13 December 2024
Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc
[FYI request #25948 email] Dear Ohakune Ratepayers and Residents' Society Inc
I refer to your official information request dated 1 March 2024 for Money spent on ATMS and projects
following.
Council has reviewed its earlier decision to withhold information under section 7(2)(i) to enable any
local authority holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations
(including commercial and industrial negotiations).
The information requested is enclosed
Please could you provide us a break down of costs, both incurred, and yet to be invoice, but expected
for the following.
1) Total costs for the consultation/implementation of the ATMS and all associated costs since
implementation. These are to exclude costs on the already established houses listed on council
website
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2) The total costs as above, however directly associated with Teitei Drive
The below is a high-level summary of the costs incurred in relation to the Teitei Drive development
since 2020.
Purpose
Amount
Site Investigation
94,502.94
Legal
9,962.50
Project
111,328.14
LGOIMA
53,887.52
Operational
23,745.00
Total
293,426.10
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3) A total dollar figure of the money received from grants or subsidies to support the above.
Council have decided to refuse your request under section 17(e) of the LGOIMA Act - that the
information requested does not exist. No money has been received from grants or subsidies to
support the above.
4) Please provide a total dollar figure of the possible clawbacks from point 3, for the avoidance of
doubt, is there any money that has been paid to RDC that will/may need to be paid back.
There is no potential clawback as no money has been received from grants or subsidies to support
the above.
5) Is there any record of FTE or man hours spent on the Teitei project from internal staff, or expenses
registered against the project that may not be captured under question 1 & 2 that can be provided.
Council have decided to refuse your request under section 17(e) of the LGOIMA Act - that the
information requested does not exist. There is no record of internal staff FTE or man hours spent
on the Teitei project, and no expenses have been registered against the project beyond those in
question 2.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours Sincerely
Clive Manley
CHIEF EXECUTIVE mf:cm
