LGOIMA Request Details: LG1964

Manawatu District Council does not have any operating or capital budget available for the mayors discretional funding.

There are no discretionary funds available under the control of the Mayor, chairs, or single elected members.

The only fund available that specifically outlines the Mayor as an approver, is The Manawatu District Relief Trust Fund. This is fund that were donated to Council for relief purposes following the 2004 floods. The undistributed balance of the fund was carried forward in Trust.

The purpose is to provide relief following a natural disaster.

Approval to use the fund is to be approved by both the Mayor and the Chief Executive (jointly).

The balance in the fund as at 30 June 2020 was $59,123. There has been no distribution from this fund in the 2020 calendar year.

This fund is published to the Audit and Risk committee as part of the year end reporting of the Special funds.