West Harbour Community Board
MINUTES
Unconfirmed minutes of the inaugural meeting of the West Harbour Community Board held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Wednesday 26 October 2016, commencing at 4.00 pm
PRESENT
Chairperson |
Steve Walker |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Trevor Johnson |
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Members |
Francisca Griffin |
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Ryan Jones |
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Ange McErlane |
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Jan Tucker |
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Cr Aaron Hawkins |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer), Sandy Graham (General Manager Strategy and Governance) and Graham McKerracher (Communication and Marketing Manager) |
Governance Support Officer Jennifer Lapham
There were no apologies. |
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The Chief Executive Officer welcomed elected members, families, staff and members of the public to the meeting. |
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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. |
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Moved (Steve Walker/Jan Tucker): that the Board
Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration
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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.
A discussion took place on Section 9 (Register of Interests) and in particular the requirement for information to be supplied by a members spouse or partner.
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Moved (Deputy Chairperson Trevor Johnson/Member Jan Tucker): that the Board
a) Adopts the West Harbour Community Board Code of Conduct as per Attachment 1 of the report, excluding the register of interest Motion lost with one abstention Jan Tucker. Motion carried (WHCB/2016/003)
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Moved (Aaron Hawkins/Steve Walker): that the Board a) Adopts the West Harbour Community Board Code of Conduct as per Attachment 1 of the report Motion carried on a 75% majority with Trevor Johnson recording his vote against (WHCB/2016/004) |
The meeting concluded at 4.28 pm.
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CHAIRPERSON