Resourcing of Mayor's office
Matthew Andrews made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council
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From: Matthew Andrews
Dear Wellington City Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 I request the following information:
1) The total budget allocated to the Mayor of Wellington's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
2) The total number of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22. To assist in responding, and without limiting the request, I note the following story in the NZ Herald refers to the current Mayor having a Chief of Staff and a public affairs adviser to the mayor/media adviser. So this would suggest in the 2021-22 year there are at least two staff in the Mayor's office. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-chief-...
3) The job titles of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
4) The salary bands applying to roles in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22. Note to avoid revealing private information, please provide this information in salary bands no less than $10,000.
5) Any provision for spending on consultants directly by the Mayor without further approval required, each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
If some of this information is available more readily than other information requested, please provide the information readily available as soon as possible and do not wait to be able to provide all requested information at the same time.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Andrews
From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Tēnā koe Matthew
Thank you for your email dated 16/05/2022 requesting information regarding
the Mayor's office.
Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision
as soon as possible, but no later than 14/06/2022, being 20 working days
of receipt.
The reference number for your request is IRC-3352.
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Andrews <[FOI #19358 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2022 11:43 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Resourcing of Mayor's office
Dear Wellington City Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 I
request the following information:
1) The total budget allocated to the Mayor of Wellington's office each
financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
2) The total number of staff employed in the Mayor's office each
financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
To assist in responding,
and without limiting the request, I note the following story in the NZ
Herald refers to the current Mayor having a Chief of Staff and a public
affairs adviser to the mayor/media adviser. So this would suggest in the
2021-22 year there are at least two staff in the Mayor's office.
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3) The job titles of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial
year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
4) The salary bands applying to roles in the Mayor's office each financial
year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22. Note to avoid revealing private
information, please provide this information in salary bands no less than
$10,000.
5) Any provision for spending on consultants directly by the Mayor without
further approval required, each financial year from 2009-10 through to
2021-22.
If some of this information is available more readily than other
information requested, please provide the information readily available as
soon as possible and do not wait to be able to provide all requested
information at the same time.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Andrews
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From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora Matthew,
Thank you for your email. I've spoken to our HR team about this one and unfortunately because we changed systems in the last few years, we're unable to provide data going back to 2009. We are able to provide the staff numbers and salary bands from the financial year ending 30 June 2016 through to current.
Please let me know if this will be an issue.
Ngā mihi
Claudia
Claudia Holgate
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Andrews <[FOI #19358 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2022 11:43 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Resourcing of Mayor's office
Dear Wellington City Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 I request the following information:
1) The total budget allocated to the Mayor of Wellington's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
2) The total number of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
To assist in responding, and without limiting the request, I note the following story in the NZ Herald refers to the current Mayor having a Chief of Staff and a public affairs adviser to the mayor/media adviser. So this would suggest in the 2021-22 year there are at least two staff in the Mayor's office. https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
3) The job titles of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
4) The salary bands applying to roles in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22. Note to avoid revealing private information, please provide this information in salary bands no less than $10,000.
5) Any provision for spending on consultants directly by the Mayor without further approval required, each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
If some of this information is available more readily than other information requested, please provide the information readily available as soon as possible and do not wait to be able to provide all requested information at the same time.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Andrews
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From: Matthew Andrews
Dear Claudia Holgate,
While I am disappointed to not be able to obtain the earlier information, please proceed with providing the staff numbers and salary bands from the financial year ending 30 June 2016 through to current.
Yours sincerely,
Matthew Andrews
From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora Matthew,
Thank you for your below request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act).
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 20 June. We hope to have the response to you prior to this.
This extension is necessary because choose one consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
Right of review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website, www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Thank you again for your request, if you have any question please feel free to contact me.
Ngā mihi
Claudia
Claudia Holgate
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team
Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Andrews <[FOI #19358 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2022 11:43 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Resourcing of Mayor's office
Dear Wellington City Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 I request the following information:
1) The total budget allocated to the Mayor of Wellington's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
2) The total number of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
To assist in responding, and without limiting the request, I note the following story in the NZ Herald refers to the current Mayor having a Chief of Staff and a public affairs adviser to the mayor/media adviser. So this would suggest in the 2021-22 year there are at least two staff in the Mayor's office. https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
3) The job titles of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
4) The salary bands applying to roles in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22. Note to avoid revealing private information, please provide this information in salary bands no less than $10,000.
5) Any provision for spending on consultants directly by the Mayor without further approval required, each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
If some of this information is available more readily than other information requested, please provide the information readily available as soon as possible and do not wait to be able to provide all requested information at the same time.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Andrews
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From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora Matthew,
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act).
Wellington City Council has granted your request for information. However, it will take us some time to prepare the information for release. I hope to provide you with a response by 1 July 2022 if not sooner.
Right of review
If you are not satisfied with the Council’s response, you may request the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Council’s decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website, www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Ngâ mihi
Claudia
Claudia Holgate
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team
Te Kaunihera o Pôneke | Wellington City Council
-----Original Message-----
From: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 June 2022 3:37 pm
To: Matthew Andrews <[FOI #19358 email]>
Cc: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Resourcing of Mayor's office
Kia ora Matthew,
Thank you for your below request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act).
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 20 June. We hope to have the response to you prior to this.
This extension is necessary because choose one consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
Right of review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website, https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo....
Thank you again for your request, if you have any question please feel free to contact me.
Ngâ mihi
Claudia
Claudia Holgate
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team Te Kaunihera o Pôneke | Wellington City Council
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Andrews <[FOI #19358 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2022 11:43 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Resourcing of Mayor's office
Dear Wellington City Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 I request the following information:
1) The total budget allocated to the Mayor of Wellington's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
2) The total number of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
To assist in responding, and without limiting the request, I note the following story in the NZ Herald refers to the current Mayor having a Chief of Staff and a public affairs adviser to the mayor/media adviser. So this would suggest in the 2021-22 year there are at least two staff in the Mayor's office. https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
3) The job titles of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
4) The salary bands applying to roles in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22. Note to avoid revealing private information, please provide this information in salary bands no less than $10,000.
5) Any provision for spending on consultants directly by the Mayor without further approval required, each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
If some of this information is available more readily than other information requested, please provide the information readily available as soon as possible and do not wait to be able to provide all requested information at the same time.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Andrews
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From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council
Kia ora Matthew,
Thank you for your patience.
Please see attached response to your recent LGOIMA request.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Ngā mihi
Claudia
Claudia Holgate
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Andrews <[FOI #19358 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2022 11:43 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Resourcing of Mayor's office
Dear Wellington City Council,
Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 I request the following information:
1) The total budget allocated to the Mayor of Wellington's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
2) The total number of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
To assist in responding, and without limiting the request, I note the following story in the NZ Herald refers to the current Mayor having a Chief of Staff and a public affairs adviser to the mayor/media adviser. So this would suggest in the 2021-22 year there are at least two staff in the Mayor's office. https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
3) The job titles of staff employed in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
4) The salary bands applying to roles in the Mayor's office each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22. Note to avoid revealing private information, please provide this information in salary bands no less than $10,000.
5) Any provision for spending on consultants directly by the Mayor without further approval required, each financial year from 2009-10 through to 2021-22.
If some of this information is available more readily than other information requested, please provide the information readily available as soon as possible and do not wait to be able to provide all requested information at the same time.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Andrews
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