South Waikato District Council Activities
Council Purpose
The purpose of the South Waikato District Council is to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of the South Waikato District in the present and the future. The Council has overall responsibility and accountability for the proper direction and control of Council’s activities in furthering community outcomes. Council is undertaking a process to review the community outcomes and visions. This process is to be undertaken in line with legislative requirement to complete the Long Term Council Community Plan by June 2006. Council has involvement in a number of activities including District infrastructure, environmental development (including regulatory functions), community development, provision of suitable recreation and leisure facilities, community consultation and economic development.- Source
- South Waikato 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.
- Community Advocacy, Liaison, Grants and Support
- Community Halls
- Economic Development
- Business Promotion - Putaruru (PIP) and Tokoroa (TANGS)
- River
- District Promotion
- Cemeteries
- Roading
- Pensioner Housing
- Public Toilets
- Animal Control
- Inspections, Resource Management, Planning
- Water Supply
- Emergency Management
- Parks and Reserves and Sportsgrounds
- Recreation
- Swimming Pools
- Libraries
- Sewerage
- Stormwater
- Landfill Operations and Refuse Disposal, Litter Collection, Refuse Collection and Hazardous Waste Disposal
- District Governance
- Community Governance
- Source
- South Waikato District Council - Long Term Council Community Plan, 2004/05 - 2013/14
