Role of members
44 Role of members
The role of a member of a council is:
(a) to represent the interests of all residents and ratepayers of the council area; and
to provide leadership and guidance; and
(c) to facilitate communication between the members of the council's constituency and the council; and
(d) to be properly informed to enable participation in the deliberations of the council and its community activities; and
(e) to ensure, as far as practicable, that the council acts honestly, efficiently and appropriately in carrying out its statutory responsibilities; and
(f) to ensure that council resources are used prudently and solely in the public interest; and
to actively monitor the financial affairs of the council.
(2) However, a member of the council has no power to direct or control staff of the council, or to interfere with the management of staff of the council.
(3) A member of the council has a duty to act, at all times, in what the member genuinely believes to be the best interests of the council's constituency.
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