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WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN 08/09
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MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE
We acknowledge the special place
of Maori in Wellington’s history.
We want to see the special position of mana
whenua (i.e. iwi with customary authority over the
area) acknowledged and reflected in the way we
make decisions about the city and its resources.
Our governance arrangements
include formal opportunities for
mana whenua to contribute.
We work with the city’s two mana whenua
organisations, the Wellington Tenths Trust and
Ngati Toa Rangatira, to ensure their views are
represented in decisions about the city, and to
ensure their contribution to Wellington’s heritage
is fully and publicly recognised. Our responsibilities
to these groups are outlined in memoranda of
understanding.
We also involve the wider Maori community on
issues of specific interest to them.
MAORI ENGAGEMENT
(INCLUDING MANA WHENUA)
We measure progress in this area by
interviewing representatives of both mana
whenua organisations. In 2008/09, our targets
are for both organisations to be ‘very satisfied’
(5 measured on a 5-point scale).
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
7.2.1 Mana Whenua
partnerships
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110
110
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Total for 2008/09
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110
110
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MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE
We aim to keep residents informed,
provide opportunities for input,
and make sound decisions in line
with community aspirations.
Democratic local decision-making is important for
its own sake, because we exist to represent the
collective will of the people we serve.
It is also important for the benefits it brings such as
higher levels of community engagement and higher
confidence in local decision-making. We aim for
a culture of openness, in which residents can get
information about the city and how it is run, and
feel they can make their views known. We’d like
to encourage greater levels of engagement in local
decision-making.
We provide information and
opportunities for input.
We:
• keep residents informed through a wide variety
of media, including newspapers, radio, Council
publications and our website
• engage and consult widely before making
decisions, and seek feedback on issues facing the
city through resident surveys and partnerships
with a wide range of groups
• provide agendas for Council and committee
meetings in advance, and make our meetings
open to the public except on occasions where
there is a legitimate reason for keeping Council
business confidential
• provide information, answer queries and address
complaints through our 24-hour-a-day Contact
Centre and our City Service Centre in Wakefield St
• give members of the public access to information
on property values.
In September 2008, we will conduct a poll to find
out what electoral system Wellingtonians want for
the 2010 and 2013 elections. The two options that
will be polled are: first past the post (used up until
the 2004 elections) and single transferable vote
(used in the 2004 and 2007 elections).
The coming year will see us
undertake a comprehensive
review of our work programme in
consultation with the public.
We’ll develop a new long-term plan for the city.
We’ll take a fresh look at the broad issues likely
to face the city in the next 10 years and set in place
a detailed programme for the first three years of
that decade.
Like all institutions we face limits on our
expenditure. We’ll engage with our community
on where they want to see this money spent –
on what they want for the city and what,
if anything, they would like changed to ensure
that our services remain affordable.
The development of the long-term plan will be
covered within existing budgets.
INFORMATION, CONSULTATION AND
DECISION-MAKING
Our targets for 2008/09 are:
• 60% (a 3% increase from our 2007/08 target)
of residents surveyed will be satisfied that the
Council consults with them the right amount
• at least a 3% increase (on 2007/08 levels) in
the percentage of residents surveyed who say
they are satisfied with the way the Council
involves people in decision-making
• 80% (5% increase) of Council and committee
agendas will be made available to the public
five days prior to the meeting (statutory
obligations mean that all agendas need to be
available to the public at least two working
days before the meeting)
• 146,202 (a decrease of 4,522) business
transactions will be carried out at Council
service centres
• 80% (unchanged) of telephone calls to
our Contact Centre will be answered within
30 seconds.
What it will cost
OPERATIONAL SPENDING
CAPITAL SPENDING
Activity
User charges and
other revenue
$000
Net expenditure / rates
funding requirement
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
Expenditure
2008/09
$000
7.1.1 Consultation and
communication
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68
68
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7.2.2 City governance and
decision-making
(12)
8,110
8,122
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7.2.3 Civic information
(307)
4,941
5,248
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Total for 2008/09
(319)
13,119
13,438
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