Waikouaiti Coast Community Board

MINUTES

 

Unconfirmed minutes of the inaugural meeting of the Waikouaiti Coast Community Board held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Wednesday 26 October 2016, commencing at 2.00 pm

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Alasdair Morrison

 

Deputy Chairperson

Geraldine Tait

 

Members

Mark Brown

Cr Jim O’Malley

 

Mandy Mayhem-Bullock

 

 

Rose Stringer-Wright

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Dr Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer) , Sandy Graham (General Manager Strategy and Governance) and Bernie Hawke (Group Manager Arts and Culture)

 

Governance Support Officer      Jennifer Lapham

 

Chairperson     The Chief Executive Officer chaired the meeting until the appointment  of                        the Chairperson in item 5a

 

 

 

1       Welcome by the Chief Executive Officer, Dr Sue Bidrose

 

The Chief Executive Officer welcomed elected members, families, staff and members of the public to the meeting.

 

 

 

2       Declarations By Members

 

Board members made the declarations required by Schedule 7, Clause 14 of the Local Government Act 2002, which were witnessed by the Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

2       Apologies

 

That the Board: (Geraldine Tait/Mark Brown)

 

Accepts the apology from Richard Russell.

 

        Motion carried

 

 

 

4       Voting Procedure for Appointment of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson

 

A report from Civic and Legal advised that voting for appointments such as the Board Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson was to be carried out in accordance with Schedule 7, Clauses 25(2), (3) and (4) of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2004.

 

 

Moved (Alasdair Morrison/Mark Brown): that the Board

 

a)     Adopts first past the post (System B) as the voting method for the appointment of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson.

Motion carried (WC/2016/042)

 

5       Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson

 

a)      Chairperson

 

 

 

Moved (Geraldine Tait/Mandy Mayhem-Bullock): that the Board

 

 

 

 

a)     Appoints Alasdair Morrison as Chairperson.

 

 

 

                       Motion carried

 

 

 

The Chairperson here occupied the Chair.

 

 

 

b)      Deputy Chairperson

 

 

 

Moved (Mark Brown/Mandy Mayhem-Bullock): that the Board

 

 

        a)     Appoints Geraldine Tait as Deputy Chairperson.

 

 

Motion carried

 

6       Confirmation of agenda

 

 

Moved (Mark Brown/Mandy Mayhem-Bullock): that the Board

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration

 

Motion carried (WC/2016/043)

 

Part A Reports

7       Adoption of Code of Conduct

 

A report from the Executive Management Team advised that the Local Government Act 2002 required that Community Boards adopt a Code of Conduct. The report provided a summary of the updated Code of Conduct (the Code) that was prepared by Local Government New Zealand following consultation across the sector.

The Code updated the previous national standard and provided a plain English version of standards of behaviour expected of elected members in the exercise of their duties.  The Code also provided details on how breaches of the Code would be dealt with.

The Code should be read in conjunction with the Community Board's Standing Orders.

 

 

Moved (Alasdair Morrison/Rose Stringer-Wright): that the Board

 

a)     Adopts the Waikouaiti Community Board Code of Conduct as per Attachment A of the report.

Motion carried unanimously (WC/2016/044)

 

8       Adoption of Standing Orders

 

A report from Civic and Legal advised that a local authority must adopt a set of standing orders for the conduct of its meeting and those of its committees (clause 27, Schedule 7, Local Government Act 2002).

Local Government New Zealand had reviewed and revised the form of standing orders which applied to community board meetings. 

The report recommended the adoption of the revised standing orders.

 

 

Moved (Alasdair Morrison/Mark Brown): that the Board

 

a)     Notes that the form of standing orders proposed is as recommended by Local Government New Zealand.

b)     Adopts the standing orders in the form proposed in Attachment A to the report.

Motion carried unanimously (WC/2016/045)

 

9       Meeting Schedule

 

A report from Civic and Legal advised that the Board was requested to consider the date of the next Board meeting, which was proposed for Wednesday, 9 November 2016 commencing at 5.30 pm.

A meeting schedule for Council and Community Boards during 2017 would be considered at the 15 November 2016 Council meeting.

A Community Board meeting schedule would be considered and brought to the next meeting of the Board for confirmation

 

 

Moved (Mark Brown/Geraldine Tait): that the Board

 

a)     Confirms that its next meeting will take place on 9 November 2016 at 5.30 pm at Waikouaiti

b)     Notes that the meeting schedule for 2017 will be considered by the Community Board at the meeting of 9 November 2016.

Motion carried (WC/2016/046)

 

10     Local Government Legislation - Briefing for the Inaugural Community Board Meeting 2016

 

A report from Civic and Legal advised that Clause 21 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 required that, at the inaugural meeting of the Council and Community Boards following the triennial election, the Chief Executive Officer must provide a general explanation of the following legislation:

a)     The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987;

b)     The Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968;

c)     Sections 99, 105 and 105A of the Crimes Act 1961;

d)     The Secret Commissions Act 1910; and

e)     The Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.

 

 

Moved (Alasdair Morrison/Rose Stringer-Wright): that the Board

 

a)     Notes the advice regarding key legislation that applies to members of Community Boards.

Motion carried (WC/2016/047)

 

 

 

The meeting concluded at 2.24 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON