Policy and Strategy Committee

The Policy and Strategy Committee is a full Committee of Council. It meets to discuss Council policy and strategies on a six weekly basis. Please check the Meetings Calendar for confirmed meeting details.

Please note; dates and times of scheduled meetings are subject to change and will be notified on the Meeting Calendar (link above) and also in the weekly Southlink page in our District's free community newspaper, the Taranaki Star.

Agenda and minutes from the Council's Policy and Strategy Committee meetings can be found in the Meetings Calendar (link above).

For more information, please contact the Governance Team or call 0800 111 323.

Membership

Role:

The primary role of the Policy and Strategy Committee is to allow free and open debate whilst policies are being developed.

Delegations:

The primary role of the Policy and Strategy Committee is to allow free and open debate whilst policies are being developed. The Committee consists of all Councillors. One representative from each Community Board is invited to attend Council meetings, where they have speaking rights only.

A policy is usually initiated within the portfolio groups. It is passed to the Policy and Strategy Committee, which discusses the proposed policy and makes recommendations for additions or amendments. Once the Committee is happy with the policy it goes to the Council for adoption.