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Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Determination 2018 (LI 2018/124) (as at 09 November 2018) – New Zealand Legislation
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(LI 2018/124)
5 Meaning of hearing
Entitlement to remuneration, allowances, and hearing fees
7 Remuneration, allowances, and hearing fees payable
8 Acting mayor or chairperson
9 Motor vehicles for mayors and regional chairpersons
10 Definition of member
14 Fees related to hearings
This determination is the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Determination 2018.
This determination is deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2018.
This determination expires on the close of 30 June 2019.
ATA panel means a panel appointed by an accord territorial authority under section 89 of HASHA
a community board of a territorial authority other than the Auckland Council; or
a local board of the Auckland Council
determination term means the period from the coming into force of this determination to its expiry
hearing has the meaning given to it by clause 5
hearing time has the meaning given to it by clause 6
local authority means a regional council or a territorial authority
in relation to a local authority (other than the Canterbury Regional Council) or a board, a person who is declared to be elected to that local authority or board under the Local Electoral Act 2001 or who, as the result of further election or appointment under that Act or the Local Government Act 2002, is an office holder in relation to the local authority or board (for example, a chairperson):
in relation to the Canterbury Regional Council, a person who has been elected or appointed to membership in the transitional governing body in accordance with the Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements) Act 2016, or who, as the result of further election or appointment, is an office holder in relation to the Canterbury Regional Council (for example, a chairperson)
on local authority business includes on the business of any board of the local authority
regional council means a regional council named in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 2002
territorial authority means a territorial authority named in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 2002.
In this determination, hearing means—
a hearing that is held by an ATA panel arising from—
a resource consent application under subpart 2 of Part 2 of HASHA; or
a request for a plan change or for a variation to a proposed plan under subpart 3 of Part 2 of HASHA; or
a hearing arising from a notice of requirement (including one initiated by the local authority); or
a pre-hearing meeting held under section 99 of the RMA in relation to a hearing referred to in paragraph (b) or (d); or
a mediation hearing in the Environment Court as part of an appeal from a decision of a local authority; or
a hearing on an objection against a charge fixed by a local authority under section 36 of the RMA.
In this determination, hearing time means the time spent on any of the following:
conducting a hearing:
in formal deliberations to decide the outcome of a hearing:
participating in an official group site inspection related to a hearing:
determining a resource consent application where a formal hearing does not take place:
up to a maximum of the aggregate of the time referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), preparing for a hearing and participating in any inspection of a site for the purposes of a hearing (other than an official group site inspection under paragraph (c)):
A member of a local authority or a board is entitled to—
the applicable remuneration set out in the Schedule (adjusted in accordance with clause 9 if applicable):
the applicable allowances payable in accordance with clauses 10 to 13:
the applicable hearing fees payable in accordance with clause 14.
If a member of a territorial authority is also elected or appointed to a board, the member is entitled only to the remuneration that is payable to the member as a member of the territorial authority.
This clause applies to a member who acts as a mayor or chairperson during a period when, because of a vacancy or temporary absence, the remuneration or allowances that would usually be paid to the mayor or chairperson are not being paid.
While acting as mayor or chairperson, the member must be paid the remuneration and allowances usually payable to the mayor or chairperson, instead of the member’s usual remuneration, allowances, and hearing fees.
A local authority may provide to the mayor or regional chairperson of the local authority either—
a motor vehicle (which may be provided for restricted private use, partial private use, or full private use); or
a vehicle mileage allowance in accordance with clause 11.
The maximum purchase price that may be paid for a motor vehicle purchased by a local authority for provision to a mayor or regional chairperson during the term of this determination is,—
in the case of a petrol or diesel vehicle, $55,000 (including goods and services tax and any on-road costs); and
in the case of an electric or a hybrid vehicle, $65,000 (including goods and services tax and any on-road costs).
If a motor vehicle is provided to a mayor or regional chairperson for restricted private use, no deduction may be made from the annual remuneration payable to the mayor or regional chairperson under Part 1 or Part 2 of the Schedule in respect of the provision of that motor vehicle.
If a motor vehicle is provided to a mayor or regional chairperson for partial private use or full private use,—
the annual remuneration payable to the mayor or regional chairperson under Part 1 or Part 2 of the Schedule must be adjusted by the local authority in accordance with subclause (5) or (6) (as applicable); and
the adjustment must take effect on and from—
the date of commencement of this determination (in the case of a motor vehicle provided to the person before that date); or
the date of provision of the motor vehicle to the person (in the case of a motor vehicle purchased during the term of this determination).
