In a joint statement, Mayors Sir Tim Shadbolt (Invercargill), Gary Tong (Southland), Tracey Hicks (Gore) and Environment Southland chairman Nicol Horrell acknowledged the variety of different ways elected members were involved in community organisations.
They said that involvement had never been more evident than now.
The Gore District Council also announced it would set up a fund to help local organisations dealing with the effects of Covid-19.
Mayor Tracy Hicks said councillors and staff would be able to contribute to the fund anonymously.
‘‘We know there are many in our community who will bear the brunt of what Covid-19 has done, and will continue to do, to our economy,’’ he said.
The account would be open for six months, after which it would be closed and the money distributed to local groups.
