Information on staff numbers, average rates and net debt as a percentage of rates income
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From: Rex Widerstrom
Dear Hutt City Council,
In light of the answers - or in many cases, lack thereof - given by Council in response to the Taxpayers Union's "Ratepayers Report", I request, under the provisions of the LGOIMA, the following information:
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, how many performance-related dismissals have occured?
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, what if any compensation has been paid to any staff who were dismissed (to clarify, I am not seeking per-case data, only accrued annual data).
- As of August 2023, how many FTE roles exist, and how many are currently filed?
- As of August 2023, what is the average and median salary for HCC managers?
- As of August 2023, what is the average and median salary for staff classified as working in communications roles?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE infrastructure roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE regulatory roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE customer service roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, what if any remuneration has been paid to any contractors or consultants? (to clarify, I am not seeking per-case data, only accrued annual data).
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, how many contractors or consultants were employed and what was the average length of engagement?
- On what basis was the answer of $2,950 average residential rates, provided to the TU survey, arrived at? How dow this accord with the figures on page 257 of the Order Paper for the Council meeting held on Friday 30 June 2023, which shows average residential rates higher than that figure in every suburb bar one?
Note: if it is easier for Council to instead provide the annual figures requested as figures for the corresponding financial years, I will consider that as meeting the terms of this request.
Yours faithfully,
Rex Widerstrom
From: Information Management Team
Hutt City Council
Tçnâ koe Rex
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REQUEST
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request of 8 August 2023 for information regarding staff numbers, average rates and net debt as a percentage of rates income.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
If the information is no longer required please let us know, it would be much appreciated.
Please note that our response to your information request, including your name, may be published on Hutt City Council’s website.
Nâku noa, nâ
Susan Sales
Senior Advisor, Official Information
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
W www.huttcity.govt.nz
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From: Rex Widerstrom <[FOI #23735 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 3:23 PM
To: Information Management Team <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Information on staff numbers, average rates and net debt as a percentage of rates income
Dear Hutt City Council,
In light of the answers - or in many cases, lack thereof - given by Council in response to the Taxpayers Union's "Ratepayers Report", I request, under the provisions of the LGOIMA, the following information:
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, how many performance-related dismissals have occured?
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, what if any compensation has been paid to any staff who were dismissed (to clarify, I am not seeking per-case data, only accrued annual data).
- As of August 2023, how many FTE roles exist, and how many are currently filed?
- As of August 2023, what is the average and median salary for HCC managers?
- As of August 2023, what is the average and median salary for staff classified as working in communications roles?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE infrastructure roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE regulatory roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE customer service roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, what if any remuneration has been paid to any contractors or consultants? (to clarify, I am not seeking per-case data, only accrued annual data).
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, how many contractors or consultants were employed and what was the average length of engagement?
- On what basis was the answer of $2,950 average residential rates, provided to the TU survey, arrived at? How dow this accord with the figures on page 257 of the Order Paper for the Council meeting held on Friday 30 June 2023, which shows average residential rates higher than that figure in every suburb bar one?
Note: if it is easier for Council to instead provide the annual figures requested as figures for the corresponding financial years, I will consider that as meeting the terms of this request.
Yours faithfully,
Rex Widerstrom
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From: Information Management Team
Hutt City Council
Good evening Rex
Please find attached our response to your information request of 8 August 2023.
Regards, Susan
Ngā mihi
Susan Sales
Ringa Āwhina Tāhūhū ki Te Koromatua | Senior Advisor
Te Kaunihera o Te Awa Kairangi | Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
Paetukutuku: www.huttcity.govt.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: Rex Widerstrom <[FOI #23735 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 3:23 PM
To: Information Management Team <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Information on staff numbers, average rates and net debt as a percentage of rates income
Dear Hutt City Council,
In light of the answers - or in many cases, lack thereof - given by Council in response to the Taxpayers Union's "Ratepayers Report", I request, under the provisions of the LGOIMA, the following information:
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, how many performance-related dismissals have occured?
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, what if any compensation has been paid to any staff who were dismissed (to clarify, I am not seeking per-case data, only accrued annual data).
- As of August 2023, how many FTE roles exist, and how many are currently filed?
- As of August 2023, what is the average and median salary for HCC managers?
- As of August 2023, what is the average and median salary for staff classified as working in communications roles?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE infrastructure roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE regulatory roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- As of August 2023, how many FTE customer service roles exist, and how many are currently filled?
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, what if any remuneration has been paid to any contractors or consultants? (to clarify, I am not seeking per-case data, only accrued annual data).
- For each of the years from 2020 to 2023, how many contractors or consultants were employed and what was the average length of engagement?
- On what basis was the answer of $2,950 average residential rates, provided to the TU survey, arrived at? How dow this accord with the figures on page 257 of the Order Paper for the Council meeting held on Friday 30 June 2023, which shows average residential rates higher than that figure in every suburb bar one?
Note: if it is easier for Council to instead provide the annual figures requested as figures for the corresponding financial years, I will consider that as meeting the terms of this request.
Yours faithfully,
Rex Widerstrom
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #23735 email]
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