Papakura District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Papakura District Council is to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well being of the 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
- Determining the services and activities to be undertaken
- Administering various regulations and up-holding the law
- Monitoring the delivery of the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) and Annual Plan
- Ensuring the integrity of management control systems
- Safeguarding the public interest
- Ensuring effective succession of Elected Members
- Reporting to ratepayers.
- Source
- Papakura District Council Local Governance Statement, December 2004
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.
- Democracy and The Community
- Economic Development
- Regulatory Services
- Transportation and Roading
- Water supply
- Sewerage
- Stormwater and Environmental Infrastructure
- Waste Management and Minimisation
- Recreation and Community Services
- Civil Defence and Emergency Management
- Housing and Property
- Source
- Papakura District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004-2014