If a motor vehicle is provided to a mayor or regional chairperson for partial private use, the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula must be deducted from the remuneration payable to that person:
v × 41% × 10%
where v means the actual purchase price of the vehicle, including goods and services tax and any on-road costs.
If a motor vehicle is provided to a mayor or regional chairperson for full private use, the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula must be deducted from the remuneration payable to that person:
v × 41% × 20%
full private use means—
the vehicle is usually driven home and securely parked by the mayor or regional chairperson; and
the vehicle is available for the mayor or regional chairperson’s unrestricted personal use; and
the vehicle is used by the mayor or regional chairperson for a mix of local authority business and private use; and
the vehicle may also be used by other local authority members or staff on local authority business, with the permission of the mayor or regional chairperson
partial private use means—
the vehicle is used by the mayor or regional chairperson for a mix of local authority business and private purposes; and
the vehicle may also be used by other local authority members or staff on local authority business, with the permission of the mayor or regional chairperson; and
all travel in the vehicle is recorded in a log-book; and
the use of the vehicle for private purposes accounts for no more than 10% of the vehicle’s annual mileage
restricted private use means—
the vehicle is otherwise generally available for use by other local authority members or staff on local authority business; and
the vehicle is used solely for local authority business; and
all travel in the vehicle is recorded in a log-book.
To avoid doubt, subclause (2) does not apply to a motor vehicle provided to a mayor or regional chairperson before 1 July 2018.
For the purposes of payment of allowances under clauses 11 to 13, member, in relation to a territorial authority, includes a member of a board of the territorial authority.
A local authority may pay to a member a vehicle mileage allowance to reimburse that member for costs incurred in respect of eligible travel.
A member’s travel is eligible for the allowance if—
it occurs on a day when the member is not provided with a motor vehicle by the local authority; and
on local authority business; and
The allowance payable to a member for eligible travel before 1 December 2018 is,—
for the first 10 000 kilometres of eligible travel in the determination term,—
if the member uses an electric vehicle, $0.81 per kilometre; and
in any other case, $0.73 per kilometre; and
for any distance over 10 000 kilometres of eligible travel in the determination term, $0.37 per kilometre.
The allowance payable to a member for eligible travel on and after 1 December 2018 is,—
for a petrol or diesel vehicle,—
76 cents per kilometre for the first 14,000 kilometres of eligible travel during the term of this determination; and
26 cents per kilometre after the first 14,000 kilometres of eligible travel during the term of this determination:
for a petrol hybrid vehicle,—
18 cents per kilometre after the first 14,000 kilometres of eligible travel during the term of this determination:
for an electric vehicle,—
9 cents per kilometre after the first 14,000 kilometres of eligible travel during the term of this determination.
Clause 11(3): amended, on 9 November 2018, by clause 4(1) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Clause 11(4): inserted, on 9 November 2018, by clause 4(2) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
A local authority may pay a member (other than a mayor or a regional chairperson) an allowance for eligible travel time.
Travel time by a member is eligible for the allowance if it is time spent travelling within New Zealand—
The travel time allowance is $37.50 for each hour of eligible travel time after the first hour of eligible travel time travelled in a day.
However, if a member of a local authority resides outside the local authority area and travels to the local authority area on local authority business, the member is only eligible for a travel time allowance in respect of eligible travel time—
after the member crosses the boundary of the local authority area; and
after the first hour of eligible travel within the local authority area.
The maximum amount of travel time allowance that a member may be paid for eligible travel in a 24-hour period is 8 hours.
Despite subclause (1), the Chatham Islands Council may pay the Mayor of the Chatham Islands Council an allowance for eligible travel time.
If a local authority determines that particular information or communications technology equipment is required by members to perform their functions and requests that members use their own equipment for those purposes, the local authority may pay an allowance in accordance with subclause (2).
The matters in respect of which an allowance is payable and the amounts that may be paid for the determination term are as follows:
for the use of a personal computer, tablet, or laptop, including any related docking station, $200:
for the use of a multi-functional or other printer, $40:
for the use of a mobile telephone, $150.
If a local authority requests a member to use the member’s own Internet service for the purpose of the member’s work on local authority business, the member is entitled to an allowance for that use of $400 for the determination term.
If a local authority requests a member to use the member’s own mobile telephone service for the purpose of the member’s work on local authority business, the member is entitled, at the member’s option, to—
an allowance for that use of $400 for the determination term; or
reimbursement of actual costs of phone calls made on local authority business upon production of the relevant telephone records and receipts.
