The Wanganui District Council's meeting schedule has been given another slight tweak a year after its governance structure was modified.
The review was promised when mayor Annette Main introduced a revamped structure last year.
But 12 months on the only major change will see the full council meetings revert to a six-weekly cycle instead of the four-weekly schedule it had been following.
And a majority of councillors seemed to support Ms Main's recommendations.
Ms Main told the Chronicle that the system of councillors having "portfolio" responsibilities was generally working well but made it clear that she expects those councillors needed to come to grips with their roles.
"Some haven't come to grips with their roles and others have. I've told them I expect them to put a report in to each full council meeting in future. One of the issues we found was that not all the information from those portfolios was being shared."
She said the best way to overcome that was to get full reports from the councillors involved so it's part of the council agenda and a matter of public record.
"I'd would like to see portfolio holders take a lead towards the 2016-17 Annual Plan by discussing budgets with senior managers, then leading discussion with council on changes to existing budgets, and any items they think need further discussion," she said.
Ms Main said another reason for not making further change was because local body elections were happening in another 12 months.
"There's also the fact approval of higher payments for additional responsibilities has been approved and any change would need to go back to the Remuneration Authority for approval."
She said the four-weekly meeting cycle had also created added pressure on staff to meet reporting requirements in the shorter time frame.
"As well as that we're currently recruiting for a new chief executive, the wastewater treatment plant is demanding additional time, and the impact of the June flood continues to demand a significant time and administrative effort from council," Ms Main said.