Re: ‘Council consultation?' K Goddard's letter to the editor, The Weekend Sun, September 2.
K Goddard shows little knowledge of how a council functions.
The CEO is not responsible to the residents and ratepayers. The CEO is responsible to the elected members ie: the council.
The ratepayers and residents do not pay his salary. The above mentioned council does. The CEO remuneration no doubt to some degree comes from rates but also comes from government subsidies, grants and also from income received from development levies, building consent fees etc.
If the CEO was ‘paid' by the ratepayers he would have his employment agreement signed by them. All thousands of them!
R Sapwell, Bethlehem.
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The CEO Is Responsible
Posted on 10-09-2022 10:39 | By Accountable
Yes he is employed by the Councilors but he is definitely paid by the money the Council collects on behalf of the ratepayers. Any money received, whether it be rates, fees or dividends, by the Council is the property of the ratepayers and it is up to the CEO to control and distribute that money for whatever reason, on behalf of the ratepayers. It is as simple as that believe it or not!
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