Mr Boult had earlier paid tribute to the councillors, praising them for the way they had conducted themselves and the council’s achievements as a result.
Former deputy mayor Calum MacLeod, of Wanaka, also stood down yesterday, having served nine years on the council.
He told the Otago Daily Times he was particularly proud to have been involved in the development of the $12.8million Wanaka Pool, the "substantial and ongoing" upgrades to the Lake Wanaka waterfront and, through his role as a commissioner, to have made significant changes to the way the council dealt with stormwater, resulting from issues with Northlake and Hikuwai subdivisions runoff.
Other councillors who did not seek re-election were Penny Clarke and Val Miller, of Queenstown, the "last unofficial mayor of Arrowtown" Heath Copland and Niamh Shaw, of Wanaka.
While Glyn Lewers did not seek a second term as a councillor, he is standing for the mayoralty.
Mr Lewers recalled his first day at council being "precarious" — his seat at the table was determined by a coin toss with AJ Mason.
"If society views a councillor’s role to be decided on a coin toss, such as that, there is something seriously wrong," he said on Thursday.
