Council Committees
Committees in the Waitaki District Council are set up to deal with specialised local issues. Councillors are appointed to committees and make decisions regarding their areas.
The Mayor is a member of all committees with full voting rights [LGA 41A(5)].
Council's Committee Structure for 2022 - 2025
| Main Committees |
Chairperson |
Members |
|
Performance, Audit and Risk Committee (PAR)
|
Mr Simon Neale (Independent Chair)
|
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele (Deputy Chair)
Cr Tim Blackler
Cr Jim Hopkins
Cr John McCone
Cr Rebecca Ryan
Mayor Gary Kircher
[Additional Independent Member – to be confirmed]
|
| Hearings Committee (HC) |
Cr Jim Hopkins
|
Cr Jim Thomson (Deputy Chair)
Cr Courtney Linwood
|
| District Licensing Committee “A” (DLC) |
Cr Jim Hopkins |
Cr Guy Percival (Deputy Chair)
Mr Barry McDonald (community representative)
Ms Kelli Williams (community representative)
|
| Sub-Committees |
Chairperson |
Members |
|
Harbour Area Committee (HAC)
|
Cr Jeremy Holding
|
Cr Rebecca Ryan (Deputy Chair)
Cr Tim Blackler
Mayor Gary Kircher
Dr Phillipa Agnew (community representative)
Mr Graeme Clark (community representative)
Mr George Kelcher (community representative)
Mr Kevin Murdoch (community representative)
|
| Grants and Awards Committee (GAC) |
Cr Rebecca Ryan |
Cr Courtney Linwood (Deputy Chair)
All other Councillors and Community Board Chairs (appropriate number of Councillors to be rostered to each funding round annually)
Appointed community members as required)
|
| Development Contributions Committee (DC) |
Cr Guy Percival
|
Cr Brent Cowles (Deputy Chair)
Cr Tim Blackler
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele
Cr Jeremy Holding
Mayor Gary Kircher
|
| District Plan Review Committee (DPRC) |
Cr Jim Thomson |
Cr Jim Hopkins (Deputy Chair)
Cr Tim Blackler
Cr Courtney Linwood
Cr Guy Percival
Mayor Gary Kircher
|
| Chief Executive Employment Committee (CEEC) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele (Deputy Chair)
Cr Tim Blackler
Cr Jeremy Holding
Cr Jim Thomson |
| CCO Shareholder Committee (CCOSC) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele (Deputy Chair)
Cr Rebecca Ryan
Cr Jim Thomson; and
Cr Tim Blackler (WDHSL)
Cr Brent Cowles (TWL and OAL)
Cr John McCone (WCL) |
| Roading Contract Committee (RCC) |
Cr Jim Thomson |
Cr Guy Percival (Deputy Chair)
Cr Brent Cowles
Cr John McCone
Mayor Gary Kircher
|
| External and Joint Committees |
Representatives |
| Community Board Councillors (Legislated) |
Cr Brent Cowles – Ahuriri Community Board
Cr Jim Thomson – Waihemo Community Board
|
| Lower Waitaki Zone Committee |
Cr Jim Hopkins |
| Upper Waitaki Zone Committee |
Cr Brent Cowles |
Otago Regional Land Transport Committee
|
Cr Jim Thomson;
Cr Guy Percival (Alternate) |
| Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust |
Cr Tim Blackler |
Alps 2 Ocean Joint Committee
|
Mayor Gary Kircher and
Cr Brent Cowles |
| Observatory Retirement Village Trust |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Waitaki Community Recreation Centre Trust |
Cr Rebecca Ryan |
| Waitaki Indoors Events Centre Project Board |
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele and
Cr Rebecca Ryan
|
| Donald and Nellye Malcolm Trust |
Mayor Gary Kircher and
Cr Rebecca Ryan |
| Stronger Waitaki |
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele
and Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Waitaki District Youth Council Liaison |
Cr Courtney Linwood and
Cr Rebecca Ryan |
| Macraes Community Development Trust |
Cr Jim Thomson |
| Oamaru Opera House Charitable Trust |
Cr Rebecca Ryan
|
| Amenity Works (Corriedale) |
Cr Guy Percival and Cr John McCone |
| Amenity Works (Oamaru) |
Cr Jeremy Holding,
Cr Courtney Linwood,
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele, and Mayor Gary Kircher
|
| Civil Defence Emergency Management (Legislated) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Otago Mayoral Forum (Legislated) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Canterbury Mayoral Forum (Legislated) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |