About the Council - Structure

The elected Council is made up of the Mayor and fourteen Councillors. They are responsible for determining local legislation and defining the overall vision for the city.

The Mayor and Councillors appoint a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to manage Council operations and lead the Council’s administrative organisation. The CEO has statutory powers granted by the Local Government Act and other powers granted at the discretion of the elected Council.

The CEO is responsible for:

• advising the Mayor and Councillors on policy matters
• ensuring any policy adopted by the Council is correctly implemented.

The CEO performs these responsibilities by delegating tasks and authority to a Senior Management Team and other Council staff.

Business Units

The Council’s administrative organisation is separated into the following Business Units.

• Archives
• Building Consents and Licensing Services
• Business Opportunities and Solutions
• Call Centre
• City Communities
• City Housing
• City Safety
• CitiOperations
• Communications and Marketing
• Council Controlled Organisations
• Democratic Services
• Emergency Management
  
• External Communications
• Finance
• Financial Transactions Bureau
• Grants
• Human Resources
• Infrastructure
• International Relations
• Public Advocate
• Kiwi Point Quarry
• Landfills
• Knowledge Solutions
• Land Information
• Libraries
• Mayor's Office
• Parks and Gardens Services
• Planning, Performance and Research
• Policy
• Procurement
• Property and Parking Services
• Publication and Design
• Recreation and Events
• Recreation Wellington
• Risk Assurance
• Service Centres
• Strategy and Partnerships
• Treaty Relations
• Urban Development & Transport
• Web Centre
• Wellington Convention Centre

Related Links

• Council Meetings
• Local Governance Statement
• Management Board
• Mayor & Councillors