With the media full of Christchurch council's CEO salary and payout its worth looking at what is happening at Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
The council's CEO is paid $380,000 dollars per annum. He also has a ‘golden handshake' in his contract of about $400,000 when it expires next year.
This is a payment over and above his salary and entitlements. It is a special goodbye gift for being with the council for 20 years. It's an absolute outrage. How can the Mayor allow this for a CEO of a small council with only 45,000 people in the district. We are one-third the size of Tauranga.
The Mayor has to go. Vote him out.

Lisa Morrissey, Katikati.