LGOIMA Requests

Good afternoon Monique

We are aware that the last day for response to your LGOIMA request if Monday 5 October.  At this time we have not been able to access the information required for two of your questions, however thought we would send the rest of our responses to you now.  Please see below, in red.

Would you prefer us to continue to access and the data you are requesting and provide it a little late, or would you like to approach CEDA directly?  I look forward to your preference.

Subject: Information Request: Ratepayers' Report (Part 2)

Good morning,

This is a request for information under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Please use GST figures where applicable. Please also interpret any reference to "Council" to include the parent council and any council-controlled organisations (unless otherwise specified).

I request the following information for the 2018/2019 Financial Year:

1.       Staff Numbers

1. The FTE number of staff employed by the Council (excluding any staff employed by council-controlled organisations) as at 30 June 2019. 160.5
2. The FTE number of staff employed by the Council (including any staff employed by council-controlled organisations) as at 30 June 2019. 162.75 CEDA FTE Staff at 30 June 2019 17.5
   
   
3. The total number of any severance payments made to staff (including payments to staff employed by council-controlled organisations). Please only include payments that are made above and beyond any payment that is required to be made under an employment agreement. 2
4. The total dollar value of any severance payments made to staff (including payments to staff employed by council-controlled organisations). Please only include payments that are made above and beyond any payment that is required to be made under an employment agreement. $17,000.00
5. The total number of staff dismissed due to poor performance. 0
6. The total number of staff (including those employed by council-controlled organisations) receiving remuneration in excess of $100,000. 19
7. The total number of staff (including those employed by council-controlled organisations) receiving remuneration in excess of $200,000. 1 

2.       Contractor Numbers

1. 1. The total value of payments made by the Council (or any council-controlled organisations) to any company or individual contracted by the Council to provide a service. MCT $321,649.35, Council $2,740,159 and CEDA Total contractor payments $227,782 for year end June 19 exc. GST
      
2. The FTE number of contractors (i.e. individual positions) the payments in (a) equate. Council contractors FTE 23
3. The total number of contractors (i.e. individual positions) receiving payments totalling in excess of $100,000.
   
   Council: HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL $169,302, PETER SHORE $113,242
4. The total number of contractors (i.e. individual positions) receiving payments totalling in excess of $200,000.
   
   Council: PNCC $1,388,871, RANGITIKEI DISTRICT COUNCIL $313,434.13, MASTER BUSINESS SYSTEMS $773,776
   
   Please assume an individual contractor to be a firm or sole proprietor who is providing a service or services that are the same or substantially similar to that of an employee (i.e. the contractor is (or can be) based on council premises and uses Council equipment) but charges a fee for their services through time billing. 

3.       CEO Remuneration

1. The total remuneration paid to the Council's Chief Executive during the 2018/2019 Financial Year. As per the Annual Report – For the year ended 30 June 2019, the remuneration paid to the Chief Executive, Richard Templer, was $309,000
   
   The total remuneration paid to the CEO of each council-controlled organisation during the 2018/2019 Financial Year. Please disclose the name of the CEO, the name of the relevant council-controlled organisation, and the annual remuneration the CEO received. NA
2. 
   Please ensure that each remuneration figure includes any KiwiSaver contributions, mileage payments, and any other benefits. Please also break down the total remuneration figure into each of these components (base salary, mileage payments, KiwiSaver contributions, communications allowances, and any other benefits). Salary $294,286.00 Kiwisaver $14,714
   
    If the Council (or any CCO) had a change of CEO during the financial year, please disclose the CEO remuneration as an annualised figure, i.e. the amount the incoming (or interim) CEO would have received should they have remained in the role for the full year. Please disclose any severance payments made to the outgoing CEO separately.
   

4.       Elected Official Remuneration

1. The total remuneration paid to the Council's Mayor during the 2018/2019 Financial Year.  $104,599.00
2. The total remuneration paid to the Council's Deputy Mayor during the 2018/2019 Financial Year. $40,574.00
3. The sum of annual remuneration paid to Councillors (excluding the Mayor and Deputy Mayor) in the 2018/2019 Financial Year. See Annual Report Page 114
4. The total number of Councillors (excluding the Mayor and Deputy Mayor). 9
   
   Please ensure that each remuneration figure includes any non-salary benefit, i.e. please disclose the total of each position's base salary, hearing fees, mileage payments, communications allowances and any other non-salary benefits.
   
   Please include any remuneration paid to elected officials who hold specific portfolios, and any remuneration paid to elected officials for sitting on various committees of subcommittees, or for attending hearings.
   
   If the Council had a change of an elected official during the financial year, please disclose the remuneration as an annualised figure, i.e. the amount the elected official would have received should they remained in the role for the full year. Please disclose any severance payments made to the outgoing elected official separately.