LGOIMA Request Details: LG2419

The information you have requested is below; 

1. Contractors and consultants  

• Total expenditure on contractors by the council and the FTE equivalent as at 30 June 2025. Please provide the same information for CCOs, if applicable.  

• The Taxpayers’ Union defines contractors as per the Contractors and Consultants Guidance document published by the Public Service Commission. 

Total Expenditure as at 30 June 2025 on contractors: $2,850,067 

It is not possible for us to provide an accurate FTE equivalent  

• Total expenditure on consultants by the council and the FTE equivalent as at 30 June 2025. Please provide the same information for CCOs, if applicable. 

• The Taxpayers’ Union defines consultants as per the Contractors and Consultants Guidance document published by the Public Service Commission. 

Total Expenditure as at 30 June 2025 on consultants: 

$1,031,689 It is not possible for us to provide an accurate FTE equivalent 

2. Mayor’s office 

• If applicable, please provide the total budget allocated to the mayor’s office for both the financial year ended 30 June 2025 and the current financial year. 
  Expenditure 
  2024/25 - $350,996 
  2025/26 - $372,356  

• If applicable, please provide the FTE number of staff employed to work in the mayor’s office and their job titles. 
  1 – Executive Assistant to the Mayor 

3. Depreciation and renewals – All figures are GST exclusive 

• The total amount of depreciation funded for all council-owned assets in the year ended 30 June 2025, broken down by source (e.g., rates, grants, levies). 

• The total cash amount spent on replacing, restoring, or upgrading existing assets to maintain levels of service in the year ended 30 June 2025. 

$23,760,298 

• What was the actual year-end balance of cash reserves held for depreciation, and did the balance increase or decrease over this period? 
  Council does not apportion cash balance to specific reserves.  

• The total amount of depreciation funds allocated for purposes other than renewals capital expenditure in the year ended 30 June 2025. Specifically, detail the amounts used for:   $3.6M of principle loan repayments for assets that are loan funded and Council funds depreciation for 

• New Capital/Growth Projects (i.e., new assets, not renewals). 
  New Capex - $18,274,000 
  Growth Capex - $6,929,000 

• Debt Repayment (i.e., principal or interest payments). 
  Interest on borrowings - $4,211,000 
  Principle Repayments - $3,607,780 

• Operating Expenses. 

Total Operating Expenditure - $49,509,000