No evidence has been given as to what that hard work consisted of or what if any savings implementations have been put in place to acheive what voters have asked for. Christchurch City Council Benchmarks. Over time, fewer properties could be affected if high-use households reduce their water use. All Rights Reserved. One Banks Peninsula community board "[13] Five city councillors (Sue Wells, Barry Corbett, Sally Buck, Tim Carter, and Peter Beck) and the mayor (Bob Parker) did not stand for re-election.[9]. In particular, the Council has responsibility for a range of local services, including roads (except State Highways), water, sewerage, waste collection, parks and reserves, and libraries. The proposed rates increase for an ‘average’ household is 2.74 per cent. According to the most recent population estimates taken in 2017, the city’s metro area has a population of 396,700. Clean plastic bottles and containers numbered 1 are things like soft drink bottles, Clean plastics bottles and containers numbered 2 are things like milk bottles, Clean plastic bottles and containers numbered 5 are things like family-sized yoghurt and ice cream containers, Metals: aluminium cans, metal tins or aerosol cans, Clean glass: clear and coloured glass bottles or jars, Clean cardboard and paper; newspapers, flattened cardboard boxes. Councillor Yani Johanson campaigned since 2010 to live-stream council meetings for more transparency. Since October 2013, the Mayor of Christchurch is Lianne Dalziel, who succeeded Bob Parker. Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board, Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, The day-to-day administration of the City of Christchurch is carried out by a large team of Council staff. The Shuttle operated from December 1998 to February 2011 and came to an end with the main earthquake. List of town clerks, now Chief Executives. | Built by Klixo | Privacy Policy. [26] Parker, who had backed the controversial CEO over the years, took his part of the responsibility and decided not to stand for re-election for a third term as mayor.[27]. The only items that can go in the yellow bin are: It's important to put any lids from bottles and containers in the red bin. Council bought the former Miller's Department Store and moved to 163 Tuam Street in 1980. “Living Earth, which runs the organics processing plant, have begun trialling new misters and compost recipes while EcoCentral, which runs the transfer station, are moving product into containers as quickly as possible,” Ms Beaumont says. 1 550 en parlent. Councillors also serve on a number of committees. "I hope it's the end of the chapter because we've been through a lot out here with different people owning the land.". Christchurch City Council. In July 2019, she was succeeded by Dawn Baxendale.[17]. [13] During the term, the government appointed an overseer to council (Kerry Marshall) and "came within an ace of sacking the council completely. [5] For electoral purposes, Christchurch was divided into six wards from 2004, and seven wards after the amalgamation with Banks Peninsula in 2006. “We are committed to minimising the smells from these two facilities and have been working closely with our contractors and Environment Canterbury on a plan for addressing the odour issues,” says Council Head of Three Waters and Waste Helen Beaumont.