4.1 Role and functions
The role of the mayor, deputy mayor and the delegation of roles and powers...
4.1.1 Leading and influencing the council’s work
The mayor is the council’s elected leader and chair of the governing body...
4.1.2 Leading the development of council plans, policies and budgets
It is the mayor’s role to lead the development of the council’s plans...
4.1.3 Ensuring effective engagement with the people of Auckland
It is the role of the mayor to ensure there is effective engagement between...
4.1.4 Leading and chairing the governing body
The mayor has an important role in maintaining and coordinating the council’s governance...
4.1.5 Appointing the deputy mayor, governing body committees and establishing an office
The mayor may appoint the deputy mayor, establish governing body committees...
4.1.6 Representing and speaking for the council
The mayor is the council’s principal representative to the public. In certain...
4.1.7 Exercising civil defence and emergency management powers
The mayor has an important role in Auckland’s civil defence and emergency management...
4.1.8 Election and tenure
The mayor is elected as an office-holder by the people of Auckland every three years as...