Rodney District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the Rodney 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 for the future. In meeting its purpose the Rodney District Council has a variety of roles. From a broad perspective, these include:- facilitating solutions to local needs
- advocacy on behalf of the local community with central government, other local authorities and other agencies
- management and provision of local infrastructure including network infrastructure (e.g. roads, sewage disposal, water, stormwater) and community infrastructure (libraries, parks and recreational facilities)
- environmental management
- responsibilities relating to public health and safety
- planning for the future needs of the district
- waste management
- fostering economic development
- fostering the arts.
- Source
- Rodney 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.
- District Governance
- Strategic Planning and Projects
- Policy and Planning
- Environmental Policy and Monitoring
- Economic Development
- Community Assets
- Safe Rodney
- Community Support
- Consents
- Regulation
- Environmental Stewardship
- Waste Management
- Transportation
- Water Services
- Investment Asset Management
- Corporate Infrastructure
- Source
- Rodney District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004-2014
