Diversity will be a bigger consideration when Tauranga City Council makes appointments to council organisation boards, according to a revised policy signed off today.
In the meeting, however, councillors watered down language around trying to have at least one iwi-supported director on each board.
The staff-recommended wording of the final two principals of the Appointment of Directors to Council Organisations policy read:
"While the over-riding principle is to appoint on merit, Council encourages diversity of gender, skills, thought and culture on its Council Organisation (CO) boards, subject to the required skills and experience.
"In particular, Council's goal is for each CO board to have at least one director with strong connections to and the support of local iwi."