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04 September 2007
Councillor first to sign pledge
Howick Councillor Jami-Lee Ross is
the first Manukau Councillor to sign the Federated Farmers six
point pledge card for better local government.
Mr Ross says the six pledges are all
issues that he has been pushing for in the last three years and
that signing the pledge is his further commitment to key policies
important to ratepayers.
“The pledge card that Federated
Farmers has asked all candidates to sign contains six very
important principles that will lead to more responsible and
sensible Council decision making.
“Keeping Council focussed on its
core activities has been a top priority for me over the last three
years. Too often Council’s focus deviates from its core business
which leads to a culture of waste and mismanagement.
“Likewise, the full use of uniform
annual charges and targeted rates would help to spread the rates
burden more fairly amongst ratepayers by lowering the proportion
of rates calculated on property value.”
Mr Ross voted against the Council’s
ten percent wastewater charge increases and six percent rates
increases earlier this year. He also voted to increase the
Council's uniform annual general charge to the 30 percent legal
maximum.
I pledge that if elected as a
councillor I, JAMI-LEE ROSS, will:
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view
ratepayers as the council’s most important customer.
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push
for rate payers to receive itemised rates assessments.
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keep
council focussed on its core activities.
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ensure full use of uniform annual charges and targeted rates.
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lobby for a fairer rating system.
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vote against any rate increase
greater than the consumers price index.
Signed by Jami-Lee Ross, 4/9/2007
ENDS
Press
Release from Federated Farmers:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0709/S00024.htm
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