Timaru District Council
Timaru District Council is the territorial authority for the Timaru District of New Zealand.
The council is led by the mayor of Timaru, who is currently. There are also nine councillors.
Composition
Councillors
- Mayor
- Nine other councillors: Deputy Mayor Steve Wills, Allan Booth, Barbara Gilchrist, Richard Lyon, Gavin Oliver, Paddy O’Reilly, Sally Parker, Stu Piddington, Peter Burt
Community boards
- Geraldine Community Board
- Pleasant Point Community Board
- Temuka Community Board
History
In 2020, the council had 242 staff, including 23 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union lobby group, residential rates averaged $2,160.
The council withdrew from Local [Government New Zealand] in September 2021 because it believed that body had not advocated sufficiently against the proposed Water Services [Reform Programme|Three Waters reform programme].