Official Information Request - Councillor attendance and complaints

Sent: Friday, 30 September 2022 4:28 pm
Subject: Official Information request - Councillor attendance and complaints from staff

I refer to your Official Information request of 21 September 2022 regarding Councillor attendance, and complaints against Councillors by Council staff, for the last term (2019-2022).

Please find attached a spreadsheet with separate tabs for:

• Complaints by Staff
• Meetings 2022
• Meetings 2021
• Meetings 2020
• Meetings 2019

The ‘Meetings’ tabs have the attendance listed separately for the:

• Operations & Monitoring Committee
• Strategy Policy & Finance Committee
• Council meetings

And lists the Councillors names against the date of the respective meetings showing:

• Attendance by individual Councillors
• Total attendance by individual Councillors
• Percentage attendance for individual Councillors

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. The Ombudsman’s Office can be contacted by calling 0800 802 602, emailing info@ombudsman.parliament.nz, online at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz, or by post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143

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Regards