MORE paid advisors added
Should we not, as the rates payers, be having a say here? The Nelson Mail tells us that Council have elected 4 MORE PAID ‘advisors’ to Council who are UNELECTED… and paid from our rates.

When does Council legally have to consult?
CONSULTATION PROCESS The Local Government Act 2002 for local councils states specifically that Council have to consult over financial planning and decision-making. There is a statutory obligation to use the special consultative procedure in particular

THE LAW SAYS THEY HAVE TO LISTEN!
ARE OUR COUNCILLORS LISTENING TO US — AND ACTING ON OUR INPUT? Does it seem to you that Council are simply not listening to us? Does it seem like this: They don’t act on petitions-

WHAT??? and PAID??
DID YOU KNOW that councillors have appointed 15 paid advisors to Council (more than the number of councillors!) and that these so-called ‘External Appointees’ have voting rights on the various committees or subcommittees they’ve been