In Faulkner's Corner, (16 Nov) he confirms that the only person our elected councillors employ, the CEO has the sole responsibility of not only how the organisation is run, but also in developing the draft of proposed reorganisation to do this, after consultation with staff members who may have relevant contributions to make covering items that may not have been thought of.
I am concerned that in a democracy, the representatives that citizens of Tauranga have elected, and more importantly citizens themselves, apparently have no part to contribute to this planning regarding the manner in which the requirements of the Act are to be applied to them, nor being able to evaluate past strengths and weaknesses.
This seems to indicate a critical failure in the governance by our elected councillors, as citizens do not know if they are seen by our elected leaders as just passive beneficiaries, or as actual contributors to our city.
Hugh Hughes, Mt Maunganui.
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Posted on 23-11-2012 16:10 | By TERMITE
Well you have identified the problem that has been present for sometime, the EM's have little or no say over what happens ... that is not really true, it is more a case of being generally being keep in the dark on a more or less long term basis. The best comparision to elected members here is 'Mushrooms', there are two main items that they both display and amplify very well.
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