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Tasman District Council

Council Profile

Tasman District Council

Council type

Unitary

Population served

57,900

Number of households

23,733

Area (square km)

9616.00

Average Rates

Tasman District Council

Average residential rates

$3230.08

Average non-residential rates

$5,091.02

Personnel

Tasman District Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

404.00

Number of performance related dismissals

0.00

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

90

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

22.28%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

9

Management FTE

26.00

Average salary of managers

$151,016.00

Median salary of managers

$142,097.00

Communications & marketing FTE

6.00

Average salary of comms staff

$81,910.00

Median salary of comms staff

$77,061.00

Infrastructure FTE

30.00

Regulatory FTE

25.00

Customer service FTE

21.00

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

21.47%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$10,594,509.00

Total number of consultants & contractors

168

Audit & Risk Committee

Tasman 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?

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?

No

Payment to Third Parties

Tasman District Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$3,910.00

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$77,312.00

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$26,419.18

Debt

Tasman District Council

Net debt % rates income

239.00%

Debt per rating unit

$7,305.00

Interest paid per rating unit

$273.00

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