Annual Plan passed by Governing Body From Auckland Council: Auckland Council agrees 2016/2017 budget Auckland Council today agreed its 2016/2017 Annual Budget, agreeing to an overall general rates increase … Continue reading Annual Plan 2016-2017 Ratified. Priority Given To Public Transport Over Roads #AKLPols
In real terms Numbers have decreased But we need staff for those consents So mayoral candidate put some numbers out on staff costs exceeding allocated budget lines event though … Continue reading Staff Costs at Auckland Council: The Real Numbers
Could these taxes assist? Mention Auckland and you either get housing or transport. I will cover transport in a subsequent post but for this one let’s look at housing. … Continue reading Land Taxes and Capital Gains Taxes for Auckland? #AKLPols
According to the Australians – yes Yesterday Auckland Future’s Auckland Mayoral Candidate Victoria Crone trotted out the tried and failed Rates Cap policy (2% for residential) along with this … Continue reading Can We Tolerate an Increase in Tax (or Rates) if it Meant Better Services? #AKLPols
2% Rates cap? So how to pay for that infrastructure to those new developments? Why does the hard Right in Auckland focus solely on Rates caps and service cuts … Continue reading Crone Visionless with Auckland. Housing and Transport are the Issues – Not Rates #Auckland2016
Time to stop being closed on Council Assets? Bill English weighs in on the debate The question on assets and whether to sell the ones Auckland Council hold is … Continue reading Auckland Assets, Selling, Swapping and Reinvestment. The #Auckland2016 Question
So how are things performing and where is the money being spent? From Auckland Council: Building consents, funding and cladding on the Finance and Performance agenda The council’s Finance … Continue reading Finance and Performance Committee – April 16 – Decision Digests #AKLPols
From the Finance and Performance Committee Funding Aucklanders’ favourite things and a robust look at financing The council’s Finance and Performance Committee agreed funding for some of Auckland’s best … Continue reading Council Finance and Performance Committee – March 2016. How is Your Money Being Spent? #AKLPols
$36.8m saving targeted From Auckland Council: $36.8 million target for savings on council ICT Today the Finance and Performance Committee received a report outlining proposed savings of $36.8 million … Continue reading Further Savings Targeted for Council IT #AKLPols
Where would you like your Rates spent next cycle Don’t forget folks you have until March 24 to have your say on the Council’s annual Budget. From Auckland … Continue reading Don’t Forget Your Say on the Annual Plan #AKLPols
Talking Southern Auckland 