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Porirua City Council

Council Profile

Porirua City Council

Council type

City

Population served

61,900

Number of households

18,930

Area (square km)

175.00

Average Rates

Porirua City Council

Average residential rates

$3,435.00

Average non-residential rates

$10,763.00

Personnel

Porirua City Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

358.90

Number of performance related dismissals

0

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

79.00

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

20.47%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

7

Management FTE

56.00

Average salary of managers

$132,503.00

Median salary of managers

$124,139.00

Communications & marketing FTE

7.00

Average salary of comms staff

$95,727.00

Median salary of comms staff

$97,869.00

Infrastructure FTE

97.50

Regulatory FTE

53.60

Customer service FTE

21.20

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

48.01%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$2,490,185.00

Total number of consultants & contractors

46

Audit & Risk Committee

Porirua 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

Porirua City Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$71,875.00

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$66,789.00

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$14,301.00

Debt

Porirua City Council

Net debt % rates income

176.00%

Debt per rating unit

$8,230.00

Interest paid per rating unit

$252.00

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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.