Kāpiti Coast District Council
Local democracy
Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.
Local democracy
Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.
Listen to my community.
Ensure mana whenua are active in decision making.
Change the culture of Kāpiti Coast District Council to be responsive, customer centric and transparent.
Ensure that local iwi are adequately resourced to provide input on key policies and that there views are representational.
Ensure that council meetings are run transparently and that closed meetings are only held when absolutely necessary for commercial reasons.
Require engagement to be statistically robust based on population demographics.
Seek a review of staff resourcing relative to projects for delivery.
Quarterly monitoring and reporting to council from staff surveys on what it's like to work at council.
Shift from formal consultation to interactive engagement to empower communities in order to improve council decision-making.
Mature understanding of governance and operation to resolve current problem of marginalised marginalised councillors.
Become a living wage employer and develop constructive engagement relationship with applicable unions.
Transparency and democracy have guided me well as a public servant. I will continue to expose when your rights are ignored by council.
I am proud of Te Whakaminenga the 25-year-old partnership between Kāpiti Coast District Council and iwi. I am committed to sharing this with the local government sector nationally.
Re-table the 2019 Independent Organisational Review report. After all, it cost Kāpiti Coast District Council ratepayers $160k and has been largely ignored.
Support Te Whakameinga o Kāpiti, the relationship between Kāpiti council and mana whenua.
Write all public-facing council documents and content in plain language, being clear about what's happening and what the impacts are.
Pay the living wage to council employees and make the living wage a condition of all new or renewed contracts the council negotiates.
Listen to my community.
Ensure mana whenua are active in decision making.
Change the culture of Kāpiti Coast District Council to be responsive, customer centric and transparent.
Ensure that local iwi are adequately resourced to provide input on key policies and that there views are representational.
Ensure that council meetings are run transparently and that closed meetings are only held when absolutely necessary for commercial reasons.
Require engagement to be statistically robust based on population demographics.
Seek a review of staff resourcing relative to projects for delivery.
Quarterly monitoring and reporting to council from staff surveys on what it's like to work at council.
Shift from formal consultation to interactive engagement to empower communities in order to improve council decision-making.
Mature understanding of governance and operation to resolve current problem of marginalised marginalised councillors.
Become a living wage employer and develop constructive engagement relationship with applicable unions.
Transparency and democracy have guided me well as a public servant. I will continue to expose when your rights are ignored by council.
I am proud of Te Whakaminenga the 25-year-old partnership between Kāpiti Coast District Council and iwi. I am committed to sharing this with the local government sector nationally.
Re-table the 2019 Independent Organisational Review report. After all, it cost Kāpiti Coast District Council ratepayers $160k and has been largely ignored.
Support Te Whakameinga o Kāpiti, the relationship between Kāpiti council and mana whenua.
Write all public-facing council documents and content in plain language, being clear about what's happening and what the impacts are.
Pay the living wage to council employees and make the living wage a condition of all new or renewed contracts the council negotiates.
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