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Resolution
number WHK/2023/1
MOVED by Chairperson C Handley, seconded by Member R
Tucker:
That
the Waiheke Local Board:
a) express grave concern that the formula used to allocate
cuts to Local Board spending has a disproportionate impact on Waiheke and the
Hauraki Gulf Islands and should be reconsidered.
b) note that when considered on a per capita basis based on
the 2018 census that the proposed budget cuts represent spending cuts of $42.20
per head for Waiheke compared to between an estimated $7.50 to $15.75 in the
other local board areas.
c) would entirely accept its responsibility for budget
savings using an equitable formula per head across council’s twenty-one
local boards, and if those also included savings in centrally allocated local
budget spending.
d) note that the Chair will be requesting the
Governing Body review the consultation material wording which describes what
the board is able to influence, as the ability for the board to influence the
majority of the local operating budget is negligible.
e) approve local consultation document content (Attachment
A) and local supporting information content (Attachment B) for inclusion in
the Annual Budget 2023/2024 consultation material.
f) delegate authority to the local board Chair to approve
any changes required to finalise the local consultation document and
supporting information content for the Waiheke Local Board for the Annual
Budget 2023/2024.
g) approve the following Have Your Say event in the local
board area during the Annual Budget 2023/2024 consultation period:
i) Community forum, 4-6pm, Wednesday, 1 March 2023, Waiheke
Local Board office, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend
h) delegate authority to the local board Chair to approve
any changes required to the Have Your Say event.
i)
delegate to the following elected members
and staff the power and responsibility to receive feedback and hear from the
public through “spoken (or New Zealand sign language)
interaction” at the council’s public engagement events during the
consultation period for the Annual Budget 2023/2024:
i) local board members and Chair
ii) General Manager Local Board Services, Local Area Manager,
Local Board Senior Advisor, Local Board Advisor, Local Board Engagement
Advisor, Local Board Democracy Advisor
iii)
any additional staff approved by the General
Manager Local Board Services or the Group Chief Financial Officer
CARRIED
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