Hastings District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Hastings District Council (the Council), as outlined in the Local Government Act 2002, is to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Hastings District in the present and 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. This responsibility includes:- Formulating the district’s strategic direction in conjunction with the community – now the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP).
- Determining the services and activities to be undertaken
- Managing principal risks
- Administering various regulations and upholding the law
- Monitoring the delivery of the LTCCP and Annual Plan
- Ensuring the integrity of management control systems
- Safeguarding the public interest
- Ensuring the effective succession of elected members
- Reporting to ratepayers
- Source
- Hastings District Council Local Governance Statement, December 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.
- Economic Development
- Roading
- Leadership
- Community Facilities and Services
- Community Safety
- Water Services
- Refuse
- Environment and Development Controls
- Source
- Hastings District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004-2014
