| Standing and special committees |
Joint committees |
Advisory groups |
Panels |
| Strategy, Finance and Risk Committee |
BOP Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group |
Ngā Poutiriao ō Mauao |
Regulatory Hearings Panel |
| District Licensing Committee |
Public Transport Committee |
Tauranga Moana Advisory Group |
City Plan Hearings Panel |
| Tangata Whenua Committee |
Regional Transport Committee |
Waiāri Kaitiaki Advisory Group |
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| Wastewater Management Review Committee |
SmartGrowth Leadership Group |
Matariki Southern Pipeline Advisory Group |
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Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority |
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Tauranga Public Transport Joint Committee |
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The rules and procedures under which meetings are conducted are explained in the Standing Orders.
Council Governance Structure 2022 (127kb pdf)
Governance Structure and Terms of Reference Manual (1.3mb pdf)
Standing orders (538kb pdf)
From the start of 2022, Monday Council meetings are being held at Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Chambers at Regional House, 1 Elizabeth Street. Other regular committee meetings will take place in the Ground Floor meeting room at our offices at 306 Cameron Road.
Council and committee meetings are open to the public unless there is a reason to consider items in ‘public excluded’. These items are confidential and members of the public and press will be asked to leave the room until discussion is completed.
A brief description of each committee, its purpose and chairs is available below. For the full details, please refer to the Terms of Reference Manual.
Tauranga City Council standing committees
Purpose
- To ensure the effective and efficient governance of the city
- To enable leadership of the city including advocacy and facilitation on behalf of the community.
Chair: Commissioner Anne Tolley
Role
- To consider applications and matters as set out in the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
Scope
- Hear and/or determine matters of a quasi-judicial nature in accordance with the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
- Undertake all functions, duties and obligations as set out in the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 relevant to the District Licensing Committee
District Licensing Committee 1: Murray Clearwater
District Licensing Committee 2: Mary Dillon
District Licensing Committee 3: David Stewart
District Licensing Committee 4: Bev Edlin
Rapua te huarahi whanui hei ara whakapiri i nga iwi e rua i te whakaaro kotahi
Seek the broad highway that will unite the two peoples toward a common goal
Role and scope
- To forge an ongoing effective and meaningful partnership between the Tauranga City Council and Tangata Whenua.
- To facilitate meaningful understanding of future impacts on key issues affecting Tangata Whenua and Mäori that Council can influence.
Functions and key tasks
- To bring to the other partner’s attention issues / concerns in respect of existing strategy or policy.
- To exchange information of mutual interest.
- To discuss new initiatives approaches and directions.
- Agree agenda topics for the following 3 consecutive meetings.
Partners
Tauranga City Council and "nga hapu me nga iwi o Tauranga Moana" representing Tangata Whenua within the Tauranga City Council rohe (boundaries). Tangata Whenua representatives are to be those with signed hapu protocols. One of the six Tangata Whenua representatives is to be a Kaumatua. Kaumatua representation is to have the ability to be shared between two Kaumatua if required.
Purpose
To ensure Wastewater operations are in accordance with the Wastewater Management Review Committee Management Plan.
Chair: To be appointed
Deputy Chair: Ms Matire Duncan - Nga Potiki
Members:
Commissioner Stephen Selwood
Commissioner Bill Wasley
Mr Whitiora McLeod - Ngai Te Rangi
Mr Carlton Bidios - Ngati Ranginui
Vacant - Nga Potiki (TBC)
The Committee has a membership of eight, four of whom are TCC councillors and four who are appointed as representatives of the Ngati Ranginui and Te Runanga o Ngaiterangi Iwi Trust and two members as representatives of the Nga Potiki Kaitiaki Resource Management Unit.
Role
The role of the Strategy, Finance and Risk Committee (the Committee) is:
- to assist and advise the Council in discharging its responsibility and ownership of health and safety, risk management, internal control, financial management practices, frameworks and processes to ensure these are robust and appropriate to safeguard the Council’s staff and its financial and non-financial assets;
- to consider strategic issues facing the city and develop a pathway for the future;
- to monitor progress on achievement of desired strategic outcomes;
- to review and determine the policy and bylaw framework that will assist in achieving the strategic priorities and outcomes for the Tauranga City Council.
Membership
The Committee will consist of:
- four commissioners with the Commission Chair appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee
- the Chairperson of Te Rangapū Mana Whenua o Tauranga Moana
- three tangata whenua representatives (recommended by Te Rangapū Mana Whenua o Tauranga Moana and appointed by Council)
- an independent external person with finance and risk experience appointed by the Council.
Chairperson: Commission Chair Anne Tolley
Joint committees
For details of membership, role and scope see the Governance Structure and Terms of Reference Manual above