The Mayor and Councillors are involved with a variety of committees in Tauranga City Council.

The Mayor is ex officio on all committees of Council and has full voting rights.

The Governance Structure and Terms of Reference Manual (505kb pdf) explains the committee structure and their delegations.

The rules and procedures under which meetings are conducted are explained in the Standing Orders document (487kb pdf).

Tauranga City Council Standing Committees

• Council
• Strategy and Policy
• Projects and Monitoring
• Hearings Panel 
• Tangata Whenua / Tauranga City Council

Other Committees and Sub Committees

• Airport
• Events Support (includes Community Assistance Fund and Stewart Trust / Carruthers Trust Funds) 
• Racecourse Reserve Operation and Management
• Summer Activity Taskforce
• Wastewater Management Review

Joint Committees

• Joint Governance (TCC & WBOPDC)
• Smartgrowth Implementation
• Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
• Joint Road Safety

Project Steering Groups

• Mauao
• Hairini Advisory Group
• Waiari Water Supply Katikati Advisory
• Internal Workin Groups
• Property Purchase Monitoring Reference Group
• Development Forum 

External Organisations

• BOPRC Transport
• BOPRC Regional Transport
• Creative Communities Tauranga Funding Panel
• Local Government Zone 2
• Tauranga Marina Society
• TECT All Terrain/Huharua Subregional Parks