8 September 2023
Sam Malik
Susan Sales
[FYI request #23766 email] Senior Advisor Of icial Information and Privacy
04 570 6666 / 0800 488 824
[email address]
Our reference: LGOIMA
Dear Sam
Request for Information – Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
(LGOIMA)
We refer to your official information request of 10 August 2023, asking for information about
employees and contractors in the Chief Executive’s office, specifically:
“Can I please ask, under OIA, total number of permanent employees and total number of
contractors currently working for the Office of the CE of Hutt City Council and in what
subgroups. Please give a table with role levels i.e. how many Admin/coordinators, Advisors,
Sr. Advisors, Principles/chief, managers/leads etc and whether they are permanent or temps.
I am also requesting the total cost spent on contractors in the same directorate/group between
1 January 2023 and 31 July 2023.”
The Of ice of the Chief Executive consists of a number of teams. Total staf count is 94
(excluding contractors and vacant positions). A breakdown of staff by team as at
31 August 2023 is provided below:
Job Level / Business Unit
Count
Customer & Business Support
15
Temporary Employee
1
Informa�on Services
1
Permanent Employee
14
Chief Execu�ve's Office
1
Finance
7
Informa�on Services
2
Legal
1
People & Capability
3
Technical / Specialist
59
Temporary Employee
4
Informa�on Services
3
Te Tira Māori
1
Permanent Employee
55
Finance
16
Informa�on Services
29
Legal
2
People & Capability
7
Te Tira Māori
1
Management / Leadership
20
Permanent Employee
20
Chief Execu�ve's Office
1
Finance
6
Informa�on Services
8
Legal
1
People & Capability
4
Grand Total
94
We do not hold information on the total cost of contractors in a readily available form.
Accordingly, your request for this information is refused under section 17(f) of the LGOIMA,
on the grounds that the information requested cannot be made available without substantial
collation or research.
Please note that this response to your information request, including your name, may be
published on Hutt City Council’s website.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this response.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards
Susan Sales
Senior Advisor Official Information and Privacy