Policies

Address the debt arising from the operating deficit with urgency. Council should never have funded operating expenses out of debt.

Build relationships with outside funders to help pay for large-scale social infrastructure such as the Rex Morpeth redevelopment.

Control council's costs by less use of external consultants where work can be done in-house and careful use of AI to boost productivity.

Increase non-rates revenue by achieving better yield from council's existing assets and through better investment.

Improve understanding of district affordability using more robust data analysis methods and achieve common understanding of affordability.

Improve project management and procurement processes to reduce wastage through better processes for determining needs.