Archives Identifier00197Date Range1985-1993DescriptionAt the beginning of their terms of office the Mayor and Councillors meet and decide on the number and status of committees to be set up. The Mayor is an ex officio member of all committees, with a small number of councillors making up the rest of each committee. The Clerk of Committees, is responsible for taking minutes and ensuring that they are signed, indexed and bound into volumes. Committees set the direction of work of Council departments, make decisions within their delegated authority, and refer to the full Council any decisions for which they do not have delegated authority. The minutes of Standing Committees are public documents, unless the committee has formally gone into closed session. The minutes of one off or ad hoc committees are not necessarily public. This committee dealt with the council estimates, finance, resources and [in 1986 only] the airport. It provides information about all the council's activities through the budget process. This series includes several changes of committee names and subject matter: Finance and Resources Committee 1985-1986 Resources & Airport Committee 1986-1986 Resources Committee 1987-1988 Volume may include reports, newspaper cuttings, maps and plans as well as minutes. Notes: There is an unexplained gap in Finance related minutes between 1974 and 1985.Quantity (Linear Metres)0.44MediumBound VolumeSystem of ArrangementMinutes are arranged in meeting date order and indexed by subject matter.Collection TypeWellington City Council