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Eight out of the nine remaining councillors signed the letter to Mahuta which “strongly requests that you do not appoint a commission”. In the letter the councillors suggested a Crown manager and observer, should be appointed, which would allow them to retain their employment as elected decision-makers around the council table – but be overruled if it was deemed necessary. However, Mahuta wasn’t having it. “The council’s response has not presented me with sufficient evidence on how it is addressing its problems,” Mahuta announced on Friday afternoon. Tourism Bay of Plenty A new era is dawning for the Tauranga City Council, with councillors to be replaced by a Government-appointed commission early in 2021. ....
“With a lesser level of intervention, namely a Crown Manager and Observer, we believe that the governance of Tauranga City Council can be transformed for the better.” Should a Crown Manager be appointed councillors would retain their positions but can be overruled on certain decisions if required. Councillors Steve Morris, Andrew Hollis, Kelvin Clout, Dawn Kiddie and John Robson previously voted against a motion requesting Mahuta appoint a Crown Manager to the council. Less than a month later, four of those councillors, signed this letter which requests a Crown Manager be appointed. Robson was the only councillor who did not sign. ....