Bill Cashmore (politician)

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Auckland Council
Bill Cashmore
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2nd Deputy Mayor of Auckland
In office
1 November 2016 –8 October 2022
YearsWardAffiliation
2013 –2016 Franklin C&R Team Franklin
2016 –2019FranklinTeam Franklin
2019 –2022FranklinTeam Franklin

Following the amalgamation of councils and community boards in 2010 into the Auckland Council, Cashmore ran for, and was elected as a member of, the Franklin Local Board. He then went on to become Deputy chair of the board in 2011. In 2013 he was elected as an Auckland Councillor, replacing the incumbent, Des Morrison, who had retired. [2] [3] He was appointed chair of the Auckland Council's rural advisory panel. In 2015 he became the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Political steering group for the Auckland Transport Alignment Project.[ citation needed ] He was re-elected unopposed in 2016, [4] and re-elected unopposed again in 2019. [5]

Deputy mayor

Following Phil Goff's election as mayor of Auckland in 2016, Cashmore was picked as deputy mayor. [6] As a result of his appointment, Cashmore was appointed to the Appointments and Performance Review, Civil Defence & Emergency Management, Community Development and Safety, Regulatory, and Auckland Domain Committees, as an ex-officio member. [7] Cashmore did not stand for re-election at the 2022 local elections. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Herald, New Zealand. "Phil Goff's options for a deputy mayor".
  2. ↑ Cashmore after Franklin seat stuff.co.nz, 11 April 2013
  3. ↑ alternative to 1080 drop – Auckland councillor [ permanent dead link ]tvnz.co.nz, 9 October 2014
  4. ↑ "Local body election nominations close | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Auckland local board election results: Some wards too close to call". Stuff . 12 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Simon Maude (19 October 2016). "Bill Cashmore picked as Auckland Mayor Phil Goff's deputy". Auckland Now. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Committee members and contacts". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Forbes, Stephen (19 July 2022). "Former All Black Keven Mealamu to stand for Auckland Council". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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