Good morning, Kara

 

1.     We are writing to acknowledge your information request, dated 1
September 2022, regarding Council’s culture.

 

2.     Council received your request on 1 September 2022, as follows:

 

Napier's mayor was reported by RNZ as saying she was proud of her work on
improving the council's culture (30 August 2022).

Can you please list and briefly detail the type of work done or initiated
by the mayor and councillors in the last three years to improve the
council's culture in the areas of staff pay, staff retention, staff
conditions, and staff morale.

Could you also provide any information on whether the current mayor or
councillors have received any relationship management training to give
them the skills needed to retain a CEO for longer than 18 months.

 

3.     This is being treated as an Official Information request, and as
such, Council must meet certain criteria in how and when we respond to
you, set out in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987.

 

4.     Your request has been provided to the relevant officers to prepare
Council’s response and you will be advised of Council’s decision as soon
as is reasonably possible, and no later than 20 working days from the date
we received your request, unless we have agreed an extension to that time
frame with you before the due date.

 

6.     If you have any questions about your request, please contact us at:
[1][Napier City Council request email]

 

Regards

 

 

 

GOVERNANCE TEAM​​
On behalf of the Privacy Officer
Napier City Council, Private Bag 6010, Napier 4142
t +64 6 835 7579  [2]www.napier.govt.nz
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From: Kara Grace <[FOI #20426 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2022 12:00 AM
To: Local Governance <[Napier City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Council's culture

 

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Napier's mayor was reported by RNZ as saying she was proud of her work on
improving the council's culture (30 August 2022).

Can you please list and briefly detail the type of work done or initiated
by the mayor and councillors in the last three years to improve the
council's culture in the areas of staff pay, staff retention, staff
conditions, and staff morale.

Could you also provide any information on whether the current mayor or
councillors have received any relationship management training to give
them the skills needed to retain a CEO for longer than 18 months.

Thanks

Kara Grace

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Kia ora Kara

 

Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request – Council’s
culture

 

1.     We are writing further to your request for information dated 1
September 2022 regarding Council’s culture.

 

2.     You requested:

 

Napier's mayor was reported by RNZ as saying she was proud of her work on
improving the council's culture (30 August 2022).

Can you please list and briefly detail the type of work done or initiated
by the mayor and councillors in the last three years to improve the
council's culture in the areas of staff pay, staff retention, staff
conditions, and staff morale.

Could you also provide any information on whether the current mayor or
councillors have received any relationship management training to give
them the skills needed to retain a CEO for longer than 18 months.

 

3.     Response:

 

The elected members do not control staff pay, staff retention, staff
conditions, or staff morale. Their role is to employ the Chief Executive
who is then responsible for implementing all the organisation’s strategies
and establishing the corporate culture, including staff well-being, pay
and retention.

 

Although elected members have not done specific relationship training this
term, they have reviewed their code of conduct, the Institute of Directors
has led them in 360˚ reviews, and they participated in the CouncilMark
review this year. Additionally, members of the Hearings Committee all have
up to date certification for the ‘Making Good Decisions’ training.

 

4.     If you are unhappy with the decision(s) communicated here, you have
the option to contact the Office

of the Ombudsman to request a review.

 

The Ombudsman can be contacted at:

 

The Ombudsman

PO Box 10152

Wellington 6143

[1][email address]

 

or an online form can be accessed at:

 

[2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-...

 

5.     If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact us
at [3][Napier City Council request email]

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

 

GOVERNANCE TEAM​​
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Napier City Council, Private Bag 6010, Napier 4142
t +64 6 835 7579 [4]www.napier.govt.nz
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From: Local Governance
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2022 9:05 AM
To: [6][FOI #20426 email]
Subject: 22050: Official Information request - K Grace - Council's culture
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Good morning, Kara

 

1.     We are writing to acknowledge your information request, dated 1
September 2022, regarding Council’s culture.

 

2.     Council received your request on 1 September 2022, as follows:

 

Napier's mayor was reported by RNZ as saying she was proud of her work on
improving the council's culture (30 August 2022).

Can you please list and briefly detail the type of work done or initiated
by the mayor and councillors in the last three years to improve the
council's culture in the areas of staff pay, staff retention, staff
conditions, and staff morale.

Could you also provide any information on whether the current mayor or
councillors have received any relationship management training to give
them the skills needed to retain a CEO for longer than 18 months.

 

3.     This is being treated as an Official Information request, and as
such, Council must meet certain criteria in how and when we respond to
you, set out in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987.

 

4.     Your request has been provided to the relevant officers to prepare
Council’s response and you will be advised of Council’s decision as soon
as is reasonably possible, and no later than 20 working days from the date
we received your request, unless we have agreed an extension to that time
frame with you before the due date.

 

6.     If you have any questions about your request, please contact us at:
[7][Napier City Council request email]

 

Regards

 

 

 

GOVERNANCE TEAM​​
On behalf of the Privacy Officer
Napier City Council, Private Bag 6010, Napier 4142
t +64 6 835 7579  [8]www.napier.govt.nz
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From: Kara Grace <[10][FOI #20426 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2022 12:00 AM
To: Local Governance <[11][Napier City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Council's culture

 

Caution: This email originated from outside Napier City Council. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know
the content is safe.

Napier's mayor was reported by RNZ as saying she was proud of her work on
improving the council's culture (30 August 2022).

Can you please list and briefly detail the type of work done or initiated
by the mayor and councillors in the last three years to improve the
council's culture in the areas of staff pay, staff retention, staff
conditions, and staff morale.

Could you also provide any information on whether the current mayor or
councillors have received any relationship management training to give
them the skills needed to retain a CEO for longer than 18 months.

Thanks

Kara Grace

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[12][FOI #20426 email]

Is [13][Napier City Council request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to Napier City Council? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[14]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[15]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

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