Central Otago District Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 12 seats (1 mayor, 11 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
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Central Otago District Council is the territorial authority for the Central Otago District of New Zealand. [1]
The council is led by the mayor of Central Otago, who is currently Tim Cadogan. There are also 11 ward councillors. [1]
The council was established in 1989, through the merger of Cromwell Borough Council (established in 1866), [2] Alexandra Borough Council (established in 1867), [3] Naseby Borough Council (established in 1872), [4] Maniototo County Council (established in 1876), [4] and Vincent County Council (established in 1876). [4]
In 2020, the council had 154 staff, including 17 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,156. [5]
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Alexandra is a town in the Central Otago district of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the banks of the Clutha River, on State Highway 8, 188 kilometres (117 mi) by road from Dunedin and 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of Cromwell. The nearest towns to Alexandra via state highway 8 are Clyde seven kilometres to the northwest and Roxburgh forty kilometres to the south. State highway 85 also connects Alexandra to Omakau, Lauder, Oturehua, Ranfurly and on to Palmerston on the East Otago coast.
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