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)].
The Committee structure for Waitaki District Council for the 2019 – 2022 Triennium is provided below.
It was adopted initially at the 30 October 2019 First Council Meeting of the Triennium.
It was subsequently amended and the revised version adopted on 18 February 2020, 27 April 2021 and 21 December 2021.
Council's Committee Structure for 2019 - 2022
| Committees |
Chairperson |
Members |
| Assets Committee (AC) |
Cr Bill Kingan
|
Mayor Gary Kircher
(Associate Chair – Property, Events Centre)
Cr Jeremy Holding, Cr Guy Percival, Cr Jim Thomson, Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale, Cr Kelli Williams, and Cr Colin Wollstein
|
| Community, Culture and Regulatory Committee (CCR) |
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale
|
Cr Jim Hopkins
(Associate Chair – District PlanReview)
Cr Hana Halalele
(Associate Chair – Community Development)
Cr Kelli Williams, Cr Jim Thomson, and Mayor Gary Kircher
|
| Performance, Audit and Risk Committee (PAR) |
Cr Colin Wollstein |
Cr Jeremy Holding
(Associate Chair – Information Services)
Cr Hana Halalele, Cr Jim Hopkins, Cr Bill Kingan, Cr Guy Percival, Mayor Gary Kircher, and Mr Simon Neale (Independent Member) |
| Executive Committee (EC) |
Mayor Gary Kircher
|
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale
(Associate Chair– Economic Development)
Cr Bill Kingan, Cr Kelli Williams, and Cr Colin Wollstein
|
| Harbour Area Committee (HAC) |
Mayor Gary Kircher
|
Cr Jeremy Holding
(Associate Chair – Cape Wanbrow)
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale, Cr Kelli Williams, and Cr Colin Wollstein
and Mr Graeme Clark, Dr Philippa Agnew, Mr Kevin Murdoch, and Mr George Kelcher (all community representatives)
|
| Grants and Awards Committee (GAC) |
Cr Jeremy Holding |
Cr Hana Halalele
(Associate Chair – Creative Communities, Sport Travel)
All Councillors and Community Board Chairs (appropriate number of Councillors rostered to each funding round annually)
Appointed community members as required
|
| Development Contributions Committee (DC) |
Cr Guy Percival
|
Cr Kelli Williams (Associate Chair)
Cr Jim Thomson (Associate Chair)
Cr Bill Kingan, and Cr Colin Wollstein
|
| Hearings Committee (HC) |
Cr Jim Hopkins
|
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale (Associate Chair)
|
| District Licensing Committee “A” (DLC) |
Cr Jim Hopkins |
Cr Kelli Williams (Associate Chair)
Mr Barry McKenzie and Dr Julia Sutherland (community representatives)
|
| Communications Portfolio |
Mayor Gary Kircher
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale
Cr Jim Hopkins
|
| External and JointCommittees, Trusts |
Representatives |
| Community Board Councillors (Legislated) |
Cr Jim Thomson – Waihemo
[vacancy] Cr Bill Kingan and Cr Colin Wollstein appointed as 'buddy Councillors' from 30 November 2021 for the remainder of the triennium – Ahuriri
|
| Waitaki District Youth Council |
Cr Hana Halalele
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale
|
| Lower Waitaki Zone Committee |
Cr Jim Hopkins |
| Upper Waitaki Zone Committee |
[vacancy] |
Otago Regional Land Transport Committee
|
Cr Guy Percival |
| Waitaki Housing Taskforce |
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale |
Alps 2 Ocean Joint Committee
|
Cr Colin Wollstein and Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Observatory Retirement Village Trust |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust |
No elected member appointment |
| Emergency Management (Legislated) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Otago Mayoral Forum (Legislated) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Canterbury Mayoral Forum (Legislated) |
Mayor Gary Kircher |
| Waitaki Community Recreation Centre Trust |
Cr Jeremy Holding |
| Donald and Nellye Malcolm Trust |
Mayor Gary Kircher
Cr Jeremy Holding
|
| Macraes Community DevelopmentTrust |
Cr Jim Thomson |
| Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust |
Deputy Mayor Melanie Tavendale |