Posted 3 Oct 06

re to insider., since you are an employee of a council, its no use beating you over the head unless you are the mayor!
But if all councils are being dictated to by Audit NZ, i have a problem..
Every council in every district should have their own agenda according to what they manifested to do, and then if they were elected, to work on what they promised to the locals for the local benefit and advancement..as far as the local commnity agrees to the extrent.
I have a question,, does local councils get any distribution of tax collected by the central government in proportion to the population or tax paid from that area? or, does local
councils soley rely on rates take from the community?

I also have a problem with local and districts councils at odds with each others' priorities and double tasking around the same districts.
I also have a problem with councils changing it form to become more corporate in their structures. what is the reason for this? inevitably this will result in more aspiring projects of each individual place to lead, then the need for more capital and overhead and ra-ra-ra..which inevitably leads to necessity for higher rates..
What I laugh about the whole issue, is that all these grandiose ideas of councils are solely dependent on the rates for funding..none have I ever heard statements from any couoncils on how these "subsidiariess" are there to
generate income for the councils so that these councils can deliver services without rates increase, and their goal being better services with lower rates..
I challenge you council blokes, insider, are their any real
"brains" being employed by councils? or are most just there for the cushy guaranteed jobs?
there are many, many ways all councils could raise finances
instead of just saying rates to go up 6-7-to 10% PA for the next 10years... I say, brush these aside and let them clean the streets...