Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 5,598 | |
| Member | 4,173 |
| Napier City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 88,870 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 41,214 | |
| Committee Chair (7) | 38,377 | |
| Councillor | 29,866 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Private use |
| Nelson City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 91,673 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 42,557 | |
| Portfolio Holder (2) | 37,557 | |
| Joint Community Services Portfolio Holder (2) | 33,807 | |
| Councillor | 30,057 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| New Plymouth District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 103,910 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 45,918 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 42,385 | |
| Councillor | 29,881 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
|
Clifton Community Board Inglewood Community Board Kaitake Community Board Waitara Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 12,185 | |
| Member | 5,828 |
| Opotiki District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 54,318 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 27,505 | |
| Councillor/Community Board Chair* | 22,226 | |
| Councillor | 17,032 | |
| *No additional remuneration is payable as appointee member to a community board. | ||
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Coast Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 4,904 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Otorohanga District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 55,533 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,086 | |
| Councillor/Member, Otorohanga Community Board* (2) | 19,367 | |
| Councillor/Member, Kawhia Community Board* | 13,423 | |
| Councillor | 11,915 | |
| *No additional remuneration is payable as appointee member to a community board. | ||
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Kawhia Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 2,514 | |
| Deputy Chair | 2,011 | |
| Member | 1,508 |
| Otorohanga Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 9,500 | |
| Deputy Chair | 7,952 | |
| Member | 7,452 |
| Palmerston North City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 95,365 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 36,423 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 36,423 | |
| Councillor | 34,687 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Porirua City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 85,821 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 36,790 | |
| Committee Chair (2) | 32,849 | |
| Councillor | 26,278 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $250 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $26,460. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use | |
| Queenstown Lakes District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 85,316 | |
| Committee Chair (4) | 38,606 | |
| Councillor/Community Board Chair | 38,606 | |
| Councillor | 28,077 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Wanaka Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 17,688 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Rangitikei District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 63,866 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 20,040 | |
| Councillor | 17,034 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Ratana Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 2,305 | |
| Member | 1,904 |
| Taihape Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 3,457 | |
| Member | 2,856 |
| Rotorua District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 95,198 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 47,355 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 41,940 | |
| Councillor | 36,386 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Private use |
| Rotorua Lakes Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 7,655 | |
| Member | 5,105 |
| Ruapehu District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 62,785 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 10,018 | |
| Committee Chair (4) | 7,373 | |
| Councillor | 4,809 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $173 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $102,544. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A | |
| National Park Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 2,805 | |
| Member | 2,012 |
| Waimarino–Waiouru Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 2,012 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Selwyn District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 85,191 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 38,054 | |
| Councillor | 32,130 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Malvern Area Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 12,018 | |
| Member | 8,093 |
| Selwyn Central Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 10,450 | |
| Member | 8,569 |
| South Taranaki District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 71,511 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,305 | |
| Chair, Environment and Hearings Committee | 26,111 | |
| Councillor/Community Board Chair* (2) | 18,665 | |
| Councillor/Community Board appointee* | 16,502 | |
| Councillor/Member, Environment and Hearings Committee (5) | 20,555 | |
| Councillor | 13,797 | |
| *No additional remuneration is payable as appointee member to a community board. | ||
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Eltham Community Board Hawera–Tangahoe Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 4,611 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
|
Egmont Plains Community Board Patea Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 6,694 | |
| Member | 4,611 |
| South Waikato District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 64,302 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,436 | |
| Committee Chair A | 25,080 | |
| Committee Chair B | 21,349 | |
| Councillor | 18,889 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Tirau Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 4,224 | |
| Member | 2,113 |
| South Wairarapa District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 56,856 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 24,450 | |
| Committee Chair | 15,226 | |
| Councillor | 13,058 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only |
|
Featherston Community Board Greytown Community Board Martinborough Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 4,194 | |
| Member | 1,296 |
| Southland District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 81,359 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 33,648 | |
| Chair, Resource Management Committee | 31,122 | |
| Chair, Policy Committee | 25,714 | |
| Chair, Activities Performance and Audit Committee | 21,011 | |
| Chair, Civil Defence Committee | 19,895 | |
| Chair, Forestry Committee | 19,896 | |
| Councillor | 19,107 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only |
|
Balfour Community Board Lumsden Community Board Riversdale Community Board Wyndham Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 1,215 | |
| Deputy Chair | 206 | |
| Member | 206 |
| Edendale Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 2,142 | |