If a local authority supplies a mobile phone and related mobile telephone service to a member for use on local authority business and allows for its personal use, the local authority may decide what portion, if any, of the local authority’s costs reasonably attributable to such personal use must be paid by the member.
If the member is not a member for the whole of the determination term, subclauses (2) to (5) apply as if each reference to an amount were replaced by a reference to an amount calculated in accordance with the following formula:
is the number of days that the member held office in the determination term
is the number of days in the determination term
is the relevant amount specified in subclauses (2) to (5).
The Remuneration Authority may approve rules proposed by a local authority to meet the costs of installing and running special equipment or connections where, because of distance or restricted access, normal communications connections are not available.
A member of a local authority or a board who acts as the chairperson of a hearing is entitled to be paid a fee of up to $100 per hour of hearing time related to the hearing.
A member of a local authority or a board who is not the chairperson of a hearing is entitled to be paid a fee of up to $80 per hour of hearing time related to the hearing.
For any period of hearing time that is less than 1 hour, the fee must be apportioned accordingly.
Subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to—
a mayor or a member who acts as mayor and is paid the mayor’s remuneration and allowances under clause 8(2); or
a chairperson of a regional council or a member who acts as chairperson of a regional council and is paid the chairperson’s remuneration and allowances under clause 8(2).
The Local Government Members (2017/18) (Local Authorities) Determination 2017 (LI 2017/167) is revoked.
Schedule Remuneration
Chairperson 143,742
Deputy Chairperson 80,624
Regional Direction and Delivery Committee Chairperson 79,602
Committee Chairperson (5) 67,339
Councillor 57,120
Chairperson 170,016
Deputy Chairperson 92,319
Chairperson, Audit and Risk Committee 82,429
Chairperson, Regulation Hearing Committee 79,482
Canterbury Water Management Strategy Zone Committee Member (9) 74,201
Councillor 65,943
Chairperson 123,153
Deputy Chairperson 64,588
Committee Chairperson (5) 64,588
Councillor 51,670
Chairperson 135,054
Catchment Operations Committee Chairperson 68,244
Deputy Chairperson 61,184
Environment Committee Chairperson 61,184
Audit, Risk and Investment Committee Chairperson 56,478
Passenger Transport Committee Chairperson 56,478
Regional Transport Committee Chairperson 56,478
Catchment Operations Committee Deputy Chairperson 49,419
Environment Committee Deputy Chairperson 49,419
Manawatu River Users’ Advisory Group Chairperson 47,065
Councillor 47,065
Chairperson 119,834
Deputy Chairperson 78,062
Committee Chairperson/Portfolio Leader (7) 68,502
Councillor 55,758
Chairperson 131,833
Deputy Chairperson 69,700
Regional Transport Committee Chairperson 57,254
Committee Chairperson (4) 57,254
Councillor 49,786
Chairperson 106,188
Deputy Chairperson 45,945
Committee Chairperson (4) 45,945
Councillor 38,288
Deputy Chairperson/Executive Committee Chairperson 58,325
Chairperson Policy and Planning Committee and Taranaki Solid Waste Management Committee 54,436
Chairperson Consents and Regulatory Committee 50,548
Committee Chairperson (Land Transport or Civil Defence Emergency Management Committee or Yarrow Stadium Joint Committee) (3) 46,660
Councillor and appointee to Taranaki Biodiversity Trust 44,715
Councillor 38,883
Chairperson 158,308
Deputy Chairperson 86,666
Committee Chairperson A and B 74,065
Committee Chairperson A (6) 74,065
Councillor 61,465
Chairperson 168,437
Deputy Chairperson/Committee Chairperson 90,243
Committee Chairperson (3) 80,296
Portfolio Leader (1) 76,932
Chairperson, Hutt Valley Flood Management Subcommittee and Portfolio Leader 80,296
Committee Chairperson, Chief Executive Employment Review Committee 76,932
Chairperson, Wairarapa Committee 76,932
Councillor 64,223
Chairperson 79,169
Deputy Chairperson and Chairperson of Resource Management Committee 42,381
Councillor 36,563
Mayor 108,713
Deputy Mayor 36,440
Standing Committee Chairperson (3) 32,535
Councillor 26,029
Chairperson 5,290
