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Council professional fees and charges

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Our fees and charges for the 2023 / 2024 financial year are provided below.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive (unless otherwise stated).

We reserve the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with us for any updates.

Hourly rates charged in 6 minute intervals	Amount
Manager, RMA Consents	$221.00 / hour
Manager, Building Control Manager, District Plan Manager, Health and Bylaws Manager, Infrastructure Development Manager, Infrastructure Planning and Capital Works Manager, Libraries Manager, Parks and Recreation Manager, Roading Manager, Waste and Drainage Manager, Water Services	$234.00 / hour
RMA Planning Specialist Team Leader RMA Consents Senior Specialist Resource Consents Senior Planner (Consents)	$198.00 / hour
District Plan Specialist Senior Planner (District Plan) Team Leader Development Engineering Senior Development Engineering Officer Development Engineer Engineering Officer, Water Team Leader Infrastructure Planning Team Leader Landscape Architects Team Leader Environmental Health Manager, Cemetery and Botanica Senior Asset Engineer Senior Water Technician Distribution Engineer Team Leader Development Contributions Infrastructure Asset Engineer Infrastructure Project Engineer Infrastructure Senior Engineer Solid Waste Engineer Team Leader Asset Planning Asset Engineer, Water Waste and Drainage Engineer Waste and Drainage Asset Engineer Wastewater Projects Engineer Senior Building Controls Officer Team Leader Building	$210.00 / hour
Team Leader RMA Approvals and Compliance Team Leader RMA Support Compliance Officer (RMA Consents) Planner (RMA Consents)	$176.00 / hour
Planner (District Plan) Landscape Architect Post-Approval Subdivision Officer Development Contributions Coordinator Infrastructure Planner Development Engineering Officer Distribution Technician Engineering Officer (Drainage and Water) Strategic Asset Coordinator - Parks Infrastructure Technical Officer Senior Roading Engineer (Traffic and Parking) Traffic Projects Engineer Building Control Officer Approvals and Compliance Officers (Building Control) Architect / Urban Designer Environmental Health Officer Property Assessment Officer	$186.00 / hour
Infrastructure Asset Systems Technician Compliance Officer (Regulatory Services)	$161.00 / hour
Planning Assistant (RMA Consents)	$104.00 / hour
Planning Assistant (Support Assistant (District Plan / Health and Bylaws / Building Processing) Building Administrator (BCA and TA)	$110.00 / hour
Mileage	Per IRD rate
Disbursements	At cost charged to department by provider

Hearings required for any resource consent or other permission will be charged at actual cost.
Cost of any consultant / hearings commissioner will be charged at actual cost.
Miscellaneous charges will be charged at actual cost.
All costs will be itemised.
All figures are standard fees inclusive of GST; the final fee in any one application will be determined by the Resource Consents Manager or his / her appointee.
Council reserves the right to interim invoice applications where significant costs have been incurred over a period of one month or more without progress on the application.