Auckland Council is continuing work on its next 10-year budget, known as the Long-term Plan (LTP) 2015-2025. This is the most significant review of council’s work programmes and budgets since amalgamation and the Auckland Plan.
On the 5 and 6 of November Auckland Council’s Budget Committee made decisions regarding what would be included in the draft budget. It is important to note the decisions that have been made so far are a starting point to include in the draft budget - the plan can, and will change following consultation early next year.
Public consultation will run from 23 January to 16 March 2015 and there will be a number of ways to have your say including on ShapeAuckland.co.nz or at a range of events where you give your feedback in person.
A consultation document that covers the big issues facing Auckland, along with a set of supporting material, will be made available during this time. The consultation document will be available on Shape Auckland and in hard copy at all libraries, council service centres and local board offices across Auckland.
Recent changes to the Local Government Act 2002 present an exciting opportunity to improve the way council engages the diverse communities of Auckland. More flexibility means we can engage with Aucklanders in the ways they have told us they would prefer. Council is no longer required to hold hearings following the consultation period, which provides us with an opportunity to have a longer consultation period and hold events where the public can be heard during this same time period.
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