Council

MINUTES

 

Confirmed minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council held in the Council Chamber, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Friday 13 April 2018, commencing at 12.41 pm

 

PRESENT

 

Mayor

Mayor Dave Cull

 

Deputy Mayor

Cr Chris Staynes

 

Members

Cr David Benson-Pope

Cr Christine Garey

 

Cr Doug Hall

Cr Aaron Hawkins

 

Cr Marie Laufiso

Cr Mike Lord

 

Cr Damian Newell

Cr Jim O'Malley

 

Cr Lee Vandervis

Cr Andrew Whiley

 

Cr Kate Wilson

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Sue Bidrose (Chief Executive Officer) and Sandy Graham (General Manager Strategy and Governance)

 

Governance Support Officer       Jennifer Lapham

 

 

 

1       Public Forum

There was no Public Forum.   

 

2       Apologies

Apologies were received from Crs Elder and Stedman.

 

Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes):

That the Council:

 

Accepts the apologies from Cr Rachel Elder and Cr Conrad Stedman.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

3       Confirmation of agenda

 

 

Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes):

That the Council:

 

Confirms the public part of the agenda with the following alteration:

 

-      In regard to Standing Order 2.1, Option C be adopted in relation to moving and seconding and speaking to amendments.

 

Motion carried (CNL/2018/033)

 

 

4       Declarations of interest

Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

 

Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes):

That the Council:

 

a)     Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register and

b)     Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests.

Motion carried (CNL/2018/034)

 

 

Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes):

That the Council:

a)     Notes the Executive Leadership Team's Interest Register and

b)     Confirms the proposed management plan for the Executive Leadership Team's Interests.

Motion carried (CNL/2018/035)

 

 

Resolution to exclude the public

Moved (Mayor Dave Cull/Cr Chris Staynes):

That the Council:

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, exclude the public from the following part of the proceedings of this meeting namely:

 

General subject of the matter to be considered

Reasons for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

 

Reason for Confidentiality

C1  Director Re-appointment

S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

This report is confidential because the appointment of director is made public once the applicant has been notified of the decision. .

This resolution is made in reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, and the particular interest or interests protected by Section 6 or Section 7 of that Act, or Section 6 or Section 7 or Section 9 of the Official Information Act 1982, as the case may require, which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as shown above after each item.

 

Motion carried (CNL/2018/036)

 

 

The meeting moved into confidential at 12.42 pm and concluded at 12.47 pm.