Mayor

One mayor, elected by residents and ratepayers of the Auckland region.

The Mayor of Auckland will be elected by the people of Auckland at the local elections in 2010.

The role of the Mayor is to:

articulate and promote a vision for Auckland;
provide leadership for the purpose of achieving objectives that will contribute to that vision;
lead the development of plans, policies, and budgets for consideration by the Council; and
ensure there is effective engagement between the Auckland Council and the people of Auckland.

The Mayor has the following powers:

to appoint the deputy mayor
to establish committees of the governing body of the Council
to establish mechanisms for effective engagement between the Council and the people of Auckland
to appoint the chairperson of each committee of the governing body
to establish and maintain an appropriately staffed office of the mayor, within the budget set in the annual plan for that purpose.

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