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About the Governing Body
What is the Governing Body?
The Governing Body is a decision making body, made up of the mayor and
20 ward councillors.
Auckland Council's governance is shared between the Governing Body and
21 local boards.
What the Governing Body does
The Governing Body focuses on Auckland-wide, strategic decisions, making the most of the council's size and ability to deliver across Auckland.
The Governing Body is responsible for:
- preparing and adopting the 10-year budget (long-term plan (LTP), annual budget (annual plan) and annual report
- setting rates and bylaws
- decision-making on regulatory matters and on Auckland-wide non-regulatory matters
- setting strategies, policies and plans, including the Auckland plan and the Unitary plan
- the governance of council-controlled organisations (CCOs)
- consulting with and considering the views of local boards before making a decision which affects the communities in the local board area, or the responsibilities or operations of the local board
- negotiating a local board agreement with each local board
- monitoring and reviewing the performance of the organisation.
Mayor
Wayne Brown
Deputy mayor
Desley Simpson
All councillors are members of the Governing Body.
See a list of ward councillors
Team Leader Governance Advisors
Sarndra O'Toole
09 890 8152 or 021 704 850
sarndra.otoole@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Powers of the Governing Body
The Governing Body Terms of Reference set out which powers can be delegated to committees and which are retained by the Governing Body.
Additional Content
Meeting rules and procedures
The Standing Orders of the Governing Body outline the rules and procedures for meetings of the Governing Body.
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