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Invercargill City Council

Council Profile

Invercargill City Council

Council type

City

Population served

57,000

Number of households

23,229

Area (square km)

390.00

Average Rates

Invercargill City Council

Average residential rates

$2,333.87

Average non-residential rates

$6,963.19

Personnel

Invercargill City Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

341.00

Number of performance related dismissals

0

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

48

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

14.08%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

4

Management FTE

31.00

Average salary of managers

$146,337.00

Median salary of managers

$130,530.00

Communications & marketing FTE

10.00

Average salary of comms staff

$74,019.00

Median salary of comms staff

$70,550.00

Infrastructure FTE

54.00

Regulatory FTE

40.00

Customer service FTE

121.00

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

63.05%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$4,800,000

Total number of consultants & contractors

162

Audit & Risk Committee

Invercargill City Council

Total number of members

9

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?

Yes

Is the chair an independent member?

Yes

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

Yes

Payment to Third Parties

Invercargill City Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$27,862.65

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$95,584.58

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$63,649.96

Debt

Invercargill City Council

Net debt % rates income

71.00%

Debt per rating unit

$3,801.62

Interest paid per rating unit

$60.60

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