detail and make recommendations to the full Council. Community boards The Council has established six community boards. These community boards deal with matters delegated to them by the Council, act as representatives and advocates for their communities, and interact with community organisations and interest groups. General tasks typically delegated to local community boards are the locations of Council rubbish bins, traffic lights, stop signs and pedestrian crossings; Also rubbish collection, local disturbance review and relaying information to the main council from their Ward area through the Councillor who has a right to sit on the Board within their ward. Some community boards, like the Council, have created committees for specific purposes. As of the 2022 local elections, the members of the community boards are: Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board Organisational support The day-to-day administration of the City of Christchurch is carried out by a large team of Council staff. Indeed, in everyday usage, the term the council is extended to include not just the Mayor and Councillors, but the entire local civil service. The professional head of the civil service is the Chief Executive, who is appointed by the Council under contract for up to five years. The Chief Executive is assisted by eight General Managers, each with his or her own portfolio. In early July 2013, CEO Tony Marryatt was put on indefinite leave on full pay over the council losing its accreditation with International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) to issue building consents, one of council's core functions. General manager Jane Parfitt was appointed acting CEO. Karleen Edwards was chief executive from June 2014 to June 2019. In July 2019, she was succeeded by Dawn Baxendale. Mayor and executive team Christchurch had surprisingly few town clerks, later called general manager and today chief executive, since the establishment of the role in 1862. List of town clerks, now Chief Executives Responsibilities and services The Council is vested with a power of "general competence" for the social, economic and cultural well-being of Christchurch. In particular, the Council has responsibility for a range of local services, including roads (except State Highways), water, sewerage, waste collection, parks and reserves, and libraries. Urban development is managed through the maintenance of a city plan and associated zoning regulations, together with building and