DCC

An interim leadership arrangement for the Dunedin City Council's finance team is expected to be announced early next week, following the departure this week of the general manager of finance and resources.

Dunedin City Council senior finance manager Athol Stephens has quit and will clear his desk today after the shock announcement yesterday of his departure.

The Dunedin City Council has more than doubled its spending on temporary traffic management for community events in the past three years.

Dunedin residents will have their chance later this year to influence when and where licensed premises can operate in the city in the future.

The Dunedin City Council will consult again on the review of its policy on the commercial use of footpaths.

Presenters were peppered with questions from one councillor yesterday as Dunedin city councillors otherwise whipped through a series of regular financial reports indicating general improvements in council and council-owned company performance.

The discussion on whether rodeos should continue to be allowed to be held on Dunedin City Council land is likely to be taken to the next level.

Dunedin city councillors voted this week to reinstate the aquatic facilities working party to make further recommendations on swimming space needs in Dunedin in the future.

An impassioned plea by Cr Jinty MacTavish to get something done soon to improve the safety of cyclists in central Dunedin followed a two-hour discussion on the matter by councillors yesterday.

The Government's proposals to deal with earthquake-prone buildings place too much emphasis on the earthquake risk, at substantial cost, in comparison to other risks (both natural and other) that individuals and local communities face, the Dunedin City Council says.