Saddle Hill Community Board
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Saddle Hill Community Board held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Thursday 07 February 2019, commencing at 3.30 pm
PRESENT
Chairperson |
Scott Weatherall |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Leanne Stenhouse
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Members |
Peter Gouverneur |
Christina McBratney |
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Keith McFadyen |
Cr Conrad Stedman |
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Paul Weir |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
David Bainbridge (Group Manager Property Services); Scott MacLean (Acting Parks and Cemetery Manager) and Aidan Battrick (Parks Maintenance Team Leader) |
Governance Support Officer Lynne Adamson
There was no Public Forum.
There were no apologies. |
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Moved (Scott Weatherall/Leanne Stenhouse): That the Board:
Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.
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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.
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Moved (Scott Weatherall/Leanne Stenhouse): That the Board:
a) Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register; and b) Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests. Motion carried (SHCB/2019/002) |
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A report from Civic provide an update on items of interest which included the discretionary fund and the provision of a nomination for the 2019 New Zealand Community Boards’ Conference. |
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Moved (Keith McFadyen/Leanne Stenhouse): That the Board:
a) Nominates Peter Gouverneur as the community representative to attend the 2019 New Zealand Community Boards’ Conference. Motion carried (SHCB/2019/004)
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Moved (Scott Weatherall/Christina McBratney): That the Board:
a) Notes the Governance Support Officer’s Report. |
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A report from Civic advised that the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA) gave the Remuneration Authority (the Authority) the responsibility for setting remuneration for local government elected members. The Authority sought feedback on how Community Boards should be remunerated for the determination to be issued on 1 July 2019. Currently, the Authority sets the amount of remuneration for each chair and member of every Community Board. Following discussion, the Board agreed that they remained with the status quo and the Remuneration Authority set their remuneration. The Board noted that there was a vast difference in remuneration increases with Board members only receiving a CPI increase as opposed to the increase received by Councillors despite members working for the benefit of the wider community also. The Board noted that projects undertaken by the Board benefited the wider community and not just the Board area e.g. freedom camping; Christmas on the Domain; the Brighton Surf Club; the Green Island Roundabouts and drainage and roading upgrades and maintenance. |
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Moved (Keith McFadyen/Paul Weir): That the Board:
a) Notes the Community Board Remuneration report. b) Agreed that the setting remuneration for Community Boards should remain status quo whereby the Authority sets the amount of remuneration for each chair and member. |
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The Board requested the following items be included in the agenda for the next meeting:
- Update on Coastal Erosion - Community Halls update - Youth Ambassador Award - Community Projects - Community acknowledgement evening for volunteers - Community Garden It was agreed that the next meeting would be held at the Brighton Surf Club. The Chair would organise access. |
The meeting concluded at 4.25 pm.
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CHAIRPERSON