3. Council's Purpose, Responsibilities and Activities
3.3 Council Activities
Council is responsible for and carries out a number of activities within the community. These activities fall into four categories:
3.3.1 Strategy and Engagement
Strategy and Engagement is about making good decisions for the future of our community. These activities ensure our community are informed of Council activities and can be involved in open and transparent decision making - this helps us plan for the long term to ensure that our communities grow and develop in an integrated and sustainable way.
Improving representation in Council’s decision-making and finding other ways to improve the process of democracy in our district is important.
The activities that fall under Strategy and Engagement are:
- Civil defence;
- Communications and Events;
- Community Leadership;
- Strategies and Plans.
3.3.2 Community Facilities
Community Facilities and Property is about providing facilities for sport, recreation and cultural activities, affordable housing for elderly people, and buildings and facilities that enable us to provide a range of services to the community.
The activities that fall under Community Facilities and Property are:
- Carparks and Street Furniture;
- Cemeteries;
- Housing and Property Management;
- Libraries;
- Parks and Tracks;
- Pools and Spa’s;
- Public Toilets;
- Recreation and Heritage;
3.3.3 Infrastructure
Infrastructure represents many of the responsibilities that Council has historically managed; maintenance and development of roads, stormwater, wastewater, water supply and waste management.
The activities that fall under Community Infrastructure are:
- Roading;
- Stormwater;
- Rubbish and Recycling;
- Wastewater;
- Water.
3.3.4 Consents and Licensing
Consents and Licensing is about carrying out our regulatory functions that we have an obligation to perform under legislation. Consents and Licensing ensures we are protecting the natural resources of the district, keeping our communities safe and healthy, and balancing the different needs and interests of people and businesses in our community.
The activities that fall under Consents and Licensing are:
- Animal Control;
- Building Consents and Monitoring;
- Licensing and Enforcement
- Resource Consents and Monitoring.
3.3.5 Support Services
Support Services are an essential part of ensuring Council operates in an effective and efficient manner, meeting its statutory obligations, and is able to work towards the achievement of community outcomes. These activities are internally focused and do not have a direct output to the community, rather they are internal support systems for those activities that do.
The support services activities are customer services, finance and business services, health and safety, legal, human resources, information services, Kaimai Consultants, Kaimai Valley Services, quality assurance, project, contract management and procurement.