HOW THEY VOTED ON COUNCIL CONTROLLED ORGANISATIONS

REPORT 4 Strategy and Policy 8 /11/2012

by Bryan Pepperell on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 5:23pm ·

My e-mail to the Mayor and council
From: Bryan Pepperell [mailto:Bryan.Pepperell@wcc.govt.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, 6 November 2012 8:37 p.m.
To: Celia Wade-Brown (celia.wade-brown@wcc.govt.nz)
; GRP: Councillors
Subject: REVIEW OF COUNCIL CONTROLLED ORGANISATIONS

Hi, due to my medical dental needs today, I had to leave early, but I wish to return to the issues that I raised, and some new ones.  L

We did not get what we wanted with the review.  Last week a member of the public stopped me and asked if we were governing the system or was the system governing us?

We wanted a review of the CCOs’ and that included whether they were fit for purpose.  What we got was a justification for purpose.

We wanted to have a say in who did the review.  L

We wanted to have a workshop.

I’m sure many councillors will be concerned about making savings and finding less costly ways to deliver services.

If the economy goes belly up as a consequence of an energy crash we will be looking at how to survive it.  A further deepening of the recession will force a rethink.  We will still have the debt when 20 percent of the workforce are out of work.  The economy will tank

with further oil price increases. We will have to look at ways to cope. When people  lose their income rates will become a big issue.  So far all we have is status quo.  That is not the answer when the world is changing.

Large unemployment will cause further focus on higher salaries. The deputy mayor was right to raise the issue.  Things will get ugly and we will need to show we understand by our actions.

One of the CCO CEO’s  I’m told got a $40,000 bonus on top of $250,000. Sal.  I’m  told the job in house was worth $160,000.

We were told In - house there were possible net savings of $790k.  That being the case we need that as the less costly way to deliver services.  As I have not seen the breakdown I’m thinking there may be more savings to be made by bringing services in-house. J

Cheers

From: Bryan Pepperell
Sent: Wednesday, 7 November 2012 8:36 p.m.
To: 'Sally Dossor'
Subject: Report 4 Amendment S& P 8 November 2012

REPORT 4

Amendment:

•             Delete 2 – 11
•             New 2 and 3 as below

2.            Recommend to Council that the activities of the following Council CCO’s are brought in-house:

a)            Basin Reserve Trust
b)            Partnership Wellington Trust
c)            Positively Wellington Venues Limited
d)            Capacity Infrastructure Services Limited
e)            Wellington Cable Car Limited
f)             Wellington Museums Trust
g)            Wellington Zoo Trust
h)            Wellington Waterfront Limited


3.            Recommend to Council to instruct the Chief Executive to agree a transition process with the Board of each CCO to give effect to recommendation 2 and report back to the Strategy and Policy Committee on the transition plan for agreement by SPC by 31 March 2013.

Moved.
Cr Pepperell

Seconded Justin Lester

Voting for were: Stephany Cook, Iona Pannett, Bryan Pepperell, Helene Ritchie

Voting against were: Mayor Celia Wade-Brown
Councillors Ahipene Mercer, Ngaire Best, Jo Coughlan, Paul Eagle, Leonie Gill, Justin Lester, Ian McKinnon, John Morrison

Simon Marsh was absent.