Wellington City Council

Trial participatory budgeting and Citizens' Assemblies to give residents a direct say over spending on local issues and projects.

Ensure council proactively engages with renters, migrants, students, and disabled people in a way that works for these communities.

Ensure councillors have better ongoing access to leadership development and accountability resources, not just at induction.

Improve council proposals for change to be more open and neutral. Such reports should provide supporting evidence.

Improve council's engagement to more directly identify, contact and listen to people who will be impacted by proposed changes.

Consider introducing more proactively releasing information such as publishing all Official Information Act requests on the council website.

Build and strengthen relationship with mana whenua, iwi and Māori organisations through positive engagement and collaborations.

Increase engagement with different ethnic communities through regular conversations and public forums.

Listen to people for better public engagement and have more consultations to make sure communities have a say on major projects.

Continue to engage with the ethnic communities for a diverse and inclusive city through ethnic forums and consultations.

Engage with mana whenua and build a positive partnership.

Publish an online, publicly-accessible record of both council's decisions and voting records.

Reduce the number of closed council and committee meetings to only those that are strictly necessary.

Engage with mana whenua as set out in Tākai Here (the relationship agreement between Wellington City Council and mana whenua).

Regular meetings with ethnic communities outside a formal council arena.

Listen to public engagement and implement recommendations not reengage again and again. Focus!

Review internal operations through the finance and risk committee. FYI I am a Chartered Accountant with 25 years experience.

Accelerate implementation of council's new engagement strategy, with more opportunities for residents to hear each others' different views.

Continue building council's internal capability to deliver, particularly in asset management, project planning and procurement.

Work constructively and respectfully with council staff, creating a positive culture that attracts and retains high quality staff.

Start a monthly survey to get residents' feedback on council services. A dedicated team to look into calls made and the action taken.

All mums should be entitled to one year paid leave, second-year mums to get benefits, childcare should be free as it will be run by council.

All ethnic communities be identified and treated equally so they feel part of this beautiful city.

Investigate regional amalgamation to provide more reliable and consistent policies for what most people view as a single region.

Remove the usage of 'commercially sensitive' to reject OIA requests as so many council services are now provided through private companies.

Advocate for local businesses to provide time for their employees to submit on hearings that happen during common work hours.

Implement systems to facilitate greater public engagement in decision-making processes, including students, migrants and other populations.

Advocate against the root causes of youth crime in order to restore happy and healthy communities for all residents.

Re-establish and encourage confidence in democratic principles relating to decision-making, consultation, and planning processes.