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Tauranga City Council

Council Profile

Tauranga City Council

Council type

City

Population served

155,200

Number of households

56,472

Area (square km)

135.00

Average Rates

Tauranga City Council

Average residential rates

$3,481.76

Average non-residential rates

$13,119.52

Personnel

Tauranga City Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

1118.85

Number of performance related dismissals

3

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

316

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

28.24%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

16

Management FTE

190.50

Average salary of managers

$128,129.00

Median salary of managers

$263,700.00

Communications & marketing FTE

20.50

Average salary of comms staff

$89,664.00

Median salary of comms staff

$112,291.00

Infrastructure FTE

194.50

Regulatory FTE

152.50

Customer service FTE

186.50

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

59.44%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$15,095,517.00

Total number of consultants & contractors

246

Audit & Risk Committee

Tauranga City Council

Total number of members

9

Is there an independent member on the committee?

No

Is there a lawyer with a practising certificate on the committee?

Yes

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

Tauranga City Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$65,968.00

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$95,028.00

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$50,159.00

Debt

Tauranga City Council

Net debt % rates income

321.00%

Debt per rating unit

$12,494.00

Interest paid per rating unit

$355.00

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