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Local governance of Nelson began with Nelson Province in 1853, which covered the entire upper South Island. The town of Nelson was managed by the Nelson Board of Works, constituted by the provincial council under the Nelson Improvement Act 1856. Nelson became a borough and the board of works became Nelson City Council on 30 March 1874. [1]
The Nelson City Council building in 2012. As a unitary authority, the Nelson City Council has the combined responsibilities and functions of both a territorial (local) and regional council. This is different from most other local authorities in New Zealand.
The mayor of Nelson is the head of the municipal government of Nelson, New Zealand, and presides over the Nelson City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a single transferable vote electoral system. [2] The current mayor is Nick Smith, who was elected in September 2022. [3]
Sara E. Nelson is an American businesswoman and politician serving as a Seattle City Council member from Position 9. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Nikkita Oliver in the 2021 election. On January 2, 2024, the city council voted unanimously to appoint her City Council President upon the retirement of Debora Juarez.
O'Neill-Stevens supports housing density, calling "subpar and unaffordable housing" a "stain" on New Zealand. [11] He voted against Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council's Future Development Strategy for having "lowballed intensification" and failing to change the way council's approach urban planning.
Courtney was an elected member of Nelson City Council for six years during the 1970s under mayor Roy McLennan; for some of that time, he was also a member of parliament. He had a three-year gap and then became a member of the city council for another three-year term under mayor Peter Malone. [7]
The Bastrop City Council limited and stripped some duties from Mayor Lyle Nelson following reprimand by ethics commission.
Reese was first elected to the Nelson City Council in 2007. [6] She was again elected in 2010 when she became deputy mayor, losing the mayoral race to Aldo Miccio with 4722 votes to his 6077. [7] [8] In 2013 she was elected mayor, beating Miccio by 7477 votes to 6048 in a 48.74% voter turnout. [3] [9]