Abstaining Councillors Not Doing Their Job

MONDAY 22 JUNE 2015

Responding to the NZ Herald report that five Auckland councillors may abstain from voting on Len Brown’s budget, to introduce average rates increases of 9.9% across Auckland, Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson, Jo Holmes, says:

“These councillors have an opportunity to prevent Len Brown’s high rates, low value agenda. To sit on the fence and watch that opportunity pass them by is not only an implicit endorsement of the Mayor’s budget but a complete abandonment of their responsibility.”

“Councillors are elected to represent the interests of ratepayers. This is the most important vote of this council’s term and instead of representation they are running for the hills. The 9.9%, when we were promised a cap of 2.5% is simply shameful and they know it.”

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