Dear Sir

RE: OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your written request received on 28th May regarding staff.

Your request has been assigned to the appropriate officer and you can expect a reply within 20 working days.

Should you need to follow up with this request please quote the following reference #773126

Yours sincerely

Arlene Colwell
Team Leader Records
DDI: 04 2371410 | MOB: 0275135083
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"Porirua enjoys 54km of coastline, including a harbour, inlet and a variety of beaches"

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Fraser [mailto:[OIA #298 email]]
Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012 3:34 p.m.
To: [email address]
Subject: Official Information Act request - staff

Sir/Madam,

Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act I
request the following information:

A list of all positions (job titles) directly employed by the
Council, and the number of staff in each of those roles.
Any briefings, reports, advice, transcripts, notes, correspondence,
aide memoires or any other documents regarding any proposal to
amalgamate the Council with neighbouring Councils.

I note that according to the LGOIMA response calculator on the
website of the Office of the Ombudsmen, I should receive a response
to this request on or before 25 June 2012.

I would appreciate acknowledgement of this request.

Regards,
Samuel Fraser

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Dear Sam,

Thank you for your request under the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987.

 

As confirmed in the letter sent by Ms Colwell (May 28), your request has
been received and is being dealt with.  The information you have requested
on staff positions is being gathered for you. 

 

You have requested all documents on 'any proposal to amalgamate the
Council with neighbouring Councils'. 

There has not been any actual amalgamation proposal to date.  There has
however been significant discussion over 3 years on whether local
government reform is needed and if so what shape that reform might take. 
There are many hours of work in identifying every document Council holds
relating to this and the search would return hundreds of documents.  Given
the time required to provide these documents Council would be likely to
charge you for this work at a labour charge of $38.80 for every half hour
taken, after the first hour.  My current estimate is that it could take
between 6 and 8 hours to provide the information.  You have a right to
apply to the Ombudsman for a review of these charges.

 

Before we get to the point of charging however, I wonder if you wanted to
refine your request.  Is there any particular information you are looking
for?

 

Feel free to ring me to discuss this as we would like to help.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Moira Lawler

General Manager Strategy and Planning

Porirua City Council

Ph 04 237 1422

 

 

 

 

Original Message-----

From: Sam Fraser [mailto:[OIA #298 email]]

Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012 3:34 p.m.

To: [email address]

Subject: Official Information Act request - staff

 

 

     Sir/Madam,

    

     Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act I

     request the following information:

    

     A list of all positions (job titles) directly employed by the

     Council, and the number of staff in each of those roles.

     Any briefings, reports, advice, transcripts, notes, correspondence,

     aide memoires or any other documents regarding any proposal to

     amalgamate the Council with neighbouring Councils.

    

     I note that according to the LGOIMA response calculator on the

     website of the Office of the Ombudsmen, I should receive a response

     to this request on or before 25 June 2012.

    

     I would appreciate acknowledgement of this request.

    

     Regards,

     Samuel Fraser

    

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Moira Lawler
General Manager Strategy and Planning
DDI: 04 237 1422
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Porirua City Council
www.pcc.govt.nz
PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089 Email: [Porirua City Council request email] Fax: +64 4 237
6384
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"Porirua - Our Place, Our Future "

 

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Thanks Sam,
I'll send it through on Tuesday
Moira

Moira Lawler
General Manager Strategy and Planning
DDI: 04 237 1422
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"Porirua - Our Place, Our Future "

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Fraser [mailto:[OIA #298 email]]
Sent: Friday, 1 June 2012 3:03 p.m.
To: Moira Lawler
Subject: Re: Official information request - staff

Moira,

As i'm not backed by a media agency or lobby group (i'm a student)
i'd like to avoid any costs.

If possible, could you send any documents produced in response to
the Greater Wellington draft amalgamation discussion document?

Yours sincerely,

Sam Fraser

-----Original Message-----

Dear Sam,

Thank you for your request under the Local Government Official
Information
and Meetings Act 1987.

As confirmed in the letter sent by Ms Colwell (May 28), your
request has
been received and is being dealt with. The information you have
requested
on staff positions is being gathered for you.

You have requested all documents on 'any proposal to amalgamate
the
Council with neighbouring Councils'.

There has not been any actual amalgamation proposal to date.
There has
however been significant discussion over 3 years on whether local
government reform is needed and if so what shape that reform might
take.
There are many hours of work in identifying every document Council
holds
relating to this and the search would return hundreds of
documents. Given
the time required to provide these documents Council would be
likely to
charge you for this work at a labour charge of $38.80 for every
half hour
taken, after the first hour. My current estimate is that it could
take
between 6 and 8 hours to provide the information. You have a
right to
apply to the Ombudsman for a review of these charges.

