Guy Burns, Deputy Chair of the Paraparaumu Raumati Community Board is shocked to hear that Kapiti Coast District Council is planning to use a public excluded session to finalise the details of its organisational review at a special council meeting planned for 10 October.
“I find this offensive. A new Council will be elected two days later. I urge our current elected representatives to put the Review on ‘the table’ for the new Councillors to take ownership of—show respect for those newly elected; they are the ones who: must take ownership of the process, ensure a proper review, and implement its findings.
“I fully support the independent review, but, it’s important the review is not rushed and that plenty of time is spent developing smart and robust terms of reference. The current terms reference are prescriptive and lack depth.
“I ask current Councillors to leave the details of the Review for the new Council to pick up, further develop and refine. Ramming details of the Review home in the dying breath of the old triennium is disrespectful and has potential to severely limit and constrain the Reviewer’s ability to produce a meaningful report that satisfactorily overhauls and improves our current Council.”
Having this meeting, public excluded, is an insult to integrity and a classic diversion. Anyone saying otherwise is moving towards the domain of fantasy.The election will need to deliver a new mayor and at least 5 new incoming Councillors to sort this type of nonsense, otherwise regret will be ‘3 more years’.
The normal sort of disgraceful behavior that ratepayers have been subjected to for many years. In fact we haven’t seen this sort of thing since mayor rowan’s slight of hand bringing in water meters.
The mentality of a group of people soon to be out of their jobs committing upwards of $500,000 is astounding.
I’ve heard now, that the meeting will now be open to the Public; fingers crossed…