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Northland Regional Council

Council Profile

Northland Regional Council

Council type

Regional

Population served

201,500

Number of households

81,552

Area (square km)

13,789.00

Average Rates

Northland Regional Council

Average residential rates

$424.00

Average non-residential rates

$586.82

Personnel

Northland Regional Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

299.90

Number of performance related dismissals

0

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

40

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

13.38%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

2

Management FTE

55.92

Average salary of managers

$119,724.90

Median salary of managers

$106,000.00

Communications & marketing FTE

14.01

Average salary of comms staff

$76,958.33

Median salary of comms staff

$75,920

Infrastructure FTE

10.00

Regulatory FTE

39.15

Customer service FTE

8.00

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

19.06%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$8,921,215.73

Total number of consultants & contractors

665

Audit & Risk Committee

Northland Regional 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?

No

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

Yes

Payment to Third Parties

Northland Regional Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$7,791.25

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$44,608.98

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$26,802.57

Debt

Northland Regional Council

Net debt % rates income

-190.01%

Debt per rating unit

$140.24

Interest paid per rating unit

$5.31

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