An independent report to the Waikato Mayoral Forum has recommended three Waikato councils investigate establishing a jointly-owned limited liability company to manage their water infrastructure. CCO - a council-controlled organisation (CCO) to manage water. All three councils were likely to hold workshops during May to give elected officials time to go through the report and discuss its findings directly with the independent consultants. Decisions on whether or not to go to the next stage – commissioning a detailed business case – would need to go to full public council meetings, probably in June or July of this year. “A specialist, publicly-owned water organisation means you can build capacity around strategic planning for assets, optimise capital expenditure and minimise operational costs for ratepayers. “Having a centre of excellence built into that will also provide a resource for smaller councils to tap into for specialist services and that’s hugely valuable. There’s nothing to stop other councils joining any CCO in the future if that’s what was best for their community.” scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1404/S00590/councils-advised-to-consider-water-company.htm
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:06:54 +0000
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