"It’s been a difficult past few years, the recession has hit hard and things are looking tired. The approach has become stale, indecision reigns and Council is losing its way. I can see the issues looming large!
Well come on Great Southern Warders! Its time to pull up our socks and show the rest of Wellington what we’re really made of! The Southern Ward can lead the way with pro-active policy ideas and community initiatives that will revive tired, shabby, old Wellington into a place that really shines!
All the issues are fine however they keep changing. What you need is the right person for the job, someone that can keep up with the moving scene.
Well, I’ve spent 25 years, 10 in the Southern Ward, making governance submissions, assisting businesses, working, studying, and monitoring the system - providing a tangible community contribution.
Thomas Morgan- your 1 vote!"
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Top 5 Issues
- IMPROVED GOVERNANCE
* 0800 Action number- Council needs to know what you want fixed while you can see it!
* Community reference groups- community engagement is a key aim of government. Council should establish key advisory public groups of interest, perhaps of 300 participants or more.
* Parking ticket error compensation- if a ticket is issued in error then you will be paid the value of the ticket for wasting your time!
* Broadcast council meetings- This will allow to hear and see what is going on and who is doing what. If Councillors are away they will be able to as well and join meetings remotely.
* Scrap Disputes Resolution office- this has become the rubbish bin of complaints services. It needs to be replaced with an investigation service staffed with legally trained people.
* Control of work programme- Councillors are not being allowed to focus on policy development. Rather than do that they are being tied-up with petty administration matters.
* Simplified Planning- Planning needs to be simplified. According to Associate Minister of Local Government Carter 10 year plans must become far more concise.
* Better over-sight of senior management including the C.E.O. Independent, impartial assessment of performance should replace the in-house, back slapping approach.
* Water waste amnesty- Council should provide a free plumber to fix water leaks that might otherwise cost Council even more money!
* Election issue development- Issues that are raised by all candidates during an election should be addressed by any new council.
- BETTER OPERATIONAL SERVICES
* Disability access to web site- The Council web-site needs to be accessible as possible and meet disability functionality requirements.
* Water costing- Meters may be a good idea if they provide a more equitable result for all users.
* Transport- of this is a hot item. Better public transport will help a great deal and what is needed is something that is convenient as using a car. An on-call public transport system could be used which would perhaps double the use of public transport over-night and thus reduce driving congestion.
* Effective spending- Cr Pennent commented at a 25 August council meeting that spending appears to be under budget! It might look good on the books however the true indicator of performance is the state of the place.
* Infrastructure Quality- it’s far too low! Many foot paths and roads are in a dreadful state and these are core services not luxuries.
* Administration management effectiveness- sometimes lacking! Where it is obvious that this cannot be provided in-house then out-sourcing management services to specialists might be needed. Operation of council swimming pools is of particular note.
- INCREASED COMMUNITY SAFETY
* Road splitting- A number of city streets are actually two separate roads yet both have the same name. This is highly confusing and quite unacceptable to keeping things functional.
* Walkway covers and verandas- these are missing in several parts of the city and need to be provided by property owners if not Council.
* Tsunami warning system- Although having people running about providing warnings might work to some extent an automated system would be much better and faster.
* Emergency preparedness – there will be few, if any transport options and major local resource banks will be the only way to keep people going during a major emergency.
- IMPROVED GOVERNANCE ENFORCEMENT
* J-Walking enforcement- It is still illegal to J-walk in Wellington and enforcing this would make the city safer and provide the council with lots of income!
* Litter dumping- With a neighbour dumping an entire kitchen stove on the footpath it came to light that prosecutions for this offence had not been made for some time. Time to get stuck into the matter!
* Serious Complaints- These are generally dealt with by the council's 'Disputes Resolution Office' which is under resourced yet answers directly to the C.E.O. whom is supposed to act on its recommendations. This needs to be replaced with a public office of investigation staffed with qualified lawyers. Where a matter is complex funding should be provided so that the complaint can be adequately provided.
- BETTER DEVELOPMENT VISION
* E-commerce Virtual Wellington- Development of a virtual Wellington is needed to create virtual ecommerce hub for all retail businesses to use in some way or other. A business model can be used that makes the idea cost effective for all businesses with a contracted buy-out plan for council with each business.
* A Shopping Mall- Wellington lacks this classic retail approach and it might be possible to convert one or many C.B.D. streets into a mall. This might work in a suburban area such as Kilbirnie which needs a name change at any rate!
* Gondola and luge experience- in any election there seems to be the big treat project and mine is the provision of a gondola and luge ride facility. Very informal talks have been held that make the idea look possible as a treat!
* Wide-view long-term projects- To date change has been done by tinkering and not with any broad-brush plan. Planning pays off and needs to start now!
Personal Profile
Greetings,
I thnk you really need to know what a candidate has to offer so below you will find my competency inventory which provides very good idea of what skills I can bring to the role of being a city councillor in Wellington.
It’s a difficult and complex role and it’s a great pity that it comes with such uncertainty as there are many people in the community that could contribute otherwise. Nevertheless the idea caught my attention many years ago and it’s still got me!
The skills noted below are also linked to the roles that provided them so you will also get an idea of the employment roles I have had over the past 25 years. I can take on any issue at any level in order to hopefully come to a good decision on what might be best for the community. This does not mean that I know all the answers however I do know how to find them.
Thanks for your time and do vote!
Cheers,
Thomas Morgan.
* COMPETENCY INVENTORY
Competency Source
(Some may be repeated)
Written communication University essays,
Video production script writing,
Writing of discussion papers,
General correspondence,
Body corporate governance.
Verbal communication Three years retail experience,
Public speaking at formal meetings,
Television news interviewing,
Meeting participation.
Mediation Negotiations with tradespeople,
Negotiations with professional sub-contractors,
General business experience,
Interviewing television news subjects,
Body corporate governance.
Leadership Video production director / producer,
Charity appeal co-ordinator,
Own business management,
Body corporate governance.
Team player Retail experience,
Video production joint ventures,
Good personal rapport with others,
Television / video production crew member,
Body corporate governance.
External responsibility Census Enumerator,
Representative of television networks,
Video production clients,
Charity appeal co-ordinator,
Television transmission director,
T.V.N.Z. Telethon public relations officer.
Media knowledge Freelance television news gathering / production,
Broadcast radio course,
Official media liaison for national conference,
Video cover design,
T.V.N.Z. production staff- various areas,
Television and radio interviewee,
Contract video production,
Still photography experience,
Charity appeal coordinator (incl. P.R. role).
Strategy & business Ad-hoc troubleshooting to major companies,
Own business management & strategy,
Various submissions to Members of Parliament,
Various tertiary courses,
Body corporate governance.
Political Experience Party branch / electorate involvement,
University theory courses,
Scrutineer- national election,
Local government observation,
Local government mayoralty candidacy,
Central government observation,
Submission of issue discussion papers,
Submission of private petition to Parliament,
Submission to parliamentary select committee.
Theatrical skills Theatrical lighting operation,
Acting experience- theatre and television,
Video cast member.
Computer skills Word processing use,
Spreadsheet / graph use,
Data-base & mail merge use,
Microsoft Word and Excel trained,
Regular internet use,
On-going training to up-skill.
Cognitive skills University theory courses,
Local government mayoralty candidacy,
Submission of issue discussion papers,
Submission of private petition to Parliament,
Submission to parliamentary select committees,
Writing of discussion papers,
Meeting participation,
Three years retail experience,
Video production director / producer,
Charity appeal co-ordinator,
Own business management & strategy,
Retail experience,
Body corporate governance,
Census enumerator,
Charity appeal coordinator (incl. P.R. role).
Various tertiary courses,
Theatrical lighting operation,
Computer word processing use,
Computer spreadsheet / graph use,
Computer data-base & mail merge use,
Regular internet use.
Authorised by Thomas Morgan of 3/10 Angus Avenue, Wellington.
Wellington City Council - Southern Ward
Results - Final
- Paul Eagle
- 2354
- Bryan Pepperell
- 2218.09
- Will Moore
- 1774.53
- Keith Johnson
- 1218.52
- Greg McPhee
- 821.29
- Ida Faiumu-Isa'ako
- 495
- Rex Nairn
- 431
- Bernard O'Shaughnessy
- 276
- Seann Paurini
- 189
- Thomas Morgan
- 96
Paul Eagle
Ida Faiumu-Isa'ako
Keith Johnson
Greg McPhee
Will Moore
Thomas Morgan
Rex Nairn
Bernard O'Shaughnessy
Seann Paurini
Bryan Pepperell