Member 2,646
Mayor 279,562
Deputy Mayor 157,518
Chair of committee of the whole (3) 130,030
Councillor (16) 109,750
Chairperson 90,838
Deputy Chairperson 54,503
Member 44,129
Chairperson 80,361
Deputy Chairperson 48,216
Chairperson 81,290
Deputy Chairperson 48,774
Member 42,426
Chairperson 55,123
Deputy Chairperson 33,074
Member 24,103
Chairperson 94,039
Deputy Chairperson 56,423
Member 44,645
Chairperson 88,155
Deputy Chairperson 52,893
Member 43,820
Deputy Chairperson 59,086
Member 44,852
Chairperson 87,277
Deputy Chairperson 52,366
Member 43,561
Chairperson 85,316
Deputy Chairperson 51,189
Member 43,716
Chairperson 87,845
Deputy Chairperson 52,707
Chairperson 84,541
Deputy Chairperson 50,725
Member 43,458
Chairperson 86,813
Deputy Chairperson 52,088
Member 43,922
Chairperson 86,503
Deputy Chairperson 51,902
Chairperson 76,904
Deputy Chairperson 46,142
Member 42,529
Chairperson 80,155
Deputy Chairperson 48,093
Chairperson 78,555
Deputy Chairperson 47,133
Member 42,013
Chairperson 78,296
Deputy Chairperson 46,978
Chairperson 61,368
Deputy Chairperson 36,821
Member 25,755
Chairperson 78,090
Deputy Chairperson 46,854
Member 42,736
Chairperson 83,355
Deputy Chairperson 50,013
Member 43,251
Mayor 81,840
Deputy Mayor 34,260
Finance and Audit Committee Chairperson 28,835
Policy and Risk Committee Chairperson 24,553
Grants Committee Chairperson 23,697
Economic Development Committee Chairperson 24,553
Councillor 19,414
Chairperson 7,018
Member 3,509
Mayor 70,920
Deputy Mayor 24,318
Councillor 18,707
Mayor 89,376
Deputy Mayor and Chairperson Finance and Planning Committee 39,099
Chairperson Community Development Committee 31,768
Chairperson Audit and Risk Committee 31,768
Chairperson Environment and Regulatory Committee 31,768
Councillor 24,437
Mayor 96,484
Deputy Mayor 23,016
Committee Chairperson (4) 22,447
Councillor 21,240
Chairperson 13,966
Member 6,983
Chairperson 6,772
Member 3,386
Chairperson 15,025
Member 7,513
Mayor 52,225
Deputy Mayor 21,843
Councillor and Member of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (7) 16,350
Councillor 13,743
Mayor 193,099
Deputy Mayor 118,220
Councillor 102,400
Chairperson 19,342
Member 9,670
Chairperson 46,310
Member 23,155
Chairperson 45,681
Member 22,841
Chairperson 48,196
Member 24,098
Mayor 96,695
Deputy Mayor 28,070
Committee Chairperson (2) 26,733
Portfolio Leader A (2) 22,723
Portfolio Leader B (4) 21,387
Shared Committee Chairperson (2) 24,060
Councillor 20,050
Chairperson 5,714
Member 2,857
Mayor 157,798
Deputy Mayor and Chair of Economic Development Committee 77,316
Committee Chairperson (4) 72,856
Sub-Committee Chairperson 65,192
Councillor 59,474
Chairperson 18,860
Member 9,429
Chairperson 15,925
Member 7,963
Chairperson 16,135
Member 8,068
Chairperson 15,716
Member 7,858
Deputy Mayor 78,830
Committee Chairperson (3) 60,166
Councillor 48,574
Chairperson 30,660
Member 11,792
Chairperson 26,280
Member 10,107
Chairperson 26,828
Member 10,318
Mayor 141,171
Deputy Mayor 49,688
Standing Committee Chairperson (5) 45,867
Special Committee Chairperson (2) 42,045
Rural Councillor (4) 39,090
Councillor 38,222
Mayor 82,677
Deputy Mayor 25,188
Portfolio Leader (3) 22,376
Councillor 18,157
Chairperson 4,041
Member 2,020
Mayor 87,369
Deputy Mayor 31,697
Councillor 22,641
Mayor 162,928
Deputy Mayor 97,575
Chairperson Committee of the Whole (4) 90,069
Deputy Chairperson Committee of the Whole (4) 82,563
Councillor 75,057
Mayor 139,492
Deputy Mayor 64,369
Chairperson and Portfolio Leader A (4) 51,498
Portfolio Leader A (not a Chairperson) (3) 48,362
Portfolio Leader B (6) 47,316
Councillor 43,709
Chairperson 14,741
Member 7,370
Mayor 98,112
Deputy Mayor 40,403
Ward Chairperson (3) 29,061
Councillor 21,265
Mayor 109,494
Deputy Mayor 39,105
Chairperson, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee 33,915
Chairperson, Hearings Committee 33,915
Chairperson, Community Wellbeing Committee 30,856
Chairperson, Community Funding & Recognition Committee 30,856
Councillor 27,798
Chairperson 12,273
Member 6,137
Mayor 87,775
Deputy Mayor 33,767
Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk 27,463
Chair, Infrastructure and Zone Committee Representative 27,463
Chair, Public Services and Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa Management Committee (3) 27,463
Councillor with additional duties relating to earthquake recovery 20,634