| Deputy Chair | 597 | |
| Member | 412 |
| Riverton Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 4,038 | |
| Deputy Chair | 3,214 | |
| Member | 3,214 |
| Stewart Island Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 1,833 | |
| Deputy Chair | 824 | |
| Member | 824 |
| Te Anau Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 9,661 | |
| Deputy Chair | 4,532 | |
| Member | 4,532 |
| Tuatapere Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 2,596 | |
| Deputy Chair | 1,833 | |
| Member | 1,215 |
| Wallace Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 6,482 | |
| Deputy Chair | 3,062 | |
| Member | 3,062 |
| Wallacetown Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 1,833 | |
| Deputy Chair | 597 | |
| Member | 412 |
| Winton Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 7,849 | |
| Deputy Chair | 3,131 | |
| Member | 3,131 |
| Stratford District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 55,479 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,870 | |
| Councillor | 13,434 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Tararua District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 68,637 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 25,200 | |
| Councillor | 15,100 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $170 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $77,037. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A | |
|
Dannevirke Community Board Eketahuna Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 6,500 | |
| Member | 3,600 |
| Tasman District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 92,393 | |
| Committee Chair (4) | 35,826 | |
| Councillor | 26,869 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Golden Bay Community Board Motueka Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 10,748 | |
| Member | 5,384 |
| Taupo District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 77,545 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 25,180 | |
| Chair, Regulatory and Hearings Committee/Chair, Turangi/Tongariro Community Board* | 37,816 | |
| Chair, Taupo/Kaingaroa–Mangakino/Pouakani Committee | 25,180 | |
| Councillor | 20,362 | |
| *No additional remuneration is payable as appointee member to a community board. | ||
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $100 | Per meeting, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $79,500. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use | |
| Turangi/Tongariro Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 10,531 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Tauranga City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 114,345 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 83,931 | |
| Committee Chair (2) | 77,734 | |
| Project Steering Group Chair (3) | 72,487 | |
| Councillor | 68,678 | |
| Office |
Annual allowance ($) |
|
| District Plan Review members (6) | 3,512 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Thames–Coromandel District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 74,386 | |
| Deputy Mayor and Committee Chair | 34,846 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 32,700 | |
| Councillor | 28,320 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Coromandel/Colville Community Board Mercury Bay Community Board Thames Community Board Whangamata Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 10,358 | |
| Member | 6,075 |
| Tairua/Pauanui Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 6,075 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Timaru District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 79,006 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 37,650 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 34,100 | |
| Councillor | 23,475 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $110 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $38,500. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use | |
|
Geraldine Community Board Temuka Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 8,000 | |
| Member | 3,725 |
| Pleasant Point Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 3,725 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Upper Hutt City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 77,241 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 38,593 | |
| Chair, Policy Committee | 36,278 | |
| Chair, City Services Committee | 33,576 | |
| Chair, Audit Committee | 33,576 | |
| Chair, Hutt Valley Services Committee | 28,559 | |
| Councillor | 24,275 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only |
| Waikato District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 85,895 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 35,104 | |
| Committee Chair (5) | 28,650 | |
| Councillor | 23,200 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only |
|
Huntly Community Board Ngaruawahia Community Board Raglan Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 6,875 | |
| Member | 2,800 |
| Taupiri Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 825 | |
| Member | 725 |
| Waimakariri District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 85,900 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 49,311 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 44,894 | |
| Councillor | 28,013 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Kaiapoi Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 11,079 | |
| Member | 6,695 |
| Waimate District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 55,025 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 19,550 | |
| Councillor | 10,485 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $185 | Per meeting, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $38,480. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only | |
| Waipa District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 78,381 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 26,675 | |
| Committee Chair (2) | 26,675 | |
| Committee Chair/Member, Community Board* | 28,695 | |
| Councillor/Member, Community Board* (3) | 26,675 | |
| Councillor | 23,910 | |
| *No additional remuneration is payable as appointee member to a community board. | ||
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Cambridge Community Board Te Awamutu Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 15,700 | |
| Member | 6,480 |
| Wairoa District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 57,069 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 33,366 | |
| Councillor | 22,242 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Waitaki District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 71,728 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 23,509 | |
| Committee Chair (4) | 22,040 | |
| Subcommittee Chair (2) | 19,101 | |
| Councillor | 17,632 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only |
|
Ahuriri Community Board Waihemo Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 13,224 | |
| Member | 5,877 |
| Waitomo District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 57,781 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 29,831 | |
| Councillor | 23,886 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
| Wanganui District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 75,414 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 42,097 | |
