Palmerston North City Council Candidates Information Booklet

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24ACTIVITIESThe Council undertakes 19 Activities. These have been put into 6 Groups of Activities.Activities are groups and services that the Council provides for the community: Leadership Councillor Leadership and Decision MakingDirection Setting Social CemeteriesCivil DefenceCommunity DevelopmentHousing Economic Works and City Promotion Leisure Arts and CultureCity LibrariesParks and Recreation Environment RegulatoryRoading and ParkingRubbish and RecyclingStormwaterWastewaterWater Support Services Commercial or Strategic InvestmentsCorporate SupportCustomer ServicesFor a detailed description of each Activity refer to the Council’s Long Term Plan2012-2022.Palmerston North City Council Elections 201367
25POLITICAL STRUCTUREThe political structure of the Council at present comprises a number of committees, most ofwhich meet on a regular basis.The Standing Committees include:- Planning and Policy- Community Well-Being- Finance and Performance- Creative Communities NewZealand/Art & Culture Fund- Committee of Council- Audit and Risk- HearingsThere is one sub-committee:- The Gordon Kear Forest Management Sub-CommitteeThere is one joint committee:- Manawatu District/Palmerston North City Joint Strategic Planning CommitteeFor the 2010-2013 term of Council, meetings of the Council and its committees were held ona monthly cycle. Meetings of committees were generally held at 2.00 pm on a week-day andthe Council meeting held at 7.00pm, on the last Wednesday of the calendar month. Allmeetings are open to the public except where confidential matters are considered.All Councillors are members of the Council and, in the current political structure, of theCommittee of Council. In addition, all Councillors are members of one or more of the otherstanding committees.The political structure will be reviewed by the incoming Council following the October 2013elections. At that time, most existing committee arrangements will cease. The Council isfree to decide on its committee structure, membership, meeting dates and times can changethis as it wishes from time to time.68 Palmerston North City Council Elections 2013
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DMS #869281CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION .
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1INTRODUCTIONThis booklet outlines
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Please note that this Candidate Inf
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The Palmerston North Constituency o
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4ELECTION TIMETABLE2013 LOCAL AUTHO
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5CANDIDATEQUALIFICATIONS A candidat
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6NOMINATIONSNominations Key Dates:N
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Page 31 and 32: 103B103C103DDonations and contribut
Page 33 and 34: 104 Interpretation:In this subpart
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Page 51 and 52: 15SPECIAL VOTINGSpecial Votes are a
Page 53 and 54: 17SCRUTINEERSCandidates may appoint
Page 55 and 56: 18SCRUTINY OF ROLLSThe scrutiny of
Page 57 and 58: 20OFFICIAL COUNT AND RESULTSThe off
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Page 65 and 66: 22THE COUNCILThe Palmerston North C
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Page 75 and 76: 29RAISING MATTERS WITH THE COUNCILT
Page 77 and 78: 30MAYORPalmerston North City Counci
Page 79 and 80: 32CODE OF CONDUCTSchedule 7 of the
Page 81 and 82: 33REMUNERATION AND EXPENSESThe remu
Page 83 and 84: 35INAUGURAL MEETINGThe successful c
Page 85 and 86: PRE-ELECTION SEMINARSTime Date Venu
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