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| Received | Subject | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22/06/2020 | Corporate & Regulatory Org details | Complete | Details |
| 20/06/2020 | Councillor salaries | Complete | Details |
| 04/06/2020 | Nitrate-nitrogen levels in council water supplies. | Complete | Details |
| 24/05/2020 | Complaints of failing to provide proper care for dogs | Complete | Details |
| 11/05/2020 | Inaugural Council Minutes | Complete | Details |
| 28/04/2020 | GHD Billing re Consent NO. 129753 | Cancelled | Details |
| 21/04/2020 | Industrial Plastic Waste to Landfill | Complete | Details |
| 21/04/2020 | Household Plastics to Landfill | Complete | Details |
| 21/04/2020 | Motor vehicle tyres to Landfill | Complete | Details |
| 20/04/2020 | Paycuts for staff, CE & Crs | Complete | Details |
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1926
Date received: 22/06/2020
Requested information: Corporate & Regulatory Org details
Status: Complete
Date responded: 23/06/2020
Response:
Dear Milton
You are correct - I am helping you. Please find attached the Corporate & Regulatory Team Organisational Charts. The Corporate & Regulatory chart is the entire group, while the Regulatory chart has the details of the Regulatory Team. Positions in yellow boxes are contractors. The firm Master Business Systems provides our Information Technology Team, Palmerston North City Council provides our Building Officers and Rangitikei District Council provides our Animal Control Team.
Please let me know if you have any questions
Kind Regards, Richard
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1925
Date received: 20/06/2020
Requested information: Councillor salaries
Status: Complete
Date responded: 23/06/2020
Response:
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to me for response.
The remuneration for Mayors and Councillors of all Councils in New Zealand is set independently by the Remuneration Authority.
The salaries payable to 30 June 2020 for Manawatū District elected members are as follows:
PositionNameSalaryMayor *less deduction for private use of carHelen Worboys$117,828.50*paDeputy MayorMichael Ford$46,403 paChairperson – Audit and Risk CommitteeStuart Campbell$39,774 paChairperson – Community Development CommitteeHilary Humphrey$39,774 paChairperson – Hearings CommitteeShane Casey$39,774 paChairperson – Nga Manu TaikoAlison Short$39,774 paHealth and Safety Governance RepresentativePhilson Marsh$39,774 paCouncillorsSteve Bielski, Heather Gee-Taylor, Grant Hadfield, Andrew Quarrie$33,145 paWe keep the remuneration details updated on our website to reflect any changes made by the Authority (see link below).
For example, from 9 July 2020 the Mayor's salary will be temporarily reduced for six months as a result of the Local Government Members (Temporary Reduction-COVID-19) Determination 2020 and we will show the reduced salary payable to the Mayor from that date.
https://www.mdc.govt.nz/About-The-Council/Governance/Elected-Member-Roles
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1924
Date received: 04/06/2020
Requested information: Nitrate-nitrogen levels in council water supplies.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 02/07/2020
Response:
Our Network Engiener has replied as follows to your request for information.
"Please find attached a spreadsheet with the Nitrate-Nitrogen sampling results for all the sources of Council Water Supply in the Manawatu District for 2017 or 2018. We are unlikely to be able to provide historical water samples as our earlier recording does not provide this level of detail.
The sources are:
Oroua at Barrows Road for Feilding
Newbury Line Bore for Feilding
Campbell Road Bore for Feilding
Rangitikei River (Ngaio Road) for Sanson until October 2019
Sanson bore for Sanson from October 2019
Rangitikei River (Pryces Line) for Halcombe-Stanway rural Scheme
Waituna West Bore for Waituna West rural Scheme
Rongotea Bore for Rongotea
Himatangi Beach Bore for Himatangi Beach
Regards
Catherine Clement
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1923
Date received: 24/05/2020
Requested information: Complaints of failing to provide proper care for dogs
Status: Complete
Date responded: 22/06/2020
Response:
The number of complaints received about each of a failure to provide a dog with proper care and attention, proper and sufficient food and water, proper and sufficient shelter, or adequate exercise.
MDC does not have a category "Failing to provide a dog with proper care and attention, proper and sufficient food and water, proper and sufficient shelter, or adequate exercise". These types of complaints are recorded under the category of "Animal Welfare". Animal Control will deal with "day to day" issues regarding the welfare of a dog (basic food, water, shelter), however if the owner is found to be seriously neglecting his / her dog(s) then we will forward to the SPCA. Numbers of RFS's that were forwarded to the SPCA are provided below:
Year20192018201720162015Number256511
Below is a reference table provided to our Customer Services staff to assist in correctly identifying whether Animal Control or the SPCA will deal with an issue.
OrganisationLack of FoodLack of ShelterLack of WaterStock On Road CatsAnimal DistressedAnimal MalnourishedAnimal MistreatedSPCA√√√ -√√√√Animal Control√√√√ ---
2. The number of each type of instance that are discovered by dog control officers (so are in addition to those identified by a complaint).
These figures are not recorded against "Animal Welfare" as the ACO would be attending the location under a separate Request for Service and if they happen to come across a minor issue, they will deal with it and note it in the RFS. If it is more serious then the ACO will contact the SPCA and hand the task over to them.
