Council professional fees and charges

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Our fees and charges for the 2024 / 2025 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, Infrastructure Development Manager, Waste and Drainage Manager, Parks and Recreation Manager, Infrastructure Planning Manager, Infrastructure Capital Programs Manager, Roading Manager, District Plan Manager, Health and Bylaws Manager, Building Control Manager, Libraries Manager, Water Services	$241.00 per hour
Manager, RMA Consents	$227.00 per hour
Senior Water Technician Infrastructure Asset Engineer Infrastructure Project Engineer Infrastructure Senior Engineer Team Leader Asset Planning Distribution Engineer Team Leader Development Contributions Solid Waste Engineer District Plan Specialist Senior Planner (District Plan and Consents) Team Leader Development Engineering Senior Development Engineering Officer Development Engineer Engineering Officer, Water Asset Engineer, Water Waste and Drainage Engineer Waste and Drainage Asset Engineer Wastewater Projects Engineer Senior Building Controls Officer Team Leader Building Team Leader Infrastructure Planning Team Leader Landscape Architects Team Leader Environmental Health Manager, Cemetery and Botanica Senior Asset Engineer	$216.00 per hour
RMA Planning Specialist Team Leader - Property Assessment Team Team Leader RMA Consents Senior Specialist Resource Consents Senior Planner (Consents)	$204.00 per hour
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 Planner (District Plan and Consents) Landscape Architect Post-Approval Subdivision Officer Development Contributions Coordinator Infrastructure Planner Development Engineering Officer	$191.00 per hour
Team Leader RMA Support Compliance Officer (RMA Consents) Planner (RMA Consents) Team Leader RMA Approvals and Compliance	$181.00 per hour
Infrastructure Asset Systems Technician Compliance Officer (Regulatory Services)	$166.00 per hour
Planning Assistant (RMA Consents) / Support Assistant (District Plan / Health and Bylaws / Building Processing) Building Administrator (BCA and TA)	$113.00 per hour
Planning Assistant (RMA Consents)	$107.00 per hour
Mileage	Per IRD rate
Disbursement	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.