Chairperson 7,868
Member 3,934
Mayor 148,949
Deputy Mayor 81,442
Committee Chairperson (4) 62,438
Hutt Valley Services Committee Chairperson 58,366
Arts and Culture Sub-Committee Chairperson 58,366
Councillor 54,295
Chairperson 13,266
Member 6,633
Chairperson 15,793
Member 7,897
Chairperson 16,636
Member 8,318
Mayor 126,562
Deputy Mayor 55,019
Committee Chairperson (3) 47,793
Chairperson, Audit Committee 41,703
Venture Southland representative 41,703
Councillor 35,693
Chairperson 8,423
Member 4,211
Mayor 63,614
Councillor 19,021
Mayor 100,857
Deputy Mayor 58,938
Taharoa Domain Governance Committee Chairperson 35,363
Mangawhai Community Park Governance Committee Chairperson 35,363
Regional Land Transport Portfolio Holder 35,363
Representative Sport Northland 32,762
Councillor 29,470
Mayor 122,899
Deputy Mayor 45,945
Committee Chairperson (3) 44,178
Appeals Committee Chairperson 38,876
Chairperson, Grants Allocation Committee 38,876
Councillor 35,342
Chairperson 14,951
Member 7,475
Chairperson 7,791
Member 3,896
Chairperson 19,584
Member 9,792
Chairperson 16,005
Member 8,002
Mayor 70,656
Deputy Mayor 23,660
Regulatory and Services Committee Chairperson 21,126
Councillor 16,900
Mayor 65,421
Councillor with additional responsibilities (3) 23,089
Councillor 18,471
Chairperson 3,828
Member 1,914
Chairperson 4,891
Member 2,445
Mayor 106,673
Deputy Mayor 40,574
Committee Chairperson (3) 36,227
Councillor 28,981
Mayor 138,925
Deputy Mayor 47,907
Committee Chairperson (4) 47,907
Councillor 38,325
Mayor 102,740
Deputy Mayor 37,730
Chair Strategic Planning and Policy Committee, and Hearings Committee 37,730
Chair Infrastructure Committee 36,382
Councillor 26,950
Mayor 109,922
Deputy Mayor 32,027
Chairperson, Corporate and Operations Committee 32,027
Councillor 27,850
Mayor 131,514
Deputy Mayor 51,085
Committee Chairperson (4) 48,711
Deputy Committee Chairperson (4) 45,361
Councillor 42,413
Mayor 137,869
Deputy Mayor 61,673
Committee Chairperson (5) 49,750
Deputy Committee Chairperson (3) 43,171
Councillor 41,115
Mayor 142,356
Deputy Mayor 62,015
Committee Chairperson (3) 55,370
Councillor 44,297
Chairperson 12,213
Chairperson 14,530
Member 7,265
Chairperson 13,056
Member 6,528
Mayor 75,284
Deputy Mayor 38,807
Chairperson Audit and Risk Committee 36,815
Coast Community Board Chair 27,026
Councillor 20,530
Chairperson 9,782
Member 4,891
Mayor 76,139
Deputy Mayor 30,347
Councillor 18,393
Chairperson 14,034
Member 7,018
Mayor 141,592
Deputy Mayor and Chair Hearings Committee and Chair CEO Performance Panel 71,933
Chair Finance and Performance Committee and Deputy Chair Hearings Committee 54,850
Chair Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee and Deputy Chair Community Development Committee 50,803
Chair Economic Development Committee 53,501
Chair Audit and Risk Committee 49,454
Chair Sport and Recreation Committee and Deputy Chair Economic Development Committee 52,826
Deputy Chair Finance and Performance Committee, and Deputy Chair Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee 49,680
Chair Planning and Strategy Committee and Deputy Chair Sport and Recreation Committee and CEO Performance Panel 56,199
Deputy Chair Audit and Risk Committee 46,308
Chair Community Development Committee and Deputy Chair Planning and Strategy Committee 52,826
Councillor 44,958
Mayor 127,892
Deputy Mayor 49,822
Standing Committee Chairperson (2) 49,822
Mayor 118,079
Deputy Mayor 41,587
Committee Chair (4) 39,070
Councillor 33,538
Chairperson 23,489
Member 11,745
Mayor 91,447
Deputy Mayor/Assets and Infrastructure Committee Chairperson 37,354
Committee Chairperson (2) 29,379
Deputy Committee Chairperson/Chairperson Chief Executive Review Committee 24,762
Deputy Committee Chairperson (2) 23,503
Councillor 20,985
Chairperson 8,506
Member 4,253
Mayor 138,041
Deputy Mayor 69,893
Committee Chairperson (2) 58,860
Deputy Committee Chairperson (2) 58,860
Cultural Ambassador 53,343
Councillor 47,827
Member 8,235
Chairperson 18,405
Member 9,203
Mayor 90,226
Deputy Mayor 29,479
Committee Chairperson (1) 23,582
Councillor 19,663
Chairperson 5,742
Member 2,870
Mayor 122,795
Deputy Mayor 41,409
Councillor 36,115
Chairperson 17,373
Member 8,686
Mayor 109,787
Deputy Mayor 34,569
Chairperson, Environment and Hearings Committee 31,637
