Carterton District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Carterton District Council is to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the Carterton district in the present and for the future. The Council has overall responsibility and accountability for the proper direction and control of the Council’s activities in pursuit of community outcomes. These responsibilities include:- Formulating the district’s strategic direction in conjunction with the community, ie. Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP).
- Determining the services and activities to be undertaken by Council.
- Administering the various legislation and regulations conferred on local authorities by Statute.
- Monitoring the delivery of the Long Term Council Community Plan and Annual Plan.
- Advocacy on behalf of the community with central government, other local authorities and other agencies.
- Source
- Carterton District Council Local Governance Statement, February 2005.
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.
- Governance
- Local Economy
- Roads, Streets and Bridges
- Urban Water Supply
- Rural Water Services
- Stormwater
- Sewage
- Waste Management
- Forestry
- Recreational and Community Services
- cultural Services
- Resource Management and Regulatory Services
- Council Administration Services
- Source
- Carterton District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004-2005
