Masterton District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Masterton District Council is to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the Masterton District in the present and the future. In meeting its purpose the Masterton 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 supplies, stormwater) 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
- Ensuring local communities are encouraged to be part of the decision making processes of local government
- Ensuring effective succession of Elected Members
- Source
- Masterton District Council Local Governance Statement, April 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.
- Roading
- Water Supplies
- Sewerage, Wastewater and Stormwater Services
- Solid Waste Management
- District Promotion and Development
- Parks and Recreation
- Property Management
- Library
- Regulatory Services
- Representation
- Source
- Masterton District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2003-2013