Member Environment and Hearings Committee (4) 28,892
Member Audit and Risk Committee (1) 27,840
Community Board Councillor (1) 25,956
Councillor 25,310
Chairperson 12,062
Member 6,030
Chairperson 13,755
Member 6,878
Chairperson 10,792
Member 5,397
Mayor 100,101
Deputy Mayor 36,451
Committee Chairperson A 32,545
Committee Chairperson B 31,285
Councillor with additional duties (7) 27,311
Councillor 24,620
Chairperson 6,560
Member 3,280
Mayor 77,209
Deputy Mayor 31,010
Councillor/Committee member (1) 21,586
Councillor 18,314
Chairperson 6,379
Member 3,190
Mayor 113,742
Deputy Mayor 37,380
Committee Chairperson (4) 32,575
Councillor 26,700
Edendale–Wyndham Community Board
Chairperson 4,656
Member 2,327
Chairperson 7,406
Member 3,704
Chairperson 2,751
Member 1,376
Chairperson 10,580
Member 5,290
Chairperson 4,444
Member 2,223
Chairperson 9,099
Member 4,550
Mayor 75,248
Deputy Mayor 25,749
Chairperson Major Committee (2) 21,115
Representative on External Committee (2) 21,115
Chairperson Minor Committee (1) 19,209
Mayor 96,136
Deputy Mayor 37,127
Member Forestry Committee (2) 29,226
Member Audit and Risk Committee (2) 29,226
Councillor 26,519
Chairperson 11,427
Member 5,713
Mayor 141,981
Deputy Mayor and Standing Committee Chairperson 49,739
Standing Committee Chairperson (3) 45,913
Committee Chairperson (2) 42,088
Councillor 38,262
Chairperson 12,846
Member 6,423
Chairperson 14,320
Member 7,160
Mayor 119,404
Deputy Mayor 42,336
Chair, Fences, Roading, Reserves and Dogs Committee 40,571
Chair, Emergency Management Committee 40,571
Chair, Mangakino-Pouakani Representative Group 38,807
Councillor 35,279
Chairperson 16,506
Member 8,253
Mayor 155,896
Deputy Mayor 92,588
Committee Chairperson (5) 78,699
Deputy Committee Chairperson (1) 77,928
Councillor 77,156
Mayor 115,060
Deputy Mayor 50,668
Committee Chairperson (3) 45,940
Councillor with external appointment (3) 38,509
Councillor 33,780
Chairperson 15,406
Member 7,703
Chairperson 18,432
Member 9,216
Chairperson 19,533
Member 9,766
Chairperson 16,781
Member 8,390
Mayor 120,782
Deputy Mayor 49,831
Committee Chairperson (4) 44,493
Deputy Committee Chairperson (4) 37,375
Councillor 35,595
Chairperson 8,464
Member 4,233
Chairperson 11,004
Member 5,502
Mayor 115,381
Deputy Mayor 45,749
Chairperson, Policy Committee 40,847
Chairperson, City Services Committee 39,214
Chairperson, Audit and Finance Committee 39,214
Chairperson, Hutt Valley Services Committee 35,946
Councillor 32,678
Mayor 133,792
Deputy Mayor 58,129
Committee Chairperson (2) 51,901
Discretionary and Funding Committee Chairperson 49,826
Councillor 41,521
Chairperson 10,318
Member 5,159
Chairperson 10,740
Member 5,369
Chairperson 8,634
Chairperson 2,737
Member 1,369
Mayor 123,068
Deputy Mayor 46,913
Portfolio Holder (9) 42,011
Councillor 38,184
Chairperson 17,137
Member 8,569
Chairperson 16,145
Member 8,072
Chairperson 22,105
Member 11,052
Chairperson 14,158
Member 7,080
Mayor 71,434
Deputy Mayor 26,630
Mayor 122,455
Deputy Mayor 54,295
Committee Chairperson (4) 41,133
Councillor 32,906
Chairperson 18,410
Member 9,206
Chairperson 17,776
Member 8,887
Mayor 80,081
Deputy Mayor 32,706
Committee Chairperson (3) 25,586
Councillor 23,362
Mayor 101,840
Deputy Mayor 34,828
Core Committee Chairperson (3) 30,600
Other Committee Chairperson (5) 27,600
Councillor with other responsibilities 26,600
Councillor 24,269
Chairperson 11,850
Member 5,926
Mayor 80,979
Deputy Mayor 32,699
Councillor 24,222
Mayor 175,810
Deputy Mayor 116,325
Chair City Strategy Committee 103,086
Portfolio Leader (12) 95,747
Councillor 87,632
Chairperson 18,441
Member 9,220
Mayor 123,206
Deputy Mayor 47,281
Committee Chairperson (4) 42,216
Councillor 33,609
Chairperson 5,713
Chairperson 7,830
Member 3,915
Chairperson 8,887
Member 4,444
Mayor 77,620
Deputy Mayor, Committee Chairperson and Portfolio Holder (2) 29,148
Portfolio Holder (6) 21,200
Councillor 18,550
Mayor 115,849
Deputy Mayor 56,215
Committee Chairperson (2) 46,847
Councillor 31,230
Chairperson 10,157
Member 5,079
Chairperson 16,981
Member 8,490
Mayor 122,870
Deputy Mayor 43,492
Chair, Strategy and Finance Committee 39,718
Chair, Property and Community Services Committee 39,718
Chair, Infrastructure and Special Projects Committee 39,718
Chair, Forestry Joint Committee 39,718
Deputy Chair, Strategy and Finance Committee 35,108
