Operational Policies

Upper Hutt City Council (Council) is fully committed to protecting the welfare of children. We recognise our responsibility to adopt best practice policies and procedures that will protect children from harm, abuse and exploitation, while also protecting our staff and volunteers.

The welfare of children is the primary concern of this policy, and it is established on the principle that child protection is everyone’s responsibility.

Council will support its staff to ensure they understand the policy and the impact of its implementation on Council procedures. 

The purpose of the community garden policy is to outline the role of Council in regard to community gardens on Council controlled parks and reserves.

The policy describes the process to be followed prior to establishing a community garden. It also provides some parameters and areas for consideration prior to approving a licence to occupy public land for a community garden.

To reduce the Upper Hutt City Councils energy bill to the lowest practical level while still meeting operational needs of the business.

The objectives of this policy are to:

a. Define Council’s responsibilities with respect to graffiti removal within Upper Hutt City boundaries 

b. Identify the areas which are high priority for graffiti removal within city boundaries 

c. Define the criteria which must be met before Council will take responsibility for removing graffiti

The criteria used to set and review the forward works programme are:

Procurement plays an important role in how we implement our strategies and our work towards delivering our vision for the city. The way we manage our expenditure and spend public money has an impact in the local economy and can affect our performance and reputation.

Our procurement policy is based on the Government Procurement Rules developed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and gives consideration to the following:

• Contributing to the achievement of Council’s strategic goals as encompassed in the five priority areas – Environment, Community, City Centre, Economy and Infrastructure Strategy.
• Value for money.
• Transparency and fairness, irrespective of the value of the procurement.
• Accountability.
• A sustainable procurement approach.