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New council gets on with the job
October 17, 2007
New council gets on with the job
Waitakere City’s new Council got straight down to business.
The preliminary election results were released on Sunday and the newly elected Councillors had their first get-together today (Wednesday).
Whilst they will not be officially “sworn in” until October 31, Councillors met informally to discuss possible committee structures before a series of half-day induction sessions later this week.
The induction sessions will cover issues such as City finance and the direction set out in the Long Term Council Community Plan, legal obligations and representation on external organisations.
Mayor Bob Harvey - re-elected for a record sixth time - says the election results are a “ringing endorsement” of the direction the City has taken in recent times.
“We have a solid core of experienced Councillors, so clearly the voters thought they had done a good job. And in Paul Mitchell (Waitakere ward) and Mike Jolley (Henderson ward) we have new faces and, hopefully, some fresh ideas and a fresh perspective.”
Mayor Harvey also welcomed the return of Henderson ward Councillor Brenda Brady, who missed out at the 2004 elections.
Community Boards will be formally sworn in on November 1.
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