Mayor of Central Otago explained
| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Central Otago |
| Incumbent: | Tamah Alley |
| Incumbentsince: | 2024 |
| Inaugural: | Bill McIntosh |
| Style: | His/Her Worship |
| Termlength: | Three years, renewable |
| Formation: | 1989 |
| Salary: | $120,841[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
| Deputy: | Neil Gillespie[2] |
The mayor of Central Otago officiates over the Central Otago District of New Zealand which is administered by the Central Otago District Council. The first mayor of Central Otago was W.S. McIntosh[3] who was elected in 1989, when following the local government reforms of that year, the Central Otago District Council was formed in the place of the previous county and borough councils of Central Otago. [4]
The mayor of Central Otago serves a three-year term and acts as the chair of the council which comprises 11 other elected Councillors. The current mayor of Central Otago is Tamah Alley.[5] [6]
List of officeholders
| Name | Term |
|---|
| 1 | | 1989-2001 |
| 2 | | | 2001–2010[7] |
| 3 | | 2010–2016 |
| 4 | | 2016–2024[8] [9] |
| 5 | | 2024–present | |
Notes and References
- News: Edmunds . Susan . How much your local council gets paid . 11 January 2025 . RNZ . 13 June 2024 . en-nz.
- Web site: Mayor & Councillors . www.codc.govt.nz . . 11 January 2025 . en-nz.
- News: Taking a measured approach. . 30 April 2011. Lynda. van Kempen.
- Web site: Central Otago District Council - Central Otago District Council. 2020-11-27. www.codc.govt.nz.
- Web site: Mayors & Councillors . codc.govt.nz . Central Otago District Council.
- News: Jamieson . Debbie . Former cop becomes first female mayor of Central Otago . 31 October 2024 . . . 30 October 2024.
- News: Former mayor recognised for service to local government and community. Jo. McKenzie-McLean. 30 December 2017. .
- News: Telfer . Ian . No boundary issues for mayoral brothers . 31 October 2024 . . 9 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127013002/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/315241/no-boundary-issues-for-mayoral-brothers . 27 January 2022.
- News: MacLean . Hamish . Central Otago District Mayor Tim Cadogan to resign . 31 October 2024 . . 30 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241001024818/https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/central-otago-district-mayor-tim-cadogan-resign . 1 October 2024.