Before we get to the point of charging however, I wonder if you
wanted to
refine your request. Is there any particular information you are
looking
for?

Feel free to ring me to discuss this as we would like to help.

Yours sincerely,

Moira Lawler

General Manager Strategy and Planning

Porirua City Council

Ph 04 237 1422

Original Message-----

From: Sam Fraser [mailto:[FOI #298 email]]

Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012 3:34 p.m.

To: [email address]

Subject: Official Information Act request - staff

Sir/Madam,

Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act I

request the following information:

A list of all positions (job titles) directly employed by the

Council, and the number of staff in each of those roles.

Any briefings, reports, advice, transcripts, notes,
correspondence,

aide memoires or any other documents regarding any proposal
to

amalgamate the Council with neighbouring Councils.

I note that according to the LGOIMA response calculator on
the

website of the Office of the Ombudsmen, I should receive a
response

to this request on or before 25 June 2012.

I would appreciate acknowledgement of this request.

Regards,

Samuel Fraser

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Moira Lawler
General Manager Strategy and Planning
DDI: 04 237 1422
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Porirua City Council
www.pcc.govt.nz
PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089 Email: [Porirua City Council request
email] Fax: +64 4 237
6384
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"Porirua - Our Place, Our Future "

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Hi Sam,
Documents attached - some of them are also available on the GWRC website gwrc.govt.nz
cheers,
Moira

Moira Lawler
General Manager Strategy and Planning
DDI: 04 237 1422
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"Porirua - Our Place, Our Future "

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Fraser [mailto:[OIA #298 email]]
Sent: Friday, 1 June 2012 3:03 p.m.
To: Moira Lawler
Subject: Re: Official information request - staff

Moira,

As I'm not backed by a media agency or lobby group (i'm a student)
i'd like to avoid any costs.

If possible, could you send any documents produced in response to
the Greater Wellington draft amalgamation discussion document?

Yours sincerely,

Sam Fraser

-----Original Message-----

Dear Sam,

Thank you for your request under the Local Government Official
Information
and Meetings Act 1987.

As confirmed in the letter sent by Ms Colwell (May 28), your
request has
been received and is being dealt with. The information you have
requested
on staff positions is being gathered for you.

You have requested all documents on 'any proposal to amalgamate
the
Council with neighbouring Councils'.

There has not been any actual amalgamation proposal to date.
There has
however been significant discussion over 3 years on whether local
government reform is needed and if so what shape that reform might
take.
There are many hours of work in identifying every document Council
holds
relating to this and the search would return hundreds of
documents. Given
the time required to provide these documents Council would be
likely to
charge you for this work at a labour charge of $38.80 for every
half hour
taken, after the first hour. My current estimate is that it could
take
between 6 and 8 hours to provide the information. You have a
right to
apply to the Ombudsman for a review of these charges.

Before we get to the point of charging however, I wonder if you
wanted to
refine your request. Is there any particular information you are
looking
for?

Feel free to ring me to discuss this as we would like to help.

Yours sincerely,

Moira Lawler

General Manager Strategy and Planning

Porirua City Council

Ph 04 237 1422

Original Message-----

From: Sam Fraser [mailto:[FOI #298 email]]

Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012 3:34 p.m.

To: [email address]

Subject: Official Information Act request - staff

Sir/Madam,

Under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act I

request the following information:

A list of all positions (job titles) directly employed by the

Council, and the number of staff in each of those roles.

Any briefings, reports, advice, transcripts, notes,
correspondence,

aide memoires or any other documents regarding any proposal
to

amalgamate the Council with neighbouring Councils.

I note that according to the LGOIMA response calculator on
the

website of the Office of the Ombudsmen, I should receive a
response

to this request on or before 25 June 2012.

I would appreciate acknowledgement of this request.

Regards,

Samuel Fraser

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Moira Lawler
General Manager Strategy and Planning
DDI: 04 237 1422
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Porirua City Council
www.pcc.govt.nz
PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089 Email: [Porirua City Council request
email] Fax: +64 4 237
6384
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

"Porirua - Our Place, Our Future "

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Please find attached the reply to your recent request under the Official Information.

Kind Regards

Diane Koha
Executive Assistant to
Chief Executive
Porirua City Council
DDI 237-1429
Email: [email address]

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