On Tauranga City Council appointments. Councillor Rick Curach has 12 years' experience, while councillors Bill Grainger and Catherine Stewart both have six years' know-how. But they're all given menial tasks by re-elected Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby.
Instead, he gives some of the seven new councillors - all with a collective zero local government political experience - plum committee chairmanships.
Why does ‘vindictive' keep coming to mind?
Perry Harlen, Mount Maunganui.
Posted: 10:33am Fri 01 Nov, 2013
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3 comments
What skills?
Posted on 01-11-2013 11:14 | By Mychoice
Could P Harlen state the specific skills of the trio of surviving councillors? Also, according to the rules these committees and chairmanships are decided on by a vote. Did any councillor make a contrary vote? The voters were ready for a change and it is a matter of opinion whether that change went far enough. Personally I'd love to see the surviving councillors given a responsibility that may throw more light on their abilities??? Personally I have a lot more confidence in those newly elected.
Just read the agenda
Posted on 01-11-2013 16:31 | By Mychoice
Report DC349 of the council meeting contains a recommendation to acknowledge the appointment by the mayor of Kelvin Clout as deputy-mayor. The mayor now seems to get a bigger say because of new rules. But my earlier question still stands, did any councillor vote against that clause? Some similar thing will come up about the committees. I think the choice of Cr Clout as deputy mayor is a good choice and I don't think any of the surviving councillors necessarily have the skills to run important committees. But P Harlen may be able show otherwise.
Skills ignored?
Posted on 03-11-2013 16:48 | By algail
So the newly elected councillors have zero experience. Hmm I wonder what the problem is there. Tauranga has the worst record of debt in the country the second highest rates and all this was expertly carried out by experienced local politicians. I have to ask what the hell does experience have to do with it when experienced people can't run a council anyway. Get real Tauranga get yourself educated on how your council is wrecking Tauranga for you the future your children and grandchildren if they are not smart enough to get the hell out before the major collapse. Alastair Bethlehem
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