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Resolution
number PKTPP/2021/97
MOVED by Chairperson J Fairey, seconded by Member B Shen:
That
the Puketāpapa Local Board:
a)
receive the draft report on the Joint
Governance Working Party on the funding and decision-making proposals set out
in the Equity of Service Levels and Funding.
b)
strongly supports the principle of
local boards having decision-making responsibility over its local services,
service levels and service assets, noting that:
i)
this aligns with
the principle of subsidiarity which is a core tenet of NZ’s approach to
local government
ii)
adequate resourcing
will be required to support the necessary quality advice and changes to
timeframes, including organisational culture shift such as supporting and
upskilling staff to work with local boards
iii) this part of the proposal is well supported
across local boards and would be able to proceed soon if split off from the
equity issue which is more complex
iv)
the CCO Review has
identified further opportunities for local decision-making and accountability
mechanisms that will impact on how CCOs interact with local boards in this
sphere, and this ongoing work should be included in the Governance Framework
Review.
c)
strongly supports the principle of
local community service funding being based on equity rather than assets,
noting:
i)
the historic focus on
linking funding to assets has unfairly advantaged areas who are already well
served and disadvantaged those who are not
ii)
this is a more
controversial area of the proposal and will prove more difficult to resolve,
therefore we are comfortable with the equity issue being split off from the
decision-making issue which is more straight forward
iii) current asset data provided is not correct and
must be able to be relied upon before equity calculations can be effectively
made for comparison prior to giving further feedback.
iv)
local boards
require more information, in particular in relation to the impact on other
local boards, before we can progress this issue further.
d)
supports the principle of changing
the funding model that would ensure that local boards not currently receiving
equitable funding get additional funding, noting that:
i)
we do not support
the proposal for a 5 percent weighting for land values, as it is likely to
further entrench historic disadvantage for areas with fewer assets which tend
to also be those with lower land values
ii)
we support a short
timeframe for transition, to ensure re-balancing is able to happen as soon as
practicable
iii)
this part of the
funding model is complex and requires further work before it can be
progressed with more widespread buy-in.
e)
does not support the visitor services
factor proposal and instead prefers a separate mechanism be developed to
address this situation specific to Waiheke Local Board.
f)
supports in principle the proposal
for minimum service levels.
g)
request an investigation
into clear mechanisms to provide service levels about the minimum to address
our concerns that the minimum could become a defacto upper limit if
resourcing does not allow for anything above the minimum.
h)
notes concern
regarding the minimum service level proposal specifically in regard to
citizenship ceremonies, which are currently part funded by the Department of
Internal Affairs, and requests further work be undertaken on this area.
i)
supports the
criteria proposed for identifying multi-board services.
j)
notes insufficient
detail has been provided in regard to the funding and decision-making
structures for multi-board services, and at this time needs further
information to form a position.
k)
thank Gary
Pemberton via SKYPE For Business for his attendance.
CARRIED
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