DiD you KnoW?
WhAt We Do:
DeMOCRaCY IS abOuT
PROvIDING HaMILTONIaNS
WITH exCeLLeNT
GOveRNaNCe bY OFFeRING
SOuND LeaDeRSHIP FOR
THe CITY aND MuLTIPLe
OPPORTuNITIeS FOR YOu TO
be INvOLveD IN DeCISIONS
THe COuNCIL MaKeS.
This actvity includes elected members’
remuneraton, Council meetngs, public
consultaton, communicaton and civic functons.
We also run the local government electons.
Your representatives...
DeMoCrACy
4
%
of your rAtes
goes
towards
DeMocracy.
You can
WAtCh soMe of our
CounCil MeetinGs
live
on the
Council website,
www.hamilton.co.nz
Six councillors represent the
West
WArD
and six councillors represent the
eAst
WArD
, with the Mayor elected by
the whole city.
37.5
%
2010 local election.
of Hamiltonians voted in the
You can
folloW us
on
tWitter
and
FaceBook.
The Council fosters opportunites for Maaori to be
involved and has partnerships and service contracts
with several organisatons to ensure Maaori views
are represented in decisions about the city.
Hamilton’s Council of elders and Youth Council are
also key representatve partners.
Our plans
We will be working hard to build beter community
trust with Council.
We also need to ensure Hamilton’s interests are
represented regionally and natonally.
One of our challenges is to ensure we are hearing a
wide range of views from our diverse community.
To do this we need to extend the ways we interact
with residents and make it easier for everyone to
have their say.
In 2012 the Council will carry out a review about
whether its democratc structure is working in the
best interests of the community. This will look at
the number of councillors and how they are elected
through the ward system.
at the next local electon in 2013, there will be a
referendum on whether Single Transferable vote
or First Past the Post should be used to elect
future Councils.
Maaori coMPrise aBout
20%
of Hamilton’s residents, compared to 15%
nationally.
The Council fosters opportunites for Maaori to be
involved and has partnerships and service contracts
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