Local Government Members (2021/22) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2021

2021/363

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Local Government Members (2021/22) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2021

This determination, and appended explanatory memorandum, is made by the Remuneration Authority under the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 and clauses 6 and 7A of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002, after having regard to the matters specified in clause 7 of that schedule.

Determination

1 Title

This determination is the Local Government Members (2021/22) Amendment Determination (No 2) 2021.

2 Commencement

(1)

Clause 4(2) is deemed to have come into force on 1 August 2021.

(2)

Clause 4(3) is deemed to have come into force on 29 October 2021.

(3)

The rest of this determination is deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2021.

3 Principal determination

This determination amends the Local Government Members (2021/22) Determination 2021.

4 Schedule amended

(1)

In the Schedule, Part 2, replace the item relating to Otorohanga District Council with:

Ōtorohanga District Council

OfficeAnnual remuneration ($)
Mayor92,500
Deputy Mayor and Member Grants and Awards Committee39,095
Council Representative on Ōtorohanga Community Board and Member Grants and Awards Committee30,312
Council Representative on Ōtorohanga Community Board28,217
Chairperson Grants and Awards Committee24,095
Council Representative on Kawhia Community Board and Member Risk and Assurance Committee27,172
Deputy Chairperson Risk and Assurance Committee27,238
Member Risk and Assurance Committee25,142
Councillor (Minimum Allowable Remuneration)18,905

Kawhia Community Board

OfficeAnnual remuneration ($)
Chairperson4,060
Member2,030

Ōtorohanga Community Board

OfficeAnnual remuneration ($)
Chairperson14,530
Member7,265

(2)

In the Schedule, Part 2, item relating to Palmerston North City Council, replace the items relating to Deputy Mayor, Chair—Planning and Strategy Committee, and Chair—Hearings Committee and Chair—Finance and Audit Committee and Chair—Chief Executive’s Performance Review Panel with:

Deputy Mayor, Chair—Planning and Strategy Committee, Chair—Hearings Committee, and Chair—Chief Executive Performance Review84,687
Chair—Finance and Audit Committee 54,675

(3)

In the Schedule, Part 2, item relating to Wellington City Council, replace the items relating to Deputy Mayor, Chair of Committee of the Whole (5), and Councillor (with no additional responsibilities) (8) with:

Deputy Mayor140,056
Chair of Committee of the Whole (5)121,554
Councillor (with no additional responsibilities) (7)119,618

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 2021.

 Fran Wilde,
Chairperson.

Geoff Summers,
Member.

Explanatory memorandum

This memorandum is not part of the determination, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This determination amends the Local Government Members (2021/22) Determination 2021.

The amendments relating to the Ōtorohanga District Council are deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2021. The amendments relating to the Palmerston North City Council are deemed to have come into force on 1 August 2021. The amendments relating to the Wellington City Council are deemed to have come into force on 29 October 2021.

The amendments in this determination are made at the request of the councils concerned and approved by the Remuneration Authority.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 11 November 2021.