Waipa Council meeting
Friday could become the new Wednesday at Waipā District Council.
The council switched to holding committee and full council meetings from Tuesdays to Wednesdays in January.
Roy Pilott
The move came despite concern raised by Good Local Media editor Roy Pilott. The publishing company was concerned readers would have to wait eight days for the results of decisions to be published in the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News.
“When the decision was made, the paper was not on my radar,” Mayor Mike Pettit said.
But the council’s swearing in, and inaugural council meeting was held on the last Friday of October, and its next meeting is tomorrow.
Pettit said no permanent decision had been made on dates, although he was “pretty open” to a change.
Mike Pettit
“That will be a decision that will come up,” he said.
“Councillors will make a decision. I’ve done some asking and, in most cases, most councillors look pretty flexible.
“That discussion will happen, and I’m sure there’ll be some good discussion around this, but it will be about making the best decisions for Waipa.
“I’m not going in there with a mandate of this or that. As long as it makes sense for good governance decisions. That’s the fundamental for me – that’s the bottom line.”
