Lets see what comes out of the Auckland Council information sausage machine on THIS one! _____________________________________________________________________ 31 December 2014 Stephen Town Auckland Council CEO Open Letter /OIA request to Auckland Council CEO Stephen Town : Please provide the EVIDENCE of efficiency savings since the Auckland Council forced amalgamation on 1 November 2010: Dear Stephen, In the Application for Local Government Reorganisation - PROPOSAL FOR A UNITARY AUTHORITY WITH LOCAL BOARDS FOR THE WELLINGTON REGION - it is stated on page 47: The Auckland Council experience and overseas examples strongly suggest that there should be a reasonable expectation of efficiency savings from the creation of a combined Wellington Council. Opportunities would likely come from the following areas: * Common administrative and support functions (human resources, procurement, ICT, finance, property management, corporate and executive services) * Common data management systems and processes * Common regulatory functions, activities and processes (building consents, resource consents, liquor licensing, dog permits, and other permits and licensing) * Streamlined planning processes for resource management, transport planning as well as plans required under the Local Government Act * Single ownership of assets and a comprehensive asset management approach * Services that are delivered at both a regional and local level (economic development and tourism marketing) * Combined contract for services, for example rubbish collection and road management. .... A) Please provide the EVIDENCE which confirms in each of the above-mentioned categories the ACTUAL savings (if any) which have been made, by comparing the ACTUAL costs for each category, and subcategory, of the 8 previous Councils in the Auckland region in the last rating year prior to the forced Auckland Council amalgamation on 1 November 2010. B) Please provide the information which confirms the reorganisational costs of the Auckland Council forced amalgamation on 1 November 2010, in each of the above-mentioned categories, including all costs relating and pertaining to the establishment and operational costs of the Auckland Transition Agency (ATA), particularly the costs of appointed ATA members and staff. C) Please provide the information which confirms the costs of establishing, and/or extending the roles of the following 7 substantive Auckland Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs), in each of the above-mentioned categories. aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/representativesbodies/CCO/Pages/Home.aspx Auckland Council Investments Limited Auckland Council Property Limited Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited Auckland Transport Auckland Waterfront Development Agency Limited Regional Facilities Auckland Watercare Services Limited Yours sincerely, Penny Bright Anti-corruption whistle-blower
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:25:54 +0000
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