Register of gifts
Lorna Johnson made this Official Information request to Palmerston North City Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Lorna Johnson
Dear Palmerston North City Council,
Could you please supply the register of gifts for employees and councillors of Palmerston North City Council over the last financial year (2013-2014)
Yours faithfully,
Lorna Johnson
From: Info Queue
Palmerston North City Council
Thank you for your email. We will respond as soon as possible.
Palmerston North City Council
Customer Services
06 356 8199
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From: Lorna Johnson
Dear Palmerston North City Council,
I refer to my previous request under the OIA regarding the Register of Gifts.
This request is now overdue. By law, it should have been responded to by 9th December. Can you please respond to the original request promptly.
Yours faithfully,
Lorna Johnson
From: Info Queue
Palmerston North City Council
Thank you for your email. We will respond as soon as possible.
Palmerston North City Council
Customer Services
06 356 8199
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From: Info Queue
Palmerston North City Council
Hello Lorna,
Thanks for your email. I am sorry no one has written back to you yet. I
will definitely pass your email on, and ask that some one gets in touch
with you as soon as possible,
Regards,
Alice
Customer Services
Palmerston North City Council
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From: Kyle Whitfield
Palmerston North City Council
Good Morning Lorna,
Sorry, but I can’t see that this request has been received by us. We have
no documentation regarding your request.
Do you have a response letter from PNCC which with have a request number
on? Or are you able to re-send the request to me?
Regards,
KYLE WHITFIELD l Governance & Support Team Leader
Palmerston North City Council l Private Bag 11034 l Palmerston North
P: +64 (6) 356 8199 l DDI: +64 (6) 351 4128 l C: +64 (21) 454 233 l
[1]www.pncc.govt.nz
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From: Lorna Johnson
Dear Kyle Whitfield,
On 11th November I sent the following request, via the FYI website. I received an autmated email response saying my request would be attended to.
"Dear Palmerston North City Council,
Could you please supply the register of gifts for employees and
councillors of Palmerston North City Council over the last
financial year (2013-2014)"
Once the time period for the request to be actioned had expired, I then sent the reminder that you have been forwarded by Alice. In view of the delay, I would appreciate a prompt response to my request.
Yours sincerely,
Lorna Johnson
From: Grant Jensen
Palmerston North City Council
Good afternoon Lorna,
In response to your LGOIMA requesting information from the gift register
for the financial year 2013-2014, I have the following information for
you:
excl GST 2013-2014
No. Cost
less than $10 0 $0
$10 - $49.99 272 $3,937
$50 - $99.99 49 $3,421
more than $100 21 $5,280
$12,639
I trust the above information suffices your request.
Kind regards,
GRANT JENSEN l Corporate Accountant
Palmerston North City Council l Private Bag 11034 l Palmerston North
P: +64 (6) 3568199 l [1]www.pncc.govt.nz
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From: Lorna Johnson
Dear Grant Jensen,
I note your response, which I consider insufficient.
I requested the register of gifts, which should detail who the gifts were from and who they were to, as well as the individual value of each gift. Your brief synopsis does not provide sufficient information.
Can you please supply the above information as requested.
Yours sincerely,
Lorna Johnson
From: Grant Jensen
Palmerston North City Council
Good afternoon Lorna,
Thank you for your further email dated 12 December 2014
We have reviewed the information previously provided to you, and have
decided to provide the further information as attached which covers the
financial period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.
This information is set out in the six attached documents. Each document
relates to a different unit of the Council; this explains the slight
differences in the presentation of the information.
You also requested information on the gifts received by Councillors. The
Chief Executive has not been informed of any gifts being received by
Elected Members in virtue of their position during the period requested.
Please note this new information supplied differs from previously supplied
information. The previously supplied information was a summary of the
value of gifts purchased by the Palmerston North City Council for its
employees.
Please note that we have excluded from the information anything that would
enable the recipients of gifts to be identified. This is to protect their
personal privacy. This is a valid reason for withholding information, as
per section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987.
If you are still unhappy with the information provided, you are welcome to
refer the matter to the Office of the Ombudsmen for investigation and
review. The address for that office is P.O. Box 10152, The Terrace,
Wellington 6143.
Regards,
GRANT JENSEN l Corporate Accountant
Palmerston North City Council l Private Bag 11034 l Palmerston North
P: +64 (6) 3568199 l [1]www.pncc.govt.nz
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From: Lorna Johnson
Dear Grant Jensen,
Thank you for the information supplied.
I consider this request complete.
Yours sincerely,
Lorna Johnson
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