Official Information Request - 17 October 2018

Sent: Thursday, 25 October 2018 9:13 a.m.

Subject: TRIM: LGOIMA request - Annual Plan and budget for 2018-2019

I refer to your email of 17 October following up on a LGOIMA request you had submitted earlier where you have asked for a copy of the Annual Plan and budget for 2018-2019. My apologies but we can find no record of your earlier correspondence.

In answer to your request, however, there is no Annual Plan for 2018-2019. The Long-term Plan prepared in 2018 covers the period 2018-2028. (Long-term Plans are prepared every three years, with Annual Plans prepared in the intervening two years.) The 2018-2019 budget is therefore year 1 of the 2018-2028 Long-term Plan.

The Long-term Plan 2018-2028 is available on the Council website - https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/council-publications/10YearPlans/Pages/default.aspx

As per the Act, we are obliged to advise that you may contact the Ombudsman at the address below if you have any concerns with the response provided by Council, by writing to:

The Office of the Ombudsman

PO Box 10 152

WELLINGTON 6143

Alternatively, you may email info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or use the online complaints form available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-a-complaint.

Regards