Deputy Chair, Property and Community Services Committee 35,108
Deputy Chair, Infrastructure and Special Projects Committee 35,108
Deputy Chair, Forestry Joint Committee 35,108
Councillor 33,531
Mayor 144,526
Deputy Mayor 62,493
Committee Chairperson of Standing Committee (4) 62,493
Councillor 49,995
Schedule Part 2 Buller District Council: replaced (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(1) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Carterton District Council: amended (with effect on 12 September 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(2) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Central Hawke’s Bay District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(3) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Clutha District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(4)﻿(a) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Clutha District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(4)﻿(b) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Clutha District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(4)﻿(c) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Far North District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(5) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Hauraki District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(6) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Selwyn District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(7) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Waitaki District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(8)﻿(a) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Waitaki District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(8)﻿(b) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Waitaki District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(8)﻿(c) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Waitaki District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(8)﻿(d) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
Schedule Part 2 Waitaki District Council: amended (with effect on 1 July 2018), on 8 November 2018, by clause 5(8)﻿(e) of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221).
This determination is deemed to have come into force on 1 July 2018 and expires on the close of 30 June 2019.
Under the system used for the past several years by the Remuneration Authority (the Authority) for local government members, the Authority set a base councillor rate for each council and councils then made submissions on the additional remuneration for those councillors undertaking additional duties. Under the system, a relationship between the size of a council (measured using a size index) and mayor, chairperson, and base councillor salaries was determined every 3 years in an election year. A similar approach has been used to set the remuneration of community board or local board members, where the remuneration of each board member is related to population.
The Authority has now reviewed and consulted with local authorities on changes to the remuneration framework and made decisions on a new approach in future. A detailed paper setting out all the policy changes and the reasons for them is available on the Authority’s Internet site www.remauthority.govt.nz
The new approach will be fully implemented after the 2019 local government election and in this determination some transitional changes have been made. The new system continues to be based on a council size index, which is only intended for the purposes of the Remuneration Authority. The size index has been revised to include extra sizing factors relevant to the responsibilities of territorial, unitary, and regional authorities. The revised and updated council size index has resulted in changes to where councils are placed on the Authority’s index. The Authority has also created a local government pay scale using parliamentary remuneration as a comparator. Because of their extreme sizes, Auckland and Chatham Islands councils will sit outside the pay scale, which will anchored at the top by Christchurch City Council (the largest council aside from Auckland) and at the bottom related to a pro rata proportion of the average wage. The largest role in local government (the Mayor of Auckland) will receive no more than a cabinet minister.
