Palmerston North City Council Candidates Information Booklet

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28PLANSKey Planning ProcessesThe Local Government Act 2002 sets out several key planning processes.Long-Term PlanThe Long-Term Plan (LTP) is the Council’s long term plan (10 Year Plan). It showswhat the Council will do to help contribute to the community’s desired social, economic,environmental and cultural outcomes. It identifies:- What services the Council will provide over ten years- Why it provides these services- What they will cost- How they will be funded- How success will be judgedThe Council has to prepare an LTP every three years. This includes a draft LTP forpublic consultation (in about March of the year in which it is adopted).The current LTP sets out the Council’s vision and goals. There are five goals – threefor the City and two for the organisation:Vision:Palmerston North is recognised as a vibrant, caring, creative and sustainablecity.City Goals:- Palmerston North is a city where people want to live because of its easy lifestyleand its many social, economic and leisure opportunities.- Palmerston North is a leading city in the quest to become environmentallysustainable.- Palmerston North is a city which attracts, fosters and retains businesses because ofthe creativity and innovation of its education, research and knowledge base.Organisational Goals:- Palmerston North City Council is financially responsible and residents are satisfiedthat they get value for money from their rates.Palmerston North City Council Elections 201371
- Palmerston North City Council understands the many views of the City’s people andthose people understand what the Council is doing and why.The LTP is based on the Council’s policies and plans. These show in more detail whatthe Council will do to make Palmerston North a more sustainable City. The frameworkfor Council’s strategies is in the diagram on the next page. Specific strategies are on theCouncil’s website achieve for Community Outcomes. They include the Council’s corepolicies (social, economic, leisure, and natural and built environmental) and the DistrictPlan.The Council prepared its first LTP (as required by the Local Government Act 2002) inJune 2004. The current LTP was adopted in 2012.The next LTP has to be adopted in June 2015.Annual PlanIn the in-between years (ie years two and three) the Council will produce an Annual Plan.This will focus on the budget implications of the LTP for that year.A draft Annual Plan will be produced for public comment, but the main planningdocument for community consultation on Council’s direction is the LTP.72 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 51 and 52: 15SPECIAL VOTINGSpecial Votes are a
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Page 65 and 66: 22THE COUNCILThe Palmerston North C
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Page 69 and 70: 25POLITICAL STRUCTUREThe political
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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
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