Tauranga's council has delivered an early Christmas present to Bay Venues' board, but there's nothing in Santa's sack for those behind two other council-controlled operations.
This week the council approved pay rises for Bay Venues Limited's chairman (up $10,000 to $66,000), and directors (up $3000 to $33,000). There are currently five directors.
The company does not have a deputy chairman, but the position is expected to be added in the future with the pay set at $41,250.
It was the board's first pay rise since April 2013, working out to 2 per cent a year until July 2018. The council turned down a suggested pay rise in an April 2015 review.
The council also pointed to the public pool and facility operator's 54 per cent external revenue growth - from 11.6m in 2013-14 to $17.9m last financial year - as justification for the rise.