All these changes are reflected in this determination in varying levels of remuneration increase between councils as we begin adjusting councils on the pay scale. These changes will be applied in 3 tranches—the first in this determination, the second in next year’s determination, and the third after the 2019 election. This does not apply to community boards or Auckland local boards, whose members have all received an increase of 1.5% in this determination to reflect changes in the Statistics New Zealand Labour Market Statistics (wage inflation) for the public sector in the year to March 2018. Deputy chairpersons of Auckland local boards will receive an increase to take their remuneration to 60% of the new rate for their respective board chairpersons in recognition of the extra workload attached to those positions.
Following the 2019 local government election, and in each local government election year thereafter, each council and Auckland local board will have allocated a remuneration pool reflecting its rank on the size index. Each council will make recommendations on appropriate remuneration for a base councillor salary and for positions of responsibility. The Authority will normally then apply these recommendations in its determination but will reserve the right to intervene if it sees any reason to do so. This process will apply to all councillors, but not to mayors and chairpersons of regional councils, whose remuneration will continue to be determined by the Authority in relation to the council rank on the size index. The Authority has made no decisions yet regarding the possible inclusion of community boards in council remuneration pools.
Upper limits have been set by the Authority on the purchase prices (including on-road costs and goods and services tax paid) of petrol/diesel and electric/hybrid motor vehicles. These upper limits take account of the vehicle being fit for purpose, the safety of the driver, and fairness to the ratepayer. The primary reason the Authority has set a differential between the maximum purchase prices of a petrol or diesel vehicle and an electric or hybrid vehicle is that data from Inland Revenue and AA Motoring show that electric and hybrid vehicles have lower running costs, but higher fixed costs, when compared to petrol or diesel vehicles. The fixed costs of an electric or hybrid vehicle sit between those of a medium and large vehicle. The new purchase prices apply to all new or replacement motor vehicles from 1 July 2018.
However, the new purchase price limits do not apply to existing motor vehicles currently provided to mayors and regional chairpersons. In these cases the actual purchase prices are grandparented until the existing vehicles are replaced.
The annual remuneration for a mayor or regional chairperson, shown in Part 1 and Part 2 of the Schedule, is their “total remuneration” and it includes the annual value of their motor vehicle entitlement. The Authority had previously deducted the annual value from their annual remuneration as shown in earlier determinations.
If a council as at 30 June 2018 provides its mayor or regional chairperson with a motor vehicle it must deduct, from 1 July 2018, the annual value of the motor vehicle using the appropriate formula in clause 9 from the mayor or regional chairperson’s annual remuneration as shown in Part 1 or Part 2 of the Schedule.
If a council chooses to provide its mayor or regional chairperson with a new or replacement motor vehicle on or from 1 July 2018, it must use the appropriate formula in clause 9 of this determination to calculate the annual value that will need to be deducted from their mayor or regional chairperson’s annual remuneration as shown in Part 1 or Part 2 of the Schedule. The deduction commences on the date that the mayor or regional chairperson is provided with the vehicle.
The Authority expects that if a mayor or regional chairperson is provided with a motor vehicle, the local authority will publish in its annual financial statements the vehicle details, including its annual value as a component of the mayor’s or regional chairperson’s total remuneration.
The travel time allowance (clause 12) has been amended to take into account that, with the exception of the Mayor of the Chatham Islands, all other mayors and regional council chairpersons are deemed by the Authority to have full-time roles. Therefore, those roles are no longer eligible to receive the travel time allowance.
To be fair to ratepayers, if a member lives outside of the member’s local authority area and travels on local authority business to and from the member’s place of residence and the local authority area, the member can only claim the travel time allowance when travelling within the boundary of the local authority area.
The allowance has been adjusted to place a cap on the amount of travel time that can be claimed within a 24-hour period. The maximum payable is capped at 8 hours, based on a member who travels for 9 hours during a 24-hour period (as the first hour of travel cannot be claimed).
No amendments have been made to other allowances in this determination.
Date of notification in Gazette: 26 July 2018.
This is a reprint of the Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Determination 2018 that incorporates all the amendments to that determination as at the date of the last amendment to it.
Local Government Members (2018/19) (Local Authorities) Amendment Determination 2018 (LI 2018/221)