Councillor Complaints
George Bastille made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council
The request was refused by Wellington City Council.
From: George Bastille
Dear Wellington City Council,
In relation to any criticism of or complaints to or about WCC senior staff by Cr Diane Calvert relating to the Long Term Plan, Thorndon Quay roading changes and Committee meeting management, please provide any email correspondence between Cr Calvert and senior staff and additionally any records from any health and safety systems for the period between 1 May and 7 August 2024.
Yours faithfully,
George Bastille
From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora
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Team.
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From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora George
Thank you for your email dated 7 August requesting information.
Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision as soon as possible, but no later than 4 September, being 20 working days of receipt.
The reference number for your request is IRC-6881
Please contact us if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
Official Information Team
Email: [email address]
Wellington City Council | W Wellington.govt.nz | |
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora George,
I write below regarding your request made to the Wellington City Council
on 7 August 2024.
We are processing your request and consulting with various parties. There
is some ambiguity around the wording of your request and it being unclear.
Therefore, Council is consulting you on this request and seeking to
clarify the wording.
Are you able to please specify the information you are seeking clearly.
Criticism and complaints can be subjective in their meaning, and due
particularity must be specified by the requester when making a request. To
enable efficient administration, we have proposed some suggestions below
for you to consider. We have limited these to the Chief Executive, given
their role in relation to Council as per the Local Government Act 2002.
• Are you meaning official complaints sent by Cr
Calvert to the Chief Executive in relation to senior staff conduct on the
Long Term Plan and/or Thorndon Quay? Over the period between 1 May and 7
August 2024.
• Or are you meaning official complaints sent by Cr
Calvert to the Chief Executive in relation to the Long Term Plan and/or
Thorndon Quay? Over the period between 1 May and 7 August 2024.
Additionally, are you able to specify if you are seeking any health and
safety reporting relating to Cr Calvert by senior staff over the period
the period between 1 May and 7 August 2024.
Your clarification is greatly appreciated and would enable efficient
administration of your request.
Kind regards
Official Information Team
Email: [1][email address]
Wellington City Council | W Wellington.govt.nz | |
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and
intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that
confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the
sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: George Bastille
Dear BUS: Official Information,
Thank you for your letter explaining the legislative requirements regarding due particularity and your suggestions for clarification. Taking that into account, the request has been refined as follows:
Please provide any complaints by Cr Calvert to the Chief Executive and/or senior managers, (including any correspondence and complaint outcomes with Cr Calvert), in relation to staff advice/conduct on the Long Term Plan and/or the Thorndon Quay roading changes for the period between 1 May and 7 August 2024. Please also include any health and safety reporting relating to Cr Calvert by staff for the period between 1 May and 7 August 2024.
Yours sincerely,
George Bastille
From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora George,
Thank you for your response email below clarifying and refining your request, it is appreciated.
The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request.
This email is to advise you that Wellington City Council needs to extend the due date of your response, pursuant to section 14(1)(b) of the LGOIMA, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
For this reason, you can expect a response from Wellington City Council no later than 18 September 2024.
Right of review
If you are not satisfied with the Council’s response, you may request the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Council’s decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website, http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.
Thank you for your time, please be assured whilst the decision date for this request has been extended, I’ll endeavour to be in touch as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [email address] | W Wellington.govt.nz | |
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: BUS: Official Information
Wellington City Council
Kia ora George,
Please find attached the response to your request for information.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team | Wellington City Council
E [email address] | W Wellington.govt.nz | |
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents.
If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence