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New Plymouth District Council

Council Profile

New Plymouth District Council

Council type

District

Population served

87,300

Number of households

33,915

Area (square km)

2,206.00

Average Rates

New Plymouth District Council

Average residential rates

$2,726.82

Average non-residential rates

$7,169.03

Personnel

New Plymouth District Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

660.00

Number of performance related dismissals

0

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

138

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

20.91%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

9

Management FTE

115.40

Average salary of managers

$123,973.00

Median salary of managers

$103,115.00

Communications & marketing FTE

6.00

Average salary of comms staff

Refused

Median salary of comms staff

Refused

Infrastructure FTE

120.00

Regulatory FTE

43.80

Customer service FTE

174.25

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

53.49%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$21,731,585.21

Total number of consultants & contractors

211

Audit & Risk Committee

New Plymouth District Council

Total number of members

8

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?

No

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

Yes

Payment to Third Parties

New Plymouth District Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$85,643.68

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$88,333.09

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$89,326.23

Debt

New Plymouth District Council

Net debt % rates income

-210.60%

Debt per rating unit

$5,572.59

Interest paid per rating unit

$117.12

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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.