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Waikato Regional Council

Council Profile

Waikato Regional Council

Council type

Regional

Population served

513,800

Number of households

152,004

Area (square km)

23,901.09

Average Rates

Waikato Regional Council

Average residential rates

$419.29

Average non-residential rates

$1,016.54

Personnel

Waikato Regional Council

Full-time Equivalent Staff – Group

557.79

Number of performance related dismissals

0

FTE Staff over $100,000 – Group

176

Proportion of FTE staff earning over $100,000

31.55%

Staff over $200,000 – Group

8

Management FTE

34.00

Average salary of managers

$179,566.12

Median salary of managers

$168,456.88

Communications & marketing FTE

18.80

Average salary of comms staff

$81,217.03

Median salary of comms staff

$78,718.75

Infrastructure FTE

99.20

Regulatory FTE

101.70

Customer service FTE

35.90

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

42.45%

Total expenditure on consultants & contractors

$5,013,635.00

Total number of consultants & contractors

113.00

Audit & Risk Committee

Waikato Regional Council

Total number of members

6

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?

Yes

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

Yes

Payment to Third Parties

Waikato Regional Council

Chamber of Commerce (inc GST)

$1,754.00

Local Government New Zealand (inc GST)

$94,203.00

New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (inc GST)

$35,998.62

Debt

Waikato Regional Council

Net debt % rates income

19.70%

Debt per rating unit

$117.03

Interest paid per rating unit

$3.56

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