Community Committee

Community meetings are held quarterly in our chambers at Barkes Corner, 1484 Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga. Please check the Meeting Calendar for confirmed meeting details. These meetings are livestreamed to Council's Youtube channel.

Please note; dates and times of scheduled meetings are subject to change and will be notified on the Meeting Calendar (link above) and also in the Public Notice section of the Bay of Plenty Times newspaper.

Agendas / Minutes
All meeting agendas and minutes are available to view or print on the Agenda and Minutes webpage.

For more information, please email the Governance Services Team or phone 0800 926 732.

Membership:

Chairperson:	Cr Margaret Murray-Benge
Deputy Chairperson:	Cr Grant Dally
Membership:	Cr Tracey Coxhead Cr Richard Crawford Mayor James Denyer Cr Murray Grainger Cr Anne Henry Cr Rodney Joyce Deputy Mayor John Scrimgeour Cr Allan Sole Cr Don Thwaites Cr Andy Wichers John Clements (Chairperson - Katikati Community Board) Laura Rae (Chairperson - Maketu Community Board) Peter Presland (Chairperson - Ōmokoroa Community Board) Kassie Ellis (Chairperson - Te Puke Community Board) Ross Goudie (Chairperson - Waihī Beach Community Board)

Role:

To receive reports from Convenors of Community Forums and make recommendations to Council and its Committees on appropriate actions to address priority matters arising from Community Forums.
To consider staff reports outlining practicable options to address priority matters arising from Community Forums and/or reporting on actions completed operationally to address priority matters arising from Community Forums.

Delegations:

To receive the priority matters arising from Community Forums and make recommendations to Council and it’s Committees.

Power to recommend:

To Council and/or any Committee as it deems appropriate.

Power to sub-delegate:

The Committee may delegate any of its functions, duties or powers to a subcommittee, working group or other subordinate decision-making body subject to the restrictions on its delegations and provided that any sub-delegation includes a statement of purpose and specification of task.