Waikato Regional Council Structure
Councils formal decision-making is done in council committee and subcommittee meetings. These meetings and associated hearings panels are part of the workload of councillors.
The tables below give an indication of the council's formal committee structure in 2005, and workload in terms of meetings, during the years ending June 2003 and June 2004.
Council governance structures, Apr-05
Number of councillors (including Chair): 15
Standing Committees
- Finance and Audit Committee
- Policy and Strategy Committee
- Catchment Services Committee
- Biosecurity Committee
- Regulatory Committee
- Regional Land Transport Committee
- Environment Committee
- Source
- Waikato Regional Council Local Governance Statement, 2005
Meetings and committees
| 2003 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of council meetings - publicly notified | 11 | 12 |
| Number of council meetings - not publicly notified | ||
| Total number of council committees | 8 | 9 |
| Number of committee meetings - publicly notified | 67 | 55 |
| Number of committee meetings - not publicly notified | ||
| Hearings panels - number of meeting days involving elected members | 51 | 68 |
- Source
- Local Government Surveys - 2002/03 and 2003/04, The Department of Internal Affairs
