LGOIMA Request Details: LG1980

                              X+Y         $ 18,048,601.72

                                Z              5683

                                Average residential rates             $3175.89

1. Average non-residential rates

1. The average non-residential costs of rates and other Council charges, where average non-residential costs = (X + Y) / Z. 

•  Please ensure that the figures used (X, Y, and Z) are disclosed in the response, where:
• X is the total of all rates (general and targeted) charged by the Council to rating units except those defined as residential*;
• Y is the total amount of user charges or levies applicable to rating units except those defined as residential* (for example, charges related to metered water, infrastructure contributions, refuse collection, fire protection etc); and 
• Z is the number of rating units except those defined as residential* (however defined by the Council) within the Council's district or city. If the Council does not have a classification for non-residential, please use the closest definition (such as commercial).

• Please do not include Council charges that are not part of the rates demand (for example, retail sales of Council rubbish bags).

X+Y         $ 17,316,435,30

Z              8246

Average NON residential rates  $2099.98

*Please ensure that this definition matches that used to calculate average residential rates so that the respective X values of both requests add up to total rates income for the 2019/2020 Financial Year. 

2. Personnel
1. The total number of staff dismissed due to poor performance. 5
2. If applicable, the FTE number of staff employed by council-controlled organisations. 20.8
3. The total number of staff including those employed by council-controlled organisations receiving remuneration in excess of $100,000.24
1. The total number of staff including those employed by council-controlled organisations receiving remuneration in excess of $200,000. 3

3. Audit and Risk Oversight

1. How many members are on the Council's Audit and Risk Committee (or equivalent)? 8
2. Does the Council have independent members on the Committee? Yes
3. Is the Chair of the Committee an independent member? No
4. Does the Council have a lawyer (with a current practising certificate) on the Committee? No
5. Does the Council have an accountant (with a current practising certificate) on the Committee? Yes
6. Does the Council have a code of conduct requiring political neutrality from Council staff? – We don't currently have one however we do remind the staff periodically about being politically neutral and in the future we will be creating a policy.

 Payments to third parties

1. The total payments made by the Council (or any council-controlled organisation) to any Chamber of Commerce, including GST.  $384 MDC, CEDA (CCO) $31,751
2. The total payments made by the Council (or any council-controlled organisation) to Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), including GST.  $61,220 MDC, no spend for CCOs
3. The total payments made by the Council (or any council-controlled organisation) to the New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM), including GST.  $41,349 MDC, no spend for CCOs