Glossary

Refers to the list of Council activities identified in the Long-Term Plan, which is a service or function provided by, or on behalf of, Council.

A community is a group of people with a shared interest, identity, experience, or values. This can include communities with a shared culture; or those with social, environmental, business, or political interests. Communities can also be found in geographical locations, such as neighbourhoods or cities. In this Policy we refer to ‘the community’ as all the people who are part of the diverse communities in Lower Hutt.

Refers to the decisions of Council by formal resolution at Council and Council Committee meetings. Decisions of varying significance can also be made by Council officers or those under delegated authority.

The degree of importance of an issue, proposal, decision, or matter, as assessed by Council, in terms of its likely impact on, and likely consequences for:

• the district or region
• any persons who are likely to be affected by, or interested in, the issue, proposal, decision, or matter

the capacity of Council to perform our role, and the financial and other costs of doing so

This is a formal process under sections 83-87 of the LGA which enables the community to have their say on a significant decision. This is a more formal and specialised process than a regular engagement or invitation of feedback. See Appendix 1 of the Policy for details on the Special Consultative Procedure.

The LGA defines a strategic asset in section 5 as:

‘an asset or group of assets that the local authority needs to retain if the local authority is to maintain the local authority’s capacity to achieve or promote any outcome that the local authority determines to be important to the current or future wellbeing of the community’