Someone just came to my blog by typing “invercargill city charitable” “statement of intent”
The trust is a Council Controlled Organisation but have an exemption (check out the cover page of Annual Plan under CCO’s) under the Local Government Act and therefore do not need to file a Statement of Intent.
We the peasants therefore have no way of knowing their intentions or whether they achieved what they intended too.
Cracker has raised the Invercargill City Charitable Trust
From the trust’s latest financial report (my thoughts in red)
A quick add up
Audit Fees $ 1,605
Bank Fees $ 100
Reimbursement $ 12,009
Grant (handout) $150,000
$ 163,714 wasted ratepayer money that they acknowledge is NOT the purpose of Council. Yeah, thanks for that!
Well I have been fortunate enough to make it to Cracker’s honour list. His comment
…she keeps the shiny arses honest in terms of legislative requirements…
reminds me of the many issues I want to follow up on (I have lost focus of late). Most I have noticed in Bluff but when you see ICC doing the same, it’s no wonder Bluff are bastardising legislation. ICC don’t set great examples but Bluff can do there own research and with regards to Public Excluded, it is there decision, not ICC’s. The Chairperson’s response to Charlie when he opposed going into PE over Cr Remuneration is a prime example, that’s what they do in town, just does not cut it. It is a VOTE of the Bluff Community Board members on whether to put an item in PE. It should be based on legislation, not ‘that’s how it’s done in town’. Try turning your own brain on or you’re just a waste of space. There is another example where Procter agrees with Charlie that they shouldn’t go into PE and then says ‘but I will defer to the Chairperson’. WTF. Your brown-nosing the wrong person, if anyone you should be brown-nosing it’s the RESIDENTS, they have the power with their collective votes at election time. Enjoy your term Procter because it will be your last, you have brought too much shame and not enough good.
I will have to start my annual plan submission soon because formulating thoughts, ideas and views is time consuming when constantly having to deal with nappy changing, breast feeding, housework (grr), meals and resolving WW3. I also like to have the ‘out of the blue’ issues ready before the DAP comes out as there will be a lot to read and digest. I’ve been looking forward to this annual plan, reserve accounts have to be declared for the first time. There are downfalls too though. Rodney Hide with his Transparency, Accountability and Fiscal Management amendments to the LGA removed the need to use the Special Consultative Procedure on some issues. How can removing the need to consult on big issues like replacing, repairing or selling strategic assets improve transparency? The OAG has noticed the downfall by commenting that many councils have not gone ahead with some strategic asset changes in light of submissions from the community. Removing the need to inform the community removes the collective wisdom of the community to control the assets provided for them.
Some of the issues are workshops and the appropriate use of them, communication, technology, LGOIMA (of course) and responsibilities to enforce and adhere to policies and legislation delegated to them from central government. Best get started!
You can always rely on Max Skerrett to provide the numbers. You can always rely on council (and Holdco) to provide the spin. The way their ‘advertisement’ highlights ‘EIL provides dividend…’ makes us all think they are offsetting rates when really those increased dividends only get to Holdco.
Maybe we need another Wayne Harpur request. His Notice of Motion years ago came about because no-one had asked for a larger dividend to be paid to ICC from Holdco…so he asked.
If they are raving about such profits maybe it’s time for another Notice of Motion (5 clear working days notice)…there’s still time before the 13 December meeting.
Tomorrow night on Cue TV, 8pm, our elected members are available to answer our questions and listen to our rants. The only bonus I find is that is puts them on the spot and I can see their body language. Here’s hoping a few curly questions are thrown at them.
Maybe something relating to the $2.2M of carbon credit liabilities that forestry have if regrowth or planting doesn’t meet criteria
or…
Why they don’t think they should apologise for publishing offensive material on a government website?
or…
Do they have any power to control heavy traffic using residential streets as a bypass?
or…
Given that Abbot, a second-term Cr, needed advice from council staff at yesterday’s EO meeting to find the ‘it was in the Annual Plan’ Kumagaya trip in Annual Plan, how were we peasants expected to find it?
BTW It was seemingly in the CEO’s budget, not broken down, and it was mentioned that it wasn’t $20k it was $40k.
And Bluffies, tomorrow is recycling day.
The 2010-2011 Annual Report is online, aren’t council doing well getting it on while it’s still in Draft stage. It is to be adopted at tomorrow’s Extraordinary meeting.
Only had 29 out 45 Performance Measures achieved though.
I’m sure I’ll have more to say once I’ve perused it better.
