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Central Otago District Council

Council Profile

Central Otago District Council

Council type

District Council

Population served

24,800

Number of households

11,382

Area (square km)

9968.00

Average Rates

Central Otago District Council

Average residential rates

$2549.23

Average non-residential rates

$2587.84

Personnel

Central Otago District Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

133.00

Number of performance related dismissals

0

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

22

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

16.54%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

1

Management FTE

16.00

Average salary of managers

$152,184.00

Median salary of managers

$146,500.00

Communications & marketing FTE

4.75

Average salary of comms staff

$65,561.00

Median salary of comms staff

$66,476.00

Infrastructure FTE

27.20

Regulatory FTE

38.80

Customer service FTE

7.40

% FTE Core services (Infrastructure, Regulatory & Customer service)

55.19%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$69,923,450

Total number of consultants & contractors

166

Audit & Risk Committee

Central Otago District Council

Total number of members

5

Is there an independent member on the committee?

Yes

Is there a lawyer with a practising certificate on the committee?

No

Is there an accountant with a practising certificate on the committee?

No

Is the chair an independent member?

Yes

Is there a code of conduct requiring political neutrality from staff?

Yes

Payment to Third Parties

Central Otago District Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$15,497.25

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$54,119.65

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$44,235.63

Debt

Central Otago District Council

Net debt % rates income

14.00%

Debt per rating unit

$0.34

Interest paid per rating unit

$ –

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