Chief Executive, Patrick Dougherty

Phone: 04 296 4869
Fax: 04 296 4830

Email: patrick.dougherty@kapiticoast.govt.nz

The principal administrative officer of the Kāpiti Coast District Council is the Chief Executive, who is solely responsible to the elected members for the management of Council's affairs and for all policy advice to elected members.

Reporting to the Chief Executive are five General Managers, along with the Organisational Development Manager.

The General Managers together are responsible to the Chief Executive for the successful management of the activities as outlined below.

Group Manager, Community Services
Tamsin Evans (Deputy CE)

Phone: 04 296 4752
Fax: 04 296 4830

Email: tamsin.evans@kapiticoast.govt.nz

The Community Services Group is responsible for District Libraries; Property Management; Leisure & Open Spaces; and Regulatory Services – Animal Control, Building & Resource Consents, Environmental Health, Licensing & Compliance Monitoring.

Group Manager, Corporate Services
Bernie Goedhart

Phone: 04 296 4894
Fax: 04 296 4830

Email: bernie.goedhart@kapiticoast.govt.nz

The Corporate Services Group is responsible for knowledge management and guiding the way knowledge is shared within Council, with Elected Members and with the Community.

The Group is comprised of six teams - Communications; Information Management; IS Project Management; Technology Infrastructure; Democratic Services and Emergency Management.

Group Manager, Finance
Warwick Read

Phone: 04 296 4718
Fax: 04 296 4830

Email: warwick.read@kapiticoast.govt.nz

The Finance Group is responsible for delivering effective financial management processes, including, rates levying and audit and financial risk management.

The Finance Group is comprised of three teams - Rates, Financial Management and Financial Accounting.

Group Manager, Infrastructure Services
Sean Mallon

Phone: 04 296 4690
Fax: 04 296 4830

Email: sean.mallon@kapiticoast.govt.nz

The Infrastructure Services Group is responsible for Water & Wastewater Assets; Roading Assets; Stormwater & Coastal Assets; Solid Waste Assets; Wastewater & Water Treatment; depot based Operations team and the water supply upgrading project.

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Group Manager, Strategy and Partnerships
Gael Ferguson

Phone: 04 296 4792
Fax: 04 296 4830

Email: gael.ferguson@kapiticoast.govt.nz

The Strategy and Partnerships Group is responsible for strategy and policy management in the areas of social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing and infrastructure development and services. 

The Group is also responsible for the developing and delivering the Long Term Plan, Annual Plan and Annual Report.  The Group is also responsible for reviewing and developing District Plan policy and provisions under the Resource Management Act.