Your Ref:
Our Ref: LGOIMA Ref 24-0058
10 June 2024
Anna Sanderson
Via FYI Website
Tēnā koe Anna
Local Government Official Information Request – Notification of Decision
We refer to your Request for information under the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987
(LGOIMA) regarding documentation relating to contracts that have been
developed with Joyce Advisory or Steven Joyce
which was received by the Bay of Plenty Regional
Council
(Council) on 14 May 2024 and acknowledged by Council on the same date
(Request).
Council has now made a decision on your Request and has decided to supply the information
requested and do so in summary form in accordance with section 15(1)(e) of the LGOIMA as
below:
Council has entered one contract with Joyce Advisory Limited for the supply of
professional services. This contract is current and commenced on 1 December
2023 with an expiry date of 31 August 2024. The contract is on Council’s standard
terms subject to minor amendments which were negotiated with the provider. The
services which are provided pursuant to this contract are advisory services
specifically in relation to the potential divestment of strategic assets of Council. To
date, Council has paid to Joyce Advisory Limited $9,297.50 (excl GST) pursuant
to this contract.
We trust this summary satisfies your request. If not, please contact Council directly to provide
further detail on any specific information sought and Council can consider that request.
Please note that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman under section 27(3)
of the Act. The Ombudsman’s Of ice can be contacted by calling 0800 802 602, emailing
[email address] or online at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Our LGOIMA responses may be published on the Council website. If we do this, we wil not publish
the requester’s personal or contact details. Please contact us if you have any concerns.
If you contact the Council about this Request, please quote the BOPRC reference number above.
Yours faithfully
Monique Brooks
Legal & Commercial Manager
Bay of Plenty Regional Council