Hiring practices and direct selection

Simon Veritas made this Official Information request to Auckland Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Simon Veritas

Dear Auckland Council,

I request the following information:

1. What is the position band of the Executive Officer of Regulatory Services?

2. Across Auckland Council, how many positions of this band or higher were filled in the 2019 calendar year?

3. Of those, what number/percentage were filled by direct appointment? (Direct appointment is defined as the selection of a specified individual without any other individuals having the ability to apply.)

4. What number/percentage were filled following internal advertising/interviews? (Internal advertising means within Auckland Council and its CCOs)

5. What number/percentage were filled following external advertising/interviews?

6. Is there any internal Council policy or procedure that specifies what being a "good employer" means in terms of advertising vacancies and/or length of advertising periods?

Yours faithfully,

Simon Veritas

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Dear Simon

Thank you for your request about hiring practices direct selection.

We have 20 working days to make and communicate our decision on your request. We are required to release all the information we hold unless there is a good reason not to. This is explained in more detail in the attached information sheet about out processes under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

If you have further questions please feel free to contact Saree Biddick at email , Jenny Hua at [email address] , or on 09 301 0101, quoting reference 8140006472.

Ngā mihi
Privacy & LGOIMA Team

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Dear Simon,
 
Further to our acknowledgement on 3 March 2020, we require more time to
respond to your request.
 
I’m sorry that we are unable to provide you the information today. We are
currently still collating and processing information for your request.
Therefore, Auckland Council is extending the time limit for responding to
your request under section 14 of the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). We will reply to your request by 22 May
2020. Please note this is a maximum response time and we will endeavour to
respond sooner.
 
Please note we are likely to experience further disruptions due to the
impact of Covid-19 and this means that the response time for this
information may take longer than usual.
 
The reasons for this extension are:
 
- The request is for a large quantity of information or necessitates a
search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original
time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operation of Auckland
Council.

- Consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are ongoing
and a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.
 
Please note you have the right to request a review of this extension from
the Ombudsman.
 
If you have any questions please let me know.
 
Kind regards
Jenny Hua
Privacy & LGOIMA Business Partner
Democracy Services

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Dear Simon

Thank you for your request for information relating to hiring practices
and direct selection at Auckland Council. Please find attached our
response letter and its attachment.

If you have any further queries please contact me on 09 301 0101, quoting
Official Information Request No 8140006472.

Please note you have the right to request a review of this decision from
the Ombudsman.

 

Kind regards

Jenny Hua

Privacy & LGOIMA Business Partner

Democracy Services

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may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the
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message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the
message and attachments. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses
or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on
the recipient computer system or network. Any views expressed in this
email may be those of the individual sender and may not necessarily
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