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Carl Heenan

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26 January 2021, 10:46 PM

Carl HeenanCarl Heenan.

We asked all nine candidates vying for a seat at the Invercargill City Council in this month's by-election the same 3 questions. They were:

  • Why do you think you should win a seat at the council table?
  • What skills and/or experience can you offer to address the lack of governance and fractured relationships within the ICC, as highlighted in the Richard Thomson report?
  • If elected, what are the top three projects you'd like to see achieved by the end of this term?


Carl Heenan

Why do you think you should win a seat at the council table?

Having stood before as a council candidate, I feel strongly that I would bring fresh new ideas to a council that is divided. Being elected as a new, fresh face councillor will be a learning experience for this role to learn more about how our council works and delivers services to the people of our city. Being elected to Council I see this is doing my community service but also doing my civic duty. I will only serve for 2 terms only as a city councillor.


What skills and/or experience can you offer to address the lack of governance and fractured relationships within the ICC, as highlighted in the Richard Thomson report?

I have served in roles like a committee member, board member, director, deputy chairman, 2nd vice president and 1st vice president. I am also an associate of the New Zealand Institute of Management and Leadership, associate of Customer Service Institute of Australia. I believe I bring these governance roles to the council table and fresh new ideas is what needed. I feel that there is urgent need for transformational change of leadership and management from our council. I would like to see a nine-term limit be brought into council with a rotation policy to allow fresh new councillors to be elected every three years. And the Mayor can only serve for six or nine years only. Also I would like to see a whole new Local Government NZ, NZQA Leadership and Management Skills Courses be brought in and have more ongoing training for the Mayor and councillors earning National Qualifications in Local Government like NZ National Certificate in Public Administration or National Certificate in Local Government Level 3 and 4.


If elected, what are the top three projects you'd like to see achieved by the end of this term?

  1. Install traffic lights at the intersection of Tramway Road and Elles Road to allow better traffic flow at all times.
  2. Reduce the speed limit throuh South City from Elles Road and Dalrymple Street intersection to Elles Road and Jenkin Street intersection 50km to 30km. Install flashing warning lights like what city schools use at their school pedestrian crossings outside New World Elles Road to slow the traffic down. Reduce the speed limit in Martin Street from 50km to 30km and remove the grass verges, install better parking and better traffic flow so vehicles can pass more easy. Or install traffic cameras at Elles Road, Martin Street and Janet Street, and Grace Street and Elles Road.
  3. Overhaul the cenotaph, install a military style flag pole and fly the NZ Ensign along with the colours of the RNZAF, RNZN, NZ Army at all times, not just on ANZAC Day. Light up the flag pole at night. Make the entrances to our cenotaph like a marae. I would like to see all councillors of ICC, regional council, Mayor, ILT board members, CTS board members, SDHB board members etc attend Dawn Service, along with a full muster of Defence Force and emergency services personnel at the Dawn Service. I would like to see more people attend ANZAC Day here in our city.
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