| Committee Chair | 33,677 | |
| Councillor | 25,539 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
| Wanganui Rural Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 8,237 | |
| Member appointed on Wanganui District Council committees (2) | 5,000 | |
| Member | 4,000 |
| Wellington City Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 153,660 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 106,720 | |
| Portfolio Leader (5) | 86,456 | |
| Chair, Regulatory Processes Committee | 83,325 | |
| Chair, Grants Subcommittee | 73,325 | |
| Associate Portfolio Leader (2) | 73,325 | |
| Councillor | 67,114 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Mayoral use only |
| Makara/Ohariu Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 12,900 | |
| Member | 5,040 |
| Tawa Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 20,160 | |
| Member | 8,060 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 80,305 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 36,213 | |
| Committee Chair (6) | 28,147 | |
| Councillor | 22,340 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| Full private use |
|
Katikati Community Board Omokoroa Community Board Te Puke Community Board Waihi Beach Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 9,536 | |
| Member | 3,179 |
| Maketu Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 4,767 | |
| Member | 2,384 |
| Westland District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 57,203 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 18,600 | |
| Councillor | 10,750 |
| Meeting fees | Description |
| $300 | Per day, when acting as chair of a standing committee; or |
| $130 | Per day, in accordance with Council policy as approved by the Remuneration Authority |
| The maximum amount of meeting fees payable in accordance with this schedule to all elected councillors in respect of the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 must not exceed $30,091. | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A | |
| Whakatane District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 77,621 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 31,310 | |
| Committee Chair | 28,178 | |
| Councillor | 24,016 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
|
Edgecumbe–Tarawera Community Board Ohope Beach Community Board Taneatua Community Board Whakatane Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | 6,056 | |
| Member | 2,448 |
| Murupara Community Board |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Chair | Nil* | |
| Member | 2,448 | |
| *Position filled by councillor, no additional remuneration is payable. | ||
| Whangarei District Council |
| Office |
Annual salary ($) |
|
| Mayor | 99,351 | |
| Deputy Mayor | 47,997 | |
| Committee Chair (3) | 47,997 | |
| Councillor | 38,398 |
| Meeting fees | |
| N/A | |
| Mayoral car | |
| N/A |
Schedule 2: amended (with effect on 3 November 2009), on 7 May 2010, by clause 5(1) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2010 (SR 2010/107).
Schedule 2: amended (with effect on 2 December 2009), on 7 May 2010, by clause 5(2) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2010 (SR 2010/107).
Schedule 2: amended (with effect on 26 November 2009), on 7 May 2010, by clause 5(3) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2010 (SR 2010/107).
Schedule 2 Gore District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2009), on 23 October 2009, by clause 5(1) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009 (SR 2009/309).
Schedule 2 Invercargill City Council: amended (with effect on 31 July 2009), on 23 October 2009, by clause 5(3) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009 (SR 2009/309).
Schedule 2 South Taranaki District Council: amended (with effect on 20 July 2009), on 23 October 2009, by clause 5(5) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009 (SR 2009/309).
Schedule 2 Taupo District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2009), on 23 October 2009, by clause 5(7) of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009 (SR 2009/309).
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 2009.
David Oughton,
Chairman.
A Foulkes,
Member.
M Wintringham,
Member.
Explanatory memorandum
Note: The following explanatory memorandum should be read in conjunction with the explanatory memorandum(s) appended to the:
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2010
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009.
This memorandum is not part of the determination, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This determination, which is deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2009, sets the remuneration, allowances, and expenses of elected local government representatives except for those in the Auckland region.
The Local Government Act 2002 requires the Remuneration Authority, in setting remuneration, to have regard to the need to—
minimise the potential for types of remuneration to distort the behaviour of the elected members:
achieve and maintain fair relativity with levels of remuneration received elsewhere:
be fair both to the elected members and ratepayers:
attract and retain competent persons.
In order to meet its statutory obligations, and in particular to achieve transparency, fairness, and consistency in remuneration-setting across diverse local authorities, the Authority established a model to assist in determining the cost of governance and representation for each local and regional authority. The model incorporates 4 criteria that are transparent and readily verifiable from published data, namely—
population:
operational expenditure:
net assets controlled:
rate of population change.
This provides the Authority with a ranking order of the relative size of the governance and representation responsibility of each local and regional authority.
The model also allows for the incorporation of a general movement in remuneration to help ensure that adjustments to the salaries of elected representatives reflect not only the size of their roles, but also any market movement in remuneration that the Authority considers should be applied to their salaries.
The application of these factors results in a sum of money (the indicative pool) notionally attributable to each local and regional authority, and from which the remuneration of each elected member will be met.
This determination uses indicative pool totals derived from audited annual accounts for the year ended 30 June 2008 and population figures as at the same date.
The Authority calculated the indicative pool in late 2008, at which stage the economy was slowing, but the seriousness and impact of the external financial crisis was not as apparent as it is currently. The Authority applied a general remuneration movement of 3%, slightly less than the movement in remuneration from 2007 to 2008 that survey and other data were showing.
The incorporation of this general adjustment and the other 4 factors into our model generated changes in the indicative remuneration pools for each local and regional authority ranging from an increase of over 8% (atypically for a high-growth council) to negative adjustments in some cases. Where there was a negative movement, the pool was held at the 2008 level.
Councils were then invited to recommend the distribution of the pool for the 2009/10 financial year.
Subsequent to this notification to councils, the Treasury released its post-election financial update. The Government's response to the update emphasised the need for a sustained period of strict control over government expenditure. Part of that response was a call for restraint on movement in remuneration generally, and for senior state sector employees and office-holders. Parliament itself resolved unanimously not to seek any increase in remuneration in 2009/10.
In this context, some councils expressed concerns about increasing the salaries of elected representatives when they also were facing difficult funding choices. The Authority therefore advised all councils in late January that, where there was valid reason and unanimous agreement within a council not to increase salaries of elected members, the Authority would consider a recommendation to defer any increases that would otherwise have applied from 1 July 2009.
Councils have taken a variety of approaches to recommending the allocation of this year's pool. The overwhelming majority have proposed accepting the increase, some have proposed fully utilising the pool by increasing the proportion of community board funding accessed from the pool (and held salaries at the 2008 level), and others have requested that salaries not be increased, and the pool held at the 2008 level.
Where decisions were unanimous or near unanimous, the Authority has accepted them as being a fair balance between the interests of the ratepayers and the elected members.
It has been the long held position of the Authority that neither mayors nor councils can influence the level of mayoral remuneration. However, given the approach taken in responding to councils' recommendations, the Authority accepted recommendations from individual mayors to defer increases in their remuneration this year. In cases where mayors had initially expressed concern, either directly to the Authority or in public statements, at being required to accept an increase, the Authority offered them the opportunity to hold their remuneration. In some cases this opportunity has been accepted.
It is fair to say that in some areas reaching agreement on these issues within a council has been both openly political and fraught; it has also led to delays in releasing this determination.
During the consultation period, the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance issued its report and recommendations, and the Government subsequently announced that a new governance arrangement would be in place from November 2010 onwards. To smooth the process of fixing remuneration in 2010/11, the 8 authorities subject to restructuring have been omitted from this determination, and a separate determination will be issued after discussions with those councils have been concluded.
Vehicle mileage allowance
The Authority has made no change to the level set for this allowance.
Note: The preceding explanatory memorandum should be read in conjunction with the explanatory memorandum(s) appended to the:
Date of notification in Gazette: 9 July 2009.
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009
(SR 2009/309)
Pursuant to clause 6 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 and to the Remuneration Authority Act 1977, the Remuneration Authority makes the following determination (to which is appended an explanatory memorandum).
1 Title
This determination is the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009.
2 Commencement
This determination comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.
5 Schedule 2 amended
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(1) Amendment(s) incorporated in the determination(s).
(2) The item relating to Hurunui District Council in Schedule 2 has effect from 1 July 2009 to the close of 31 August 2009 as if the first reference to $21,924 were a reference to $60,185.
(3)–(5) Amendment(s) incorporated in the determination(s).
(6) The item relating to Stratford District Council in Schedule 2 has effect from 14 August 2009 to the close of the day in November 2009 on which the new mayor is declared to be elected under section 86 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 as if the reference to $26,870 were a reference to $55,479.
(7) Amendment(s) incorporated in the determination(s).
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of October 2009.
M Wintringham,
Chairman.
A Foulkes,
Member.
J Errington,
Member.
Date of notification in Gazette: 22 October 2009.
Contents
1General
2Status of reprints
3How reprints are prepared
4Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989
5List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)
Notes
1 General
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This is a reprint of the Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Determination 2009. The reprint incorporates all the amendments to the determination as at 30 June 2010, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.
Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the reprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order. For more information, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/
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2 Status of reprints
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Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.
This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal enactment and its amendments are contained.
3 How reprints are prepared
A number of editorial conventions are followed in the preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/
or Part 8 of the Tables of New Zealand Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force.
4 Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989
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Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.
A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.
In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint:
•omission of unnecessary referential words (such as
“of this section”
and“of this Act”
)•typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point)
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•layout of provisions, including:
•indentation
•position of section headings (eg, the number and heading now appear above the section)
•format of definitions (eg, the defined term now appears in bold type, without quotation marks)
•format of dates (eg, a date formerly expressed as
“the 1st day of January 1999”
is now expressed as“1 January 1999”
)•position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page of each Act)
•punctuation (eg, colons are not used after definitions)
•Parts numbered with roman numerals are replaced with arabic numerals, and all cross-references are changed accordingly
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•case and appearance of letters and words, including:
•format of headings (eg, headings where each word formerly appeared with an initial capital letter followed by small capital letters are amended so that the heading appears in bold, with only the first word (and any proper nouns) appearing with an initial capital letter)
•small capital letters in section and subsection references are now capital letters
•schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule), and all cross-references are changed accordingly
•running heads (the information that appears at the top of each page)
•format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather than chronological).
5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)
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Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2010 (SR 2010/107)
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Amendment Determination 2009 (SR 2009/309)
Local Government Elected Members (2009/10) (Except Auckland) Determination 2009 (SR 2009/197): clause 3