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Submission: "Royal Comission on Auckland Governanace" by Graham Alder

Date:04/15/2008
Submitted By:Graham Alder
Organisation:None specified
Subject:Royal Comission on Auckland Governanace
Attending Hearing:No

General Comments

Only One Mayor for the Greater region and NO additional mayors. Plus twenty to twenty five e regional councillors to represent each area of Auckland.

Cut the bureaucracy. Within each individual Council staff numbers have exploded in the last 5 years (about 100%0 and consultat fees have increased by over 300%. Let alone the duplication across the greater region with the seven councils. All this for no significant increase in services.

General Comments

Only One Mayor for the Greater region and NO additional mayors. Plus twenty to twenty five e regional councillors to represent each area of Auckland.

Cut the bureaucracy. Within each individual Council staff numbers have exploded in the last 5 years (about 100%0 and consultat fees have increased by over 300%. Let alone the duplication across the greater region with the seven councils. All this for no significant increase in services.