The Waikato District Council endorses recommendations made at committee meetings and in addition makes decisions on matters that are not delegated to committees.
Council meets on a six-weekly cycle with meetings scheduled to start at 9:30 am.
Chair: Her Worship the Mayor
Deputy Chair: Deputy mayor
Membership: Mayor and all councillors
Meeting frequency: Six weekly - or as required
Quorum: Half of the members (including vacancies)
Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 requires Council to adopt a code of conduct. All elected members are required to comply with the code. The Council's Code of Conduct is as follows:
Council Code of Conduct December 2019
For more information contact the Chief Executive Gavin Ion or the Democracy Team on any matter relating to the Council agenda.
Upcoming meetings
LTP Workshop
Purpose of workshop: Draft LTP Consultation Document
Please note:
Workshops are for staff to seek direction and feedback from elected members – no decisions are made at a workshop.
The workshop may be shortened if the elected members need to discuss a matter with the public excluded (e.g. due to commercial sensitive information, or to protect legal privilege).
Please contact the Democracy Team if you have any queries about this workshop.
Previous agendas and minutes
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Below is a list of minutes and agendas published before May 2024.
LTP Workshop
Purpose of workshop: Draft LTP Consultation Document
Please note:
Workshops are for staff to seek direction and feedback from elected members – no decisions are made at a workshop.
The workshop may be shortened if the elected members need to discuss a matter with the public excluded (e.g. due to commercial sensitive information, or to protect legal privilege).
Please contact the Democracy Team if you have any queries about this workshop.