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Horowhenua District Council

Council Profile

Horowhenua District Council

Council type

District

Population served

37,000

Number of households

16,958

Area (square km)

1064.00

Average Rates

Horowhenua District Council

Average residential rates

$2656.00

Average non-residential rates

$1751.00

Personnel

Horowhenua District Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

206

Number of performance related dismissals

Refused

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

49

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

23.79%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

6

Management FTE

42.00

Average salary of managers

$132,035.00

Median salary of managers

$116,186.00

Communications & marketing FTE

7.48

Average salary of comms staff

$83,420.25

Median salary of comms staff

$78,000.00

Infrastructure FTE

24.00

Regulatory FTE

39.86

Customer service FTE

68.43

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

64.22%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$25,900,000.00

Total number of consultants & contractors

Refused

Audit & Risk Committee

Horowhenua District Council

Total number of members

7

Is there an independent member on the committee?

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Is the chair an independent member?

No

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

Yes

Payment to Third Parties

Horowhenua District Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$ –

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$60,182.15

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$22,139.51

Debt

Horowhenua District Council

Net debt % rates income

275.00%

Debt per rating unit

$6,399.00

Interest paid per rating unit

$171.45

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Produced by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union each year, the Ratepayers’ Report serves as a tool for Kiwis to compare rates, staffing metrics and debt levels from councils all over the country. Data is collated from LGOIMA requests and council annual reports providing ratepayers with full access to critical information on their local council.