Mayor of Auckland
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Alter the distribution of rates so that a set percentage of rates is immediately allocated to that property's local board.
Introduce an alternative to rates applied to council sections fit for adaptive housing that funds further expansion of council sections.
Maintain hold of council assets to ensure council can push for those assets to benefit all residents.
Keep council investments. On 21 September 2017 Wakeman took a pipeline resolutionto the Auckland Airport annual general meeting where council voted against.
Increase accountability of directors for council investments through public meetings and reference the Auckland International Airport AGM on 21 September 2017 on video.
Assist council debt by directing the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to provide debt free funding to reduce costs.
Drive down wasteful spending and focus council on value for money in expenditure.
Prioritise getting council finances into a strong position via policies such as careful evaluation of capital spending.
Develop the future fund which was established to lift council's income and build a fund to protect from future calamities.
Audit all council spending to eliminate waste and prioritise genuine community benefit including animal and environmental protection.
Review every council cost and process to maximise value whilst maintaining lean, efficient governance.
Redirect funds from wasteful projects to essential services including animal welfare and biodiversity programmes.
Freeze rates, conduct a census of all council work and departments, locate wasteful unnecessary spending and cut it.
Set up a Waste, Incompetence and Corruption committee to find where the money is actually going and take action.
Seek government to end the council-controlled organisations and bring all rates and resources back under council control to solve infrastructure inadequacies.
Ensure transparent financial management and allocation of resources especially in tendering and contract awarding with due diligence.
Conduct due diligence on council debt and expenditure where current debt stands at fourteen billion dollars, a three billion dollar increase with 3.9 billion hedged.
Reduce rates if possible via due diligence on current council spending as rates have gone up 40% in three years, projected to increase 48% in 2026.
Alter the distribution of rates so that a set percentage of rates is immediately allocated to that property's local board.
Introduce an alternative to rates applied to council sections fit for adaptive housing that funds further expansion of council sections.
Maintain hold of council assets to ensure council can push for those assets to benefit all residents.
Keep council investments. On 21 September 2017 Wakeman took a pipeline resolutionto the Auckland Airport annual general meeting where council voted against.
Increase accountability of directors for council investments through public meetings and reference the Auckland International Airport AGM on 21 September 2017 on video.
Assist council debt by directing the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to provide debt free funding to reduce costs.
Drive down wasteful spending and focus council on value for money in expenditure.
Prioritise getting council finances into a strong position via policies such as careful evaluation of capital spending.
Develop the future fund which was established to lift council's income and build a fund to protect from future calamities.
Audit all council spending to eliminate waste and prioritise genuine community benefit including animal and environmental protection.
Review every council cost and process to maximise value whilst maintaining lean, efficient governance.
Redirect funds from wasteful projects to essential services including animal welfare and biodiversity programmes.
Freeze rates, conduct a census of all council work and departments, locate wasteful unnecessary spending and cut it.
Set up a Waste, Incompetence and Corruption committee to find where the money is actually going and take action.
Seek government to end the council-controlled organisations and bring all rates and resources back under council control to solve infrastructure inadequacies.
Ensure transparent financial management and allocation of resources especially in tendering and contract awarding with due diligence.
Conduct due diligence on council debt and expenditure where current debt stands at fourteen billion dollars, a three billion dollar increase with 3.9 billion hedged.
Reduce rates if possible via due diligence on current council spending as rates have gone up 40% in three years, projected to increase 48% in 2026.
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