Engagement and Significance Policy (d) give people a reasonable opportunity to give their views in an appropriate way; Council will use a variety of methods of engagement. The methods will vary greatly in accordance with the significance of the decision to be made in accordance with this (e) listen to, and consider those views, with an open mind; and policy and more than one method may be used over time on one project. (f) after the decision, provide access to the decision and any other relevant material. Engagement Levels and Methods Matrix Level Inform Consult Involve Collaborate Empower Level Inform Consult Involve Collaborate Empower What does it One-way communication Two-way communications Participatory process Working in partnership to The final decision making is involve providing balanced and designed to obtain public designed to help identify develop an understanding of all in the hands of the public. objective information to assist feedback about ideas on issues and views to ensure issues and interests to work out Under the LGA 2002, the understanding about rationale, alternatives and that concerns and alternatives and identify Mayor and Councillors are something that is going to proposals to inform decision aspirations are understood preferred solutions. Sharing of elected to make decisions happen or has happened making and considered prior to resources (e.g. people) for a on behalf of their decision making common purpose. constituents Types of Water restrictions Rates review Smart & Connected Resource Management Plan Election voting systems issues that we Leadership Groups Review (MMP, STV or first past the might use this post) for Tools Council Websites Formal submissions and Workshops External or joint working groups Binding referendum might use Social media hearings, focus groups, surveys Focus groups (involving community experts or Local body elections Information flyer (for example, phone and web— stakeholders) Public notices based polling surveys) Public meetings Community papers When the Council would generally Council would advise the Council would generally Council would generally involve Council would generally community advise the community once a community once a proposal is provide the community with the community at the start to provide the community with can expect to decision is made determined by Council and a greater lead in time to scope the issue, again after a greater lead in time to be involved would generally provide the allow them time to be information has been collected allow them time to be fully community with at least 4 weeks involved in the process and again when options are involved in the process to participate and respond being considered Note: the tools described in each column may also include tools described to the left of that column 2018-2028 Long Term Plan Page 330