Western Bay of Plenty 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.
Develop more effective methods to get wider engagement across all sectors of our communities when consulting on council plans and policies.
Rally against legislative creep slowly eroding the democratic power of local government organisations and elected members.
Protect democratic decision-making.
Council, assisted by community boards, engage with all communities we serve to secure feedback/best opinion from the residents of Western Bay of Plenty.
Consider necessity of role vs staffing numbers required to carry out day-to-day operations across the council. Ratepayers need transparency.
Review/comparison of staffing employment contracts of civil/public service vs private sector.
Working with tangata whenua as partners. Being collaborative and culturally inclusive. Public engagement be inclusive of cultures and ages.
Work towards reforms of council representation – a mixture of expertise and local elected members expertise and local connection.
Youth engagement becomes a priority. Run regular events and surveys to give feed back to council on their services to youth.
Increase wage parities for our emergency services.
Bring a level of integrity to our internal operations.
Engage with ethnic communities so they have the experience of being included.
Continually work to engage with the people of our communities. Council is essentially a co-operative – owned by the people for the people.
Support everybody to be informed about council activities. From that will come wider diversity of representation.
Ensure that central government's plans for reform of local government do not disadvantage the people of the Western Bay of Plenty.
Develop more effective methods to get wider engagement across all sectors of our communities when consulting on council plans and policies.
Rally against legislative creep slowly eroding the democratic power of local government organisations and elected members.
Protect democratic decision-making.
Council, assisted by community boards, engage with all communities we serve to secure feedback/best opinion from the residents of Western Bay of Plenty.
Consider necessity of role vs staffing numbers required to carry out day-to-day operations across the council. Ratepayers need transparency.
Review/comparison of staffing employment contracts of civil/public service vs private sector.
Working with tangata whenua as partners. Being collaborative and culturally inclusive. Public engagement be inclusive of cultures and ages.
Work towards reforms of council representation – a mixture of expertise and local elected members expertise and local connection.
Youth engagement becomes a priority. Run regular events and surveys to give feed back to council on their services to youth.
Increase wage parities for our emergency services.
Bring a level of integrity to our internal operations.
Engage with ethnic communities so they have the experience of being included.
Continually work to engage with the people of our communities. Council is essentially a co-operative – owned by the people for the people.
Support everybody to be informed about council activities. From that will come wider diversity of representation.
Ensure that central government's plans for reform of local government do not disadvantage the people of the Western Bay of Plenty.
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