Council meeting digest: Thursday 2 May 2024

At the recent council meeting, elected members approved:

• additional unbudgeted funding of $582,000 (being local share) to cover the Public Transport Financial shortfall for the 2023/24 financial year for the roll-out of the new eBus service.
• bringing forward the NZ Sotheby's International Realty Nelson Opera In The Park event in the Park from February 2026 to February 2025.
• to allocate $20,000 of unbudgeted expenditure to fund a vulnerable housing assessment.
• the establishment of a City Revitalisation Taskforce and a Waterfront Redevelopment Taskforce.
• the Elected Members Reimbursement and Expenses Policy (which will be made available on Council's website).

The next Council meeting is Thursday 6 June 2024.