Council Committees

Committees in the Waitaki District Council are set up to deal with specialised local issues. Councillors are appointed to committees and make decisions regarding their areas.

The Mayor is a member of all committees with full voting rights [LGA 41A(5)].

Council's Committee Structure for 2022 - 2025

Main Committees Chairperson Members

Performance, Audit and Risk Committee (PAR)

Mr Simon Neale (Independent Chair)


Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele (Deputy Chair)

Cr Tim Blackler
Cr Jim Hopkins
Cr John McCone
Cr Rebecca Ryan
Mayor Gary Kircher
[Additional Independent Member – to be confirmed]

Hearings Committee (HC)

Cr Jim Hopkins

Cr Jim Thomson (Deputy Chair)

Cr Courtney Linwood

District Licensing Committee “A” (DLC) Cr Jim Hopkins  

Cr Guy Percival (Deputy Chair)

Mr Barry McDonald (community representative)
Ms Kelli Williams (community representative)

 

Sub-Committees Chairperson Members

Harbour Area Sub-Committee (HAC)

Cr Jeremy Holding


Cr Rebecca Ryan (Deputy Chair)

Cr Tim Blackler
Mayor Gary Kircher
Dr Phillipa Agnew (community representative)
Mr Graeme Clark (community representative)
Mr George Kelcher (community representative)
Mr Kevin Murdoch (community representative)

Grants and Awards Sub-Committee (GAC) Cr Rebecca Ryan 

Cr Courtney Linwood (Deputy Chair)

All other Councillors and Community Board Chairs (appropriate number of Councillors to be rostered to each funding round annually)

Appointed community members as required)

Development Contributions Sub-Committee (DC)

Cr Guy Percival

Cr Brent Cowles (Deputy Chair)

Cr Tim Blackler
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele
Cr Jeremy Holding
Mayor Gary Kircher

District Plan Review Sub-Committee (DPRC) Cr Jim Thomson

Cr Jim Hopkins (Deputy Chair)

Cr Tim Blackler
Cr Courtney Linwood
Cr Guy Percival
Mayor Gary Kircher

Chief Executive Employment Sub-Committee (CEEC)  Mayor Gary Kircher Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele (Deputy Chair)

Cr Tim Blackler
Cr Jeremy Holding
Cr Jim Thomson
CCO Shareholder Sub-Committee (CCOSC) Mayor Gary Kircher Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele (Deputy Chair)

Cr Rebecca Ryan
Cr Jim Thomson; and
Cr Tim Blackler (WDHSL)
Cr Brent Cowles (TWL and OAL)
Cr John McCone (WCL)
Roading Contract Sub-Committee (RCC) Cr Jim Thomson

Cr Guy Percival (Deputy Chair)

Cr Brent Cowles
Cr John McCone
Mayor Gary Kircher

 

 

External and Joint Committees  Representatives
Community Board Councillors (Legislated)

Cr Brent Cowles – Ahuriri Community Board

Cr Jim Thomson – Waihemo Community Board  

Lower Waitaki Zone Committee Cr Jim Hopkins
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee Cr Brent Cowles
Otago Regional Land Transport Committee
Cr Jim Thomson;
Cr Guy Percival (Alternate)
Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust  Cr Tim Blackler
Alps 2 Ocean Joint Committee
Mayor Gary Kircher and
Cr Brent Cowles
Observatory Retirement Village Trust Mayor Gary Kircher
Waitaki Community Recreation Centre Trust  Cr Rebecca Ryan
Waitaki Indoors Events Centre Project Board

Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele and
Cr Rebecca Ryan

Donald and Nellye Malcolm Trust Mayor Gary Kircher and
Cr Rebecca Ryan
Stronger Waitaki Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele
and Mayor Gary Kircher
Waitaki District Youth Council Liaison Cr Courtney Linwood and
Cr Rebecca Ryan
Macraes Community Development Trust Cr Jim Thomson
Oamaru Opera House Charitable Trust

Cr Rebecca Ryan

Amenity Works (Corriedale) Cr Guy Percival and Cr John McCone
Amenity Works (Oamaru)

Cr Jeremy Holding,
Cr Courtney Linwood,
Deputy Mayor Hana Halalele, and Mayor Gary Kircher

Civil Defence Emergency Management (Legislated)  Mayor Gary Kircher
Otago Mayoral Forum (Legislated)  Mayor Gary Kircher
Canterbury Mayoral Forum (Legislated)  Mayor Gary Kircher