Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 28, 2021 1:06:17 GMT 12
INVERCARGILL COUNCILLORS VOTE TO PAY MANA WHENUA REPRESENTATIVES $34,000
Invercargill City councillors have decided the council’s two mana whenua representatives should each be paid the equal of their own base rate – $34,667.
The pair have full voting rights on two council committees, but not so at full council meetings, and they were not elected onto the council.
The councillors were given three options to consider by council staff: $34,667, $20,000 or $27,000.
The runaka wanted the pair, who are projected to work 10 hours a month, to be paid the same base rate as a councillor, and that’s what the councillors ultimately decided......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/126793997/invercargill-councillors-vote-to-pay-mana-whenua-representatives-34000
Invercargill City councillors have decided the council’s two mana whenua representatives should each be paid the equal of their own base rate – $34,667.
The pair have full voting rights on two council committees, but not so at full council meetings, and they were not elected onto the council.
The councillors were given three options to consider by council staff: $34,667, $20,000 or $27,000.
The runaka wanted the pair, who are projected to work 10 hours a month, to be paid the same base rate as a councillor, and that’s what the councillors ultimately decided......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/126793997/invercargill-councillors-vote-to-pay-mana-whenua-representatives-34000