Selwyn_Times: March 06, 2024

Wednesday March 6 2024 Selwyn Times
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Views sought on
proposed changes
to council wards
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• By Daniel Alvey
GROWTH IN Rolleston has forced the
council to change its ward structure.
It will soon be consulting the public on
the new wards, and two options will likely
be proposed.
The first is a four ward eight councillor
model, and the second is a three ward
10 councillor option. The new proposed
wards are yet to be named.
The council is currently conducting a
representation review, which normally is
done every six years, but due to the pace
the district is growing it is being done
after three years.
The current ward system and its geographical
boundaries no
longer meet the Local
Government Act 2002
requirements. The act
requires councillors to
represent equal amounts
of the district population
plus or minus 10 per cent.
The representation
review committee chaired
by Rolleston Ward councillor
Phil Dean will confirm the final
Phil Dean
options heading to public consultation at
its March 12 meeting.
Using the current population of 81,250
each councillor should represent 8125
people. In the Rolleston Ward, each
councillor represents 10,000 people, while
in the Ellesmere Ward, each councillor
represents 6725 people. Both fall outside
the legislative requirements.
“Under the act, it’s all about the proportion
of public to councillors. It does not
allow us to take the geographical area into
account unless there are extreme circumstances.”
In the four ward-eight councillor option,
the ward boundaries remain similar, the
main difference being West Melton will be
joined with Lincoln and Prebbleton, and
Burnham will be joined with Rolleston.
One councillor will cover the Malvern
area, one will cover the Ellesmere area,
three will cover Rolleston, and three
will cover Lincoln, Prebbleton and West
Melton.
In the three wards-10 councillor option,
much of what is currently the Malvern and
Ellesmere wards are joined together, and
West Melton will be joined with Lincoln
and Prebbleton, and Burnham will be
joined with Rolleston.
Three councillors will cover the joined
Malvern and Ellesmere wards, four will
cover Rolleston and three will cover Lincoln,
Prebbleton and West Melton.
Dean acknowledged in the three
ward model there is a possibility that all
councillors could live in the Malvern or
Ellesmere areas.
“The risk is that three councillors could
come from what part and have a larger
geographical area to cover.”
Dean encouraged people to have their
say on the proposal when it goes out for
consultation.
“We urge the public to look at this,
particularly we want to hear from young
people because they are the ones who will
be impacted by it for the longer time,”
Dean said.
“We want to hear from everybody
because this is deciding who your
representatives are.”
• Have your say: What do you
think of the wards council is
considering? Send your views to
daniel.alvey@starmedia.kiwi
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