Hilary Calvert: Otago Regional Council Chair on the Government's proposal to scrap regional councils
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pdst.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
A lot of roles could be facing the axe as the Government looks to scrap regional councils.
The Government's proposing replacing them with boards made up of Mayors in a particular region.
The proposal aims to reduce duplication and put downward pressure on rates.
Boards would be required to put plans in place around re-organising services and infrastructure, which will be checked over and ticked off for financial sustainability.
Otago Regional Council Chair Hilary Calvert told Ryan Bridge says they employ a lot of staff.
She says they have around 368 roles, which is twice as many as there were six years ago.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.