Activity Management Plans

Frequently Asked Questions about AMPs

• What is an AMP or Activity Management Plan?
• How do these draft Activity Management Plans affect me?
• How can I make a submission about an AMP?
• Is there anything new in these plans that I need to know about?
• What activities of Council do the AMPs relate to?
• Why were the AMPs created/ written?
• What process did you go through to propose and adopt these draft plans?
• Are there working papers available?
• How does the Future Plan relate to the AMPs?
• How will the new initiatives and new projects affect my rates?
• How can I read an AMP, or all AMPs?

What is an AMP or Activity Management Plan?

An Activity Management Plan outlines how we are going to manage that activity for the next 10 years.

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How do these draft Activity Management Plans affect me?

These plans are in draft form and outline how we will continue to provide our services e.g. water supply, building consents, and what new initiatives we are planning. They give you an opportunity to make a submission on those plans – for or against.

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How can I make a submission about an AMP?

Get a submission form from a Service Centre, Library or Information Centre, or from the Council website. Click here for further information about Making Submissions.

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Is there anything new in these plans that I need to know about?

Yes – please check The Summary of the Far North Future Plan for Improvement Initiatives proposed for each activity.

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What activities of Council do the AMPs relate to?

• COMMUNITY FACILITIES – property management, Motor Camps and Campgrounds
• DISTRICT PLAN MANAGEMENT
• FIELD SERVICES – building inspection, resource consent monitoring, bylaw compliance monitoring
• I-SITES – information centres
• LIBRARIES
• MARITIME
• RECREATION – parks, reserves, walkways
• SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT – refuse collection and disposal
• REGULATORY SERVICES – animal control, environmental health, liquor licensing, noise control, parking, policy & bylaw writing
• DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS PROCESSING – building and resource consent processing
• TRANSPORTATION – roads, footpaths, carparks, service lanes etc
• STORMWATER
• URBAN AMENITIES – town maintenance, lighting, main street development, events
• WASTE WATER – sewerage systems
• WATER – water supply systems

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Why were the AMPs created/written?

All councils are now required to write plans for all activities, by law – Local Government Act 2002. The plans will help us improve our service through better planning, and help us meet the levels of service that the community has said it is prepared to pay for.

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What process did you go through to propose and adopt these draft plans?

Before we wrote the plans we started by discussing what levels of service the community wants and what it is prepared to pay for (strategies), what it costs each year to maintain the assets we already have, and what it will cost for new initiatives, schemes, systems etc. Then we worked out what we would do in each year, how much that cost each year, what new resources we might need etc. That was all put together as a draft Activity Management Plan, so that the community can clearly see what we plan for them for the next 10 years, and to give everyone the opportunity to make a submission in support, or objection to, during the Future Plan consultation process in March and April 2006.

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Are there working papers available?

Yes – but you need to order them. We can supply them free by e mail, or the usual photocopying costs apply for paper versions. They are very large documents. Go to How can I read an AMP, or all AMPs?

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How does the Future Plan relate to the AMPs?

The AMPs are the foundation documents, the detailed plans, on which the Future Plan is based.

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How will the new initiatives and new projects affect my rates?

Any new initiatives, projects, or increased levels of service that are proposed in the draft AMPs are provided for in the budget in the Future Plan. Rates will increase by 4% on average next year – 2006/7, which includes inflation.

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How can I read an AMP, or all AMPs?

Download from this website or they can alternatively be viewed on site at any Council Service Centre throughout the district or you can purchase a paper copy for $7.50 each or $100 for all 15 AMPs, please place an order through our Customer Liaison team using our normal contact details.

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Page updated: 29 November, 2006