Cr Vandervis will front a new council-controlled organisations (CCO) portfolio and has been elevated to co-chair of the finance and performance committee.
He accepted the positions after last month declining two deputy roles he described as "non-functioning sop".
Councillors’ profiles on the Dunedin City Council website were updated on Monday night, reflecting changes to Mayor Sophie Barker’s portfolio structure expected to be discussed at next week’s council meeting.
Cr Vandervis confirmed the appointments and said he was grateful to deputy mayor Cherry Lucas for "negotiating with Mayor Barker for a position of actual responsibility for me".
He said although the new roles were not those he requested, he could contribute his council and business experience towards better CCO results and finance transparency.
Yesterday, Ms Barker said a report on the roles would be considered at next week’s meeting before they were confirmed by the council.
She did not answer the Otago Daily Times’ specific questions on the new appointments but said she had indicated the portfolio system was a "work in progress".
"I have taken feedback and worked to align it with councillors’ areas of interest and council’s work programmes," Ms Barker said.
"I will also be looking to see if we need any new or enhanced portfolio areas once we have a full idea of government reforms and how they impact on council."
Ms Barker said councillors had been told she would consider the system in more detail when induction training was complete later this month and she was open to feedback and discussions.
The intention of the portfolio system was for councillors to champion key issues and it was approved 13-2 by councillors last month, noting Cr Vandervis declined Ms Barker’s offer of finance committee deputy chairman and infrastructure portfolio deputy.
At the time, Cr Vandervis described deputy roles as "non-functioning sop" and later on social media said Ms Barker's initial appointments were the "ugly politics of mayoral exclusion power" and "name-only baubles".
Yesterday, he said, in his view, the comments were still accurate as he believed Ms Barker had attempted to exclude him and Cr Andrew Simms.
Cr Simms initially declined Ms Barker’s proposal he serve as her deputy on the economic development portfolio, saying she was "sidelining" him in favour of her own political interests, but rose to co-chair after an agreement with the mayor.
Under the changes, Cr Lucas will be finance and performance committee co-chair and deputy lead of the CCO portfolio while Cr Brent Weatherall will become deputy chair of infrastructure.
The terms of reference for the CCO portfolio and changes to councillor pay are also expected to be considered at the meeting.
Cr Weatherall, who leads the heritage portfolio, said he supported the portfolio structure and did not expect any further changes.
"I never had the intention to throw my toys out of the cot and I guess it shows that the squeaky wheel can sometimes get the oil," he said.
"Those two councillors that did speak up, I think they've basically got a result ... that's a good thing."
Cr Lucas declined to comment.
