Further to my letter of last week and the TCC response.
Perhaps Ms Hughes should consider her response a little more closely.
It is a statutory requirement that TCC be accountable to the public. In fact it would be fair to say that the number of LOGIMA requests relates directly to how much information is not provided in an open and transparent way.
Council collects money from almost all those who reside in the area, the Local Government Act requires accountability and transparency, that is a legal requirement of those at TCC whether they like it or not.
In end result TCC are spending 'our” money so there is no reason why information about anything should be withheld from public scrutiny at any level, if the decision made are correct then be accountable for it or don't do it.
A good recent example is Baypark that some essential paperwork about its purchase appears to have been destroyed for some reason, there can be no reason to withhold or destroy any documents.
It would seem that 700 hours of staff time is a small price to pay for democracy, perhaps if that time was spent providing the information rather than scheming ways not to and if TCC put all the cards on the table perhaps the level of LOGIMA enquires would then reduce.
A Barnes, Tauranga.