Clutha District Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Governing Body |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | March 6, 1989 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 seats (1 mayor, 14 ward seats) |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Website | |
| cluthadc | |
Clutha District Council is the territorial authority for the Clutha District of New Zealand. [1]
The council is led by the mayor of Clutha, who is currently Bryan Cadogan. There are also 14 ward councillors. [1]
The council was established in 1989 through the merger of Lawrence Borough Council (established in 1866), [2] Balclutha Borough Council (established in 1870), [3] Clutha County Council (established in 1876), [4] Tapanui Borough Council (established in 1876), [4] and Kaitangata Borough Council (established in 1882). [5]
In 2020, the council had 72 staff, including 11 earning more than $100,000. According to the Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,099. [6]
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Balclutha is a town in South Otago, lying towards the end of the Clutha River, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is about halfway between Dunedin and Gore on the Main South Line railway, State Highway 1 and the Southern Scenic Route. Balclutha has a population of 4,340, and is the largest town in South Otago.
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