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Sharp focus for Capital’s new council

Friday, 21 October 2016, 10:48 am
Press Release: Wellington City Council

21 October

A refreshed and reinvigorated focus on the issues that matter for the Capital has driven the new range of portfolios assigned to the incoming Wellington City Council, says Mayor Justin Lester.

Mayor Lester has announced the new councillor responsibilities today, which reflect the needs of a growing population, pressures on housing and transport, and further boosting the Capital’s flourishing economy with a sharper focus on innovation, the arts and connectivity.

“The new portfolio structure reflects the values and strengths of Wellington: a creative, connected and innovative city,” says Cr Lester.

“I’ve sharpened the focus for some existing portfolios and introduced new responsibilities to ensure the incoming council can meet the challenges of the Capital’s growing population and economy.

“I’m particularly excited to introduce a City Scientist portfolio to emphasise the importance of science and innovation to both the city’s resilience and economic development, and the appointment of a Wellington Ambassador will enhance our tourism offerings and better connect with international communities and visitors to Wellington.

“In terms of my own responsibilities, I have taken on the Arts and Culture portfolio to reflect the incredible value arts provides to our sense of place and pride in our city, and Major City Projects to maintain a direct leadership role in the projects that will define our city’s future.”

Following last week’s announcement of the new committee structure, with the four policy-based committees centralised into a single City Strategy committee, Mayor Lester has announced that Cr Iona Pannett has accepted the role of Chair.

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The incoming Wellington City Councillors will be formally invested at an inauguration ceremony 5pm Wednesday 26 October at the Michael Fowler Centre.

The full list of committee membership and councillor portfolios is below.

Contact:

Mayor Justin Lester: 021 247 8312

Phil Reed, Office of the Mayor: 021 247 9720

Portfolio Leaders

Portfolio Leaders	Area of Focus	Phone
Mayor Justin Lester	Arts & Culture, Major City Projects, Governance	021 247 8312
Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle	Housing, Recreation, Events	021 673 630
Cr Iona Pannett	Infrastructure, Sustainability	021 227 8509
Cr Andy Foster	Urban Development, Finance, Predator Free Wellington, Karori Framework	021 227 8537
Cr Simon Marsh	Economic Development, Small Business (joint)	021 922 196
Cr Simon Woolf	Wellington Ambassador, Tourism, Small Business (joint), Sport	027 975 3163
Cr Malcolm Sparrow	Community Resilience	027 232 2320
Cr Nicola Young	Central City Projects, Education Partnerships	021 654 844
Cr David Lee	Technology, Innovation & Enterprise (TIE), Climate Change	021 220 2357
Cr Jill Day	Maori Partnerships, Children and Young People	027 262 3181
Cr Peter Gilberd	Natural Environment, City Scientist	027-614 1416
Cr Brian Dawson	Social Development, Living Wage	027 413 5809
Cr Diane Calvert	Community Planning and Engagement	029 971 8944
Cr Chris Calvi-Freeman	Transport strategy and operations	021 0288 3839
Cr Sarah Free	Public Transport, Cycling and Walking	022 121 6412

Councillors can be emailed at firstname.lastname@wcc.govt.nz (ie. paul.eagle@wcc.govt.nz)

Committees of Council

Committee	Chairperson	Membership
City Strategy Committee For the purposes of developing the Council’s Long Term Plan and Annual Plan this committee will be referred to as Long-Term and Annual Plan Committee with Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle as the Chairperson. Membership will remain Mayor and all Councillors.	Councillor Iona Pannett	Mayor and all Councillors
Regulatory Process Committee	Cr Malcolm Sparrow	Mayor Justin Lester Cr Chris Calvi-Freeman Cr Diane Calvert Cr David Lee
Chief Executive’s Performance Review Committee	Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle	Mayor Justin Lester Cr Jill Day Cr Andy Foster Cr Iona Pannett Cr Diane Calvert

Subcommittees reporting to Strategy and Policy Committee

Sub-Committee	Chairperson	Membership
Grants Sub-committee	Cr Sarah Free	Cr Peter Gilberd Cr Brian Dawson Cr Nicola Young Cr Jill Day
Finance, Audit and Risk Management Sub-committee	Cr Andy Foster	Mayor Justin Lester Cr Nicola Young Cr Diane Calvert Plus 2 external appointments
Council Controlled Organisations Sub-Committee	Cr Simon Woolf	Mayor Justin Lester Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle Cr Simon Marsh Cr David Lee

The Mayor is an ex officio member of every committee and subcommittee, other than a quasi-judicial committee.

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