3. The number of prosecutions taken, or infringement notices issued for each type of instance.
MDC has not taken any prosecutions or issued any infringements for any animal welfare issues. If they are serious then the job is handed over to the SPCA.
4. If instances are dealt with by education, the nature of the educative process and the period and arrangements for monitoring to ensure compliance, and how many instances of each type were dealt with by education.
The education process would be conducted by the SPCA as they would be dealing with the errant owner.
5. If there is an arrangement to pass instances to the SPCA, Police or another agency for handling, how many instances of each type have been passed to each agency.
No arrangement exists to pass cases on to the SPCA or Police, it is a decision made by the ACO dealing with the complaint if they deem it serious enough.
6. How many instances of each type concerned owners already known as a consequence of previous similar failures.
MDC have not had any offenders that we have dealt with previously as we hand serious cases over to the SPCA.
7. On how many occasions has a dog control officer entered a property to provide a dog with food, water or shelter, or to seize a dog that was not provided with those things.
Occasionally an ACO may put water into a bucket or bowl if a dog they visit requires it however if the case is serious, the SPCA will be contacted to take over.
8. If a dog that was not being provided with food, water or shelter was seized, in how many instances of each type was the dog returned to the owner, or destroyed, or sold or otherwise disposed of.
No dogs have been seized due to Animal Welfare issues. These cases are handed over to the SPCA.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1922
Date received: 11/05/2020
Requested information: Inaugural Council Minutes
Status: Complete
Date responded: 15/05/2020
Response:
11 May:
I acknowledge your LGOIMA request received today. Three of the Minutes you request are only held in hard copy. Our records team will get copies for you when they return to the office after Lockdown. If we are at Level 2 later this week we will endeavour to get them for you by early next week.
Meantime, please see attached the 2010 Minutes which were already in electronic form.
15 May:
Please see attached the inaugural minutes of Manawatu DC for 2001, 2004 and 2007 as requested.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1921
Date received: 28/04/2020
Requested information: GHD Billing re Consent NO. 129753
Status: Cancelled
Date responded: 29/04/2020
Response:
WITHDRAWN
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1918
Date received: 21/04/2020
Requested information: Industrial Plastic Waste to Landfill
Status: Complete
Date responded: 14/05/2020
Response:
1/ Quantities of industrial plastic waste to landfill within your jurisdiction.
We collected 46.01 tonnes of plastics from our transfer stations in the last financial year, Our contract provider estimates about 30% of this is non-recyclable and disposed of to landfill
2/ Specifically, quantities of Motor Vehicle plastic components waste to landfill.
We do not separate or record Motor vehicle plastics from our recycling our provider is not aware of any contamination of our recycling with Motor Vehicle plastics
3/ The quantities of any known industrial plastic waste, motor vehicle plastic storage and/or related plastic mountain, within your jurisdiction.
We are not aware of any plastics mountains within the MDC district and do not have any data on industrial/motor vehicle plastics
4/ The landfill/s used to dispose of any of these plastics generated within your jurisdiction.
Our local landfill is Bonny Glen, North of Marton
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1919
Date received: 21/04/2020
Requested information: Household Plastics to Landfill
Status: Complete
Date responded: 14/05/2020
Response:
Our local landfill is Bonny Glen, North of Marton
1/ Quantities of household plastic waste to landfills within your jurisdiction.
a) categorized by type 1 & 2s and 3-7s.
b) what landfill in your jurisdiction are the plastics being disposed to?
Household plastics are sorted and recycled.
2/ The quantities of any known storage/plastic mountains, within your jurisdiction.
We are not aware of any plastics mountains within the MDC District
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1920
Date received: 21/04/2020
Requested information: Motor vehicle tyres to Landfill
Status: Complete
Date responded: 14/05/2020
Response:
1/ Quantities of Motor Vehicle Tyres to landfill within your jurisdiction.
We do not dispose of collected tyres to landfill
2/ The name of the landfill that is used for redundant tyres generated within your jurisdiction.
N/A
3/ The quantities of any known motor vehicle tyres storage/tyre mountain/s, within your jurisdiction.
We are not aware of any tyre mountains in the MDC district
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1917
Date received: 20/04/2020
Requested information: Paycuts for staff, CE & Crs
Status: Complete
Date responded: 20/04/2020
Response:
Dear Jordan & Mat
In response to your questions:
Will your Council be:
Cancelling all scheduled salary increases for all but frontline workers until the economy has recovered (i.e. when quarterly GDP has returned in real terms to the that of Q4-2019); and
No – Council is considering a proposal for a wage and salary freeze for all staff for 12 months
Reducing your salary by 20 percent for the next 12 months;
No – Council does not have the power to unilaterally reduce my salary. Any change must be voluntary. I would also note that Public Sector CE's have not done this (6 vs 12 months).
Reducing the Mayor/Chair and Councillors' salaries by the same;
No – as I'm sure you are aware, their salaries are set by the remuneration authority and gazetted in Parliament and we cannot change them.
Asking second-level managers (staff who report directly to you) to do the same.
No – for reasons noted above
Kind Regards
Richard
P.S. I'm sure you appreciate the irony that the Taxpayers Union is receiving a Government wage subsidy, while Councils are ineligible.