Nelson City Council

Council Portfolios

Community Services Portfolio

Pete Rainey

Economic Development Portfolio

All Councillors are members

Governance Portfolio

Ian Barker

Infrastructure Portfolio

Gail Collingwood

Policy and Planning Portfolio

Rachel Reece

Audit Risk and Finance Committee

1. To assist the elected representatives in discharging their responsibilities by ensuring compliance procedures are in place for all statutory requirements relating to the operation of the Council, in particular, with regard to reporting safety, service quality and regulations, financial reporting and risk management.
2. To ensure an adequate structure of internal controls is in place to safeguard council assets and to minimise risks for staff, management and councillors.
3. To ensure appropriate procedures are complied with in relation to the financial and statutory requirements for the Council and to review the Council's financial statements.

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Clr Ian Barker, Clr Gail Collingwood, Clr Rachel Reese

Civil Defence Emergency Management Group

Sets the general direction and priorities of the Emergency Management Group as defined in the approved Emergency Management Arrangements for Nelson-Tasman (as per the Emergency Management Plan), monitors the performance of the Co-ordinating Executive Group, approves the funding requirements for Emergency Management and associated activities (including the budget of the Emergency Management Officer) and recommend levels of funding to the two councils, set out the arrangements for declarations and terminations of states of emergency as part of the Emergency Management Plan, and appoints a Group Controller, alternate Controllers and Local Controllers.

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Deputy Mayor Ali Boswijk

Hearings Panel

The Hearings Panel conducts consent hearings under the Resource Management Act, Sale of Liquor Act, Dog Control Act and deals with other matters such as street naming.

Clr Ian Barker, Clr Rachel Reese, Clr Derek Shaw, Clr Gail Collingwood

Joint Shareholders Committee

Negotiates and develops recommendations to the two Councils in respect of all statutory requirements and funding proposals pertaining to the jointly owned Council Controlled Organisations and joint ventures other than Emergency Management.

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Deputy Mayor Ali Boswijk, Cr Rachel Reese

Mayor's Christmas Dinner

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Deputy Mayor Ali Boswijk

Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

Manages the treatment facilities comprising the Bell Island treatment plant and supporting network, efficiently and in accordance with resource consent conditions to meet the needs of its customers, and to plan for the future needs of the community in a cost efficient and environmentally sustainable manner.

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Clr Derek Shaw, Clr Paul Matheson

Nelson Youth Council

Clr Pete Rainey, Clr Kate Fulton

Regional Transport Committee

This committee is required by the Land Transport Management Act 2003 to prepare the Regional Land Transport Strategy and Regional Land Transport Programme for Nelson for subsequent approval by the Council.

Clr Ian Barker, Clr Derek Shaw, Clr Gail Collingwood, Clr Ruth Copeland, Clr Paul Matheson

Remuneration Review

Undertakes the annual performance review of the Chief Executive and the outcome of the review and any change to remuneration shall be confirmed by the full council.

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Deputy Mayor Ali Boswijk, Cr Gail Collingwood

Rugby World Cup 2011 Nelson Steering Group

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Deputy Mayor Ali Boswijk, Clr Pete Rainey

Tasman Bay Heritage Trust

Mayor Aldo Miccio, Clr Jeff Rackley

Other Councillor appointments