Case Study_Monte Cecilia_FINAL

On 1 July 2008 the Manawatu District Council transferred the ownership and management of its 208 Housing for the Elderly and Disabled units into a trust now known as the Manawatu Community Trust.
The Trust is governed by five Trustees who are appointed by the Manawatu District Council for a three year term. The Trust employs a Manager, a Tenancy Support person and an Accounts Administrator.
The trust office is located at 1/100 Awahuri Road in Feilding.
The CHA Constitution sets out two categories of members – Full and Partner – these are defined below:
These are Iwi, Maori and Pacific Island and Community or voluntary housing organisations and groups which are either:
a) Providers of Community housing, or
b) Groups intending or seeking to become providers of Community- housing, or
c) Groups of residents/tenants of community housing, or
d) Groups which advocate for Community housing or residents of Community housing as part of their work.
The annual fee for Full Members is based on your organisation’s gross income:
1. Up to $1m, the fee is $500 +GST
2. From $1m to $5m the fee is $1,000 +GST
3. $5m and over the fee is $1,500 +GST per annum.
These are individuals, local authorities, private development companies, and other private and public entities which invest, operate, own or develop affordable, Community and/or Social housing.
If you have a question about which category of membership you should apply for, please contact us to discuss.
The annual fee for Partner Member is fixed at $250 + GST per annum.
The membership year is from 1 Jan – 30 Dec.