Ashburton District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Ashburton District Council is to enable democratic local decisionmaking to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the Ashburton District in the present and for the future. In meeting its purpose the Ashburton District Council has a variety of roles, including but not limited to:- Formulating the District’s strategic direction in partnership with the community – through the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) and reporting on progress made to achieving identified Community Outcomes
- Determining the services and activities to be undertaken by the council
- Administering various regulations and up-holding the law, including the formulation and enforcement of bylaws
- Managing local infrastructure including network infrastructure (e.g. roads, sewage disposal, water, stormwater, stock water) and community infrastructure (public library, parks and recreational facilities)
- Facilitating solutions to meet local needs
- Advocating on behalf the local community with central government, other local authorities and other agencies
- Environmental management through the Ashburton District Plan
- Ensuring local communities are encouraged to be part of the decision making processes of local government
- Ensuring effective succession of Elected Members
- Source
- Ashburton District Council Local Governance Statement, October 2003.
Council Activities
During 2003/04 the Council advised its community that it undertook the following activities. N.B. There is no single agreed standard set of categories for councils to describe their activities. Council activities listed below are not necessarily in order of preference or priority.
- Roading
- Footpaths
- Drinking Water
- Wastewater
- Stormwater
- Stockwater
- Solid Waste Management
- Emergency Management
- Civil Defence
- Rural Fire Protection
- Library
- Elderly Persons Housing
- Public Conveniences
- Reserve Boards and Halls
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Community Events, Facilities and Funding
- Social Services
- Democracy
- Employment and Economic Development
- District promotion and Visitor Industry
- Water Resources and District Water Management
- Commercial Properties
- Forestry
- Parks and Recreation
- Reserves and Camp Grounds
- Cemeteries
- District Planning
- Public Health
- Liquor and Health Licensing
- Animal Control
- Building Regulation
- Land Information
- Parking
- Miscellaneous Operations
- Source
- Ashburton District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004-2014
