Stratford District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Stratford District Council is to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well being of the Stratford 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. 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 up-holding the law
- Monitoring the delivery of the 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
- Stratford District Council Local Governance Statement, March 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.
- Library
- Parks and Reserves
- Pool
- Civic Amenities
- Pensioner Housing
- Community Services
- Business Unit
- Roading
- Refuse Collection
- Refuse Disposal
- Sewerage
- Stormwater
- Water Supplies
- Aerodrome and Cemeteries
- Governance
- Corporate Support
- Farm Investment
- Economic Development
- Promotions
- Information Center
- Holiday Park
- Rental Properties
- Resource Consents
- District Plan
- Building Control
- Environmental Health
- Liquor Licensing
- Dog Control
- Bylaws
- Civil Defence
- Rural Fire
- Source
- Stratford District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